Every book begins with an idea, and we’re here to guide you through the process of turning that idea into a published work.
Our step‑by‑step overview of the publishing process highlights key milestones at a glance. You’ll also find practical information on financial support, guidance on OA publishing, and links to blogs and resources designed to help you take those first confident steps toward becoming a published author.
You’ll need to include a detailed description, intended audience, co-author names and the expected timeframe.
Once you've signed your contract, get your free Research Round-up, an in-depth Literature Review of up to 30 Springer Nature articles or chapters on your publication topic. Find out more.
It usually takes 2 to 6 months to produce your book once we've accepted your final manuscript.
Our books can be fully open access, paid-for or hybrid, with a mixture of open access and paid chapters.
Publishing your book open access makes it more visible and discoverable:
It's free to publish a paid-for book, but there are fees to cover the cost of open access publishing. Take a look at each publishing brand's guidelines to learn more.
Many organisations require you to publish your research open access. It’s worth checking with your supervisor and colleagues to understand your organisation’s approach. They may be able to cover your open access fees.
We also offer a range of book agreements to support authors with open access fees.
To find out if your fees are covered, take a look at our funding agreements.
We offer editing, translation, data presentation and formatting services to help you at each step.
