Our common goal is the publication of your book. Before your book is published, there are numerous internal steps in the publishing process.
To ensure timely publication, these steps should be planned and scheduled in good time, so don't be surprised if your editor contacts you during the writing process! Don’t worry, your editor just wants to make sure that the company can plan its internal resources for your book.
Below you can explore these steps, along with some helpful tools and tips to aid you in writing your manuscript.
With these clear manuscript guidelines and easy-to-follow checklists, submitting your finished work couldn’t be easier.
Find exclusive author services, tips and advice to support you in writing a compelling manuscript on our Author Resource Hub.
Once you've submitted your final manuscript, our team of experts will work on the formatting and typesetting. They will transform your work into a print book, an eBook, or our own digital format, MyCopy.
Writing your manuscript in your native language
You want to publish with Springer Nature in English or German, but you have written your manuscript in another language? Or you prefer writing your current manuscript in your mother tongue?
Your English or German language skills are fine but you lack the time or funding for a translation?
Springer Nature offers a free auto-translation service.
Multimedia enhancements
Springer Nature offers a number of multimedia tools that you can add to your book:
- Video & audio: Integrate video and audio files into your book to convey specific content in its most suitable form. Both media types can either be streamed online from our electronic book versions or accessed by your readers via the SN More Media app for mobile devices. Learn more about video and audio.
- Digital flashcards: Create digital flashcards for your readers, which can be accessed by your readers via a web and mobile micro-learning app. This way your readers can learn and test their comprehension and better perform on exams. Learn more about digital flashcards.
- Programming code: Programming code can easily be accessed from your book product page if you use one of our GitHub repositories.
- Supplemental files: It is possible to attach supplemental electronic files (like PDFs, Excel sheets, etc.) to individual chapters of your book.
- Lecturer material: If you want to provide additional material only available to lecturers (like PowerPoint presentations or solution manuals), you can use our restricted lecturer material service.
At Springer Nature, we’re committed to Accessibility and we want to help you make your research accessible too. Many factors regarding accessibility are handled by Springer Nature, but we request you to take some actions as well to help make your research accessible.
Why Accessibility Matters
Accessibility ensures that all readers, including those with disabilities, can engage with your content. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), An estimated 1.3 billion people – about 16% of the global population – currently experience significant disability.
Many regions have legal requirements for digital accessibility, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) in the EU or the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) promoted internationally. Compliance ensures that publishers meet these legal standards.
Accessibility benefits everyone:
- Ensuring that content is accessible means that a broader audience can access and benefit from the information. This inclusivity is vital in promoting diversity and equality.
- By making content accessible to more people, authors can maximize the reach and impact of their work. This can lead to more citations, new collaborations, and greater recognition.
- Accessibility ensures that information is available in a range of formats, allowing readers to engage with the content in ways that best suit their needs, such as using screen readers or listening to an eBook. This can lead to improved understanding and application of the research.
- By including alternative text (Alt Text), you are supporting search engine optimization for your academic article.
- Some readers may have issues with poor internet connection, which can mean that the images in the book do not download. Alternative text provides readers with information they may be missing by not being able to see the images.
- As technology evolves, ensuring accessibility means that content remains usable across various platforms and devices, catering to different user preferences and needs.
ORCID - your personal identifier
Make sure to use your unique, personal, persistent identifier (an iD) that distinguishes you from every other researcher. ORCID also enables organizations to link to your affiliations and works – including your publications - to your iD, ensuring you receive proper credit for your work. Learn more about ORCID.
Which templates/macros should I use?
To help you in structuring your manuscript you will have access to Word and LaTeX templates for books, as well as for contributed books. See our manuscript guidelines.
Once it is well structured, the production teams will work on your manuscript to be in proper Springer Nature style.
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