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Anew assistant professor of political science, who we shall call "Dr.
Politics," stands at the door of the exhibit hall at the Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association gazing at the
crowds gathering at the booths of the leading publishers of
scholarly work in political science. Dr. Politics' dissertation has
been finished, defended, and filed with the graduate school. The
dissertation committee members have told Dr. Politics that the
dissertation is but one revision away from being a completed book
manuscript that will be attractive to many academic presses. Dr.
Politics' prestigious department requires at least one published
book and one on the way for tenure. The chair expects the first book
to be a revised version of the dissertation. How does Dr. Politics
navigate the new world of publishing?

Outlines the book publishing process for political scientists. Discussion opens with a comparison between a successful dissertation vs successful book & the revisions required to make the transition from the former to the latter. How to identify appropriate publishers & then solicit them is addressed, along with some of the things an editor might be looking & their production limitations. The problem of multiple submissions is then considered, as well as variations in publishers' review processes, particularly in terms of time frame. Following manuscript acceptance, issues related to contract negotiation & marketing are looked at. In closing, some remarks are offered about publishing conditions in political science in terms of the three types of books produced for intradisciplinary/scientific, classroom, or interdisciplinary or lay audiences, & the sometimes unrecognized lack of overlap between them. 1 Reference. J. Zendejas