筑波大学出版会 University of Tsukuba Press

Publication Proposal Guidelines

The University of Tsukuba Press offers comprehensive academic publishing services in line with the following policy and accepts publication proposals at all times. If you wish to publish a manuscript, please submit the "Publication Proposal" form first to the University Press coordinators.

1. Publishing policy
   • We offer comprehensive academic publishing services, including the publication of academic books, textbooks, manuals, and other educational literature.
   • We do not, however, handle the publication of handouts, reports, or manuscripts in languages other than Japanese or English. Manuscripts written in Japanese or English are acceptable.
2. Publication Proposal Guidelines

   【Documents for submission】

   • Publication Proposal（File for this form （Open in new window）：Microsoft Word 24KB）
   • Other materials that could prove useful in understanding the contents of the Publication Proposal Form. (Photocopies of the materials are acceptable.)
     If you wish us to return the submitted materials, please specify that in the Publication Proposal Form.
     Examples of the materials: complete (or incomplete) manuscripts, paper drafts, data, etc.
     Note: If you do not submit any reference material, please describe the layout (i.e. table of contents or outline) as concretely as possible.

   【Submission Methods】（Please submit via one of the following ways）

   • Attach to an E-mail and send to the University Press coordinators.
   • Bring directly or mail to the University Press coordinators. (If you wish to bring the documents directly, please notify us beforehand.)
     【Submission】University of Tsukuba Press
     Address: 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577
     (University Press, University of Tsukuba Central Library)
     TEL: 029-853-2050 / FAX: 029-853-6052
     E-mail: info●press.tsukuba.ac.jp (note：Please change "●" to "@")
3. Procedure after submitting a Publication Proposal Form
   • The editorial board will evaluate the possibility of publication based on the Publication Proposal Form and attached materials. We might inquire for more details via email, telephone or by other means.
   • Once the editorial board approves the proposal, the complete manuscript is subjected to a peer review process by the referees for the final decision to be made.
4. Submission period

   【Publication Proposal Form】

   • The University Press accepts publication proposals at all times.
   • The editorial board meeting is held roughly once a month.
   • Prior to the evaluation by the editorial board, the proposals are confirmed by the chief editor. Therefore, proposals that are submitted just before (roughly within a week prior to) a board meeting will not be deliberated on at the next meeting.

   【Manuscript】

   • Please note that there is no need to have a complete manuscript when the Publication Proposal Form is submitted. Please submit it within a year after the proposal is accepted.
5. Other notice

   We do not handle publication of thesis or previous articles as it is. If you write a manuscript based on them, they need to be restructured and revised as a book.

   Note: Please note that the final decision on publishing will only be made after a peer review of the complete manuscript.