Book authors

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about the Taylor and Francis book publishing process.

This may look like a bit of a long list of publishing guidelines, checklists, and forms, but please don’t worry. Your editor will help you at every step along your publishing journey by letting you know which documents you need to read or forms you need to complete and when.

Introductory information about publishing with Taylor & Francis

These guides give an overview of the audiences for our books, what we publish, and how we ensure our products are accessible and can be found by readers.

• Overview of the book publishing process
• Overview of our products, customers, and readers
• Making your work discoverable
• Accessible Content and Alt Text

Essential publishing forms and checklists

These forms should be submitted along with your final manuscript. However, it is worth using them as you work to help guide putting the script and submission materials together correctly.

• Submission checklist
• Artwork and third-party material permissions log
• Permissions declaration form
• Notes for the copyeditor

Publishing guides

These guides go through each key step of the publishing process, detailing what is required and what to expect at each stage.

• Proposal guidelines
• Contract guide
• Important information on libel and defamation
• Manuscript preparation guide (writing, formatting, artwork, and permissions)
• Manuscript submission guide
• Production guidelines
• Indexing guide
• Editing a multi contributor book

Templates and examples

These documents support the preparation of your submission if needed and may prove helpful to adapt to your own work.

• Sample chapter
• Data availability statement templates

Book cover design templates

We use a wide range of cover options depending on the imprint and type of book. Your Editorial contact will discuss your cover design with you in the run up to manuscript submission.

• CRC Press monograph cover designs
• CRC Press template cover designs
• Routledge monograph cover designs
• Routledge template cover designs
• Routledge (International) Handbook/Companion cover designs
• Focus (short form) cover templates

Specialist book information

These guides offer further information for specific subject areas and product types where there are additional technical requirements.

• Camera ready guide
• Chemical structures guide
• Companion websites and eResources guide
• Computer code guide
• eBook+ Guidelines for Authors
• Law books guide
• Routledge historical resources guide
• Creating and Submitting Alt Text