ACADEMIC BOOK PUBLISHING:
An academic book has usually been defined as a long-form book publication that is the result of in-depth academic research over a period of years, subject to academic peer review, and making an original contribution to a specific field of study.
An academic book can take many forms. In the past, these forms would generally have been represented as printed publications, but increasingly print formats are being accompanied or replaced by digital eBook versions, which are becoming increasingly functional in the modern era of information technology.
It is thus becoming difficult to know what the specific requirements of an academic book are. If the initial definition above only required two main characteristics; long-form and original contribution; without limiting what medium the academic publication might be produced in, then there may be a variety of possibilities for academic book publishing.
The opportunities of digital versions of academic books offer academics scope to explore and publish, hypotheses, ideas, analyses, conclusions and data in formats that perhaps better suit their subject areas than conventional printed book publications bound within strict format layouts and presentations, and enable interactive communication of people and ideas in more ways than previously deemed possible. However, concerns about digital versions of academic books include networks of intellectual property issues as ideas, data, and original information sources can become mingled, incorporating foreground and background intellectual property, existing copyrighted works and creating new copyrights. Another concern is the complex issue of how university libraries and other academic institutions are going to make available new forms of academic publications in various evolving formats, and how these will be preserved for the long term.
As a result, only academic book publishing presented in appropriate manuscript format with the required academic peer review, and converted to a typical academic book format via a template provided by Academy Publishing, will be considered.
An academic book can take many forms. In the past, these forms would generally have been represented as printed publications, but increasingly print formats are being accompanied or replaced by digital eBook versions, which are becoming increasingly functional in the modern era of information technology.
It is thus becoming difficult to know what the specific requirements of an academic book are. If the initial definition above only required two main characteristics; long-form and original contribution; without limiting what medium the academic publication might be produced in, then there may be a variety of possibilities for academic book publishing.
The opportunities of digital versions of academic books offer academics scope to explore and publish, hypotheses, ideas, analyses, conclusions and data in formats that perhaps better suit their subject areas than conventional printed book publications bound within strict format layouts and presentations, and enable interactive communication of people and ideas in more ways than previously deemed possible. However, concerns about digital versions of academic books include networks of intellectual property issues as ideas, data, and original information sources can become mingled, incorporating foreground and background intellectual property, existing copyrighted works and creating new copyrights. Another concern is the complex issue of how university libraries and other academic institutions are going to make available new forms of academic publications in various evolving formats, and how these will be preserved for the long term.
As a result, only academic book publishing presented in appropriate manuscript format with the required academic peer review, and converted to a typical academic book format via a template provided by Academy Publishing, will be considered.
