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MISSIONCHRIST is a nurturing ground for an individual’s holistic development to
make effective contribution to the society in a dynamic environment
VISIONExcellence and Service
CORE VALUESFaith in God | Moral Uprightness
Love of Fellow Beings Social Responsibility | Pursuit of Excellence
❑ For Money?
❑ For Reputation?
❑ For Recognition?
❑ For Satisfaction?
❑ Lack of good reference books in your topic?
❑ To publish your lecture notes?
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❑ SATISFACTION
❑ FAME
❑ CREDIBILITY
❑ A SENSE OF WORTH
❑ RECOGNITION
❑ EXPOSURE
❑ ROYALTY
AND MANY MORE….!!!
Only one suggestion…
❑ BOOK CHAPTERS
o A chapter in a large volume.
o Edited and/or Refereed.
o Written by different groups
of authors.
o Evaluation (of the quality) is
based on the stature of the
Publisher, the Editor(s) andthe Authors.
❑ TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCE BOOKS
o Introductory
- the book which introduces the fundamental
concepts and terminology.
o Specific
- the book which covers specific topics in
the subject in-depth.
o Comprehensive
- the book which covers fundamentals and
advanced topics in the subject.
❑ EDITED BOOKS
o Collection of Chapters on the
similar topic.
o Written by Different Authors.
o Compiled by an editor or a team of
editors.
o Evaluated on the basis of the
reputation of the publisher and the
editor(s), stature of the authors and
the quality of chapters.
❑ MONOGRAPHS
o Comprehensive examination of a
specialized subject.
o Necessity varies across disciplines.
o Evidence of significant research
contributions.
o Quality is measured on the basis of
stature of the publisher, quality of
data and arguments and the number
of citations received.
❑ TECHNICAL REPORTS &
DISSERTATIONS
o Describes the process and/or the
results of research.
o Evaluated and rated by a number of
experts in the area of study.
o There is no rigid mechanism to
assess the quality of reports/
dissertations other than the reports
received from the examiners.
❑ CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
o A collection of research papers in
a specific area.
o Collection of articles presented in
scientific meetings, seminars and
conferences.
o Edited and peer reviewed.
o Common in scientific research arena.
o A part of evidence to support further
research.
❑ Understand the importance
and significance of the topic
you have chosen.
❑ Know and read the topic
concerned.
❑ Do not let your writing to be
just a summer project.
❑ Co-authored project is likely
to be more comfortable and
ideal.
❑ Why are you the right person
to write the book?
- Your experience as a
teacher or researcher in
the subject concerned.
- Your expertise and in the
subject.
- Your ability to explain the
concepts and terminology.
❑ What does your book add to
existing literature?
- Simple and descriptive
approach to the literature.
- Filling up the gaps in the
existing theory.
- Extension/expansion of the
topics in the existing literature.
- Depicting more applications
❑ Who are you writing for and
where will it be used?
- Should have a clear idea
about the level of the targeted
readers.
- Should have a crisp and clear
understanding about where
your books can be used or
taught.
❑ How are you going to get the
book out here?
- Find out a recognised and
suitable publisher.
- Set up a publishing policy
beneficial to you and the
publisher.
- Involve in developing a
suitable marketing policy
for your book.
Creating a writing plan
Preparation for writing
Writing the content
Reading the material
Editing the content
Publishing the book
Launching the book
The following questions are to beaddressed at this stage:
❑ How often will you write?
❑ When will you write?
❑ How will you manage your timeeffectively in writing the book?
❑ What is the timeline for completion ofthe book?
❑ Identify the requirements of the targetedreaders.
❑ Create an outline of the topics/chapters :
o Logical & Sequential
o Easy to difficult (Simple to complex)
o Earliest to latest
o Distinct areas in separate parts
❑ Plan your chapters and page layout.
❑ Prepare a regular working timetable.
❑ Set your timeline:
o When to begin writing?
o When to finish writing?
o When to conduct review and Editing?
o When to submit for publication?
o When to launch the book?
❑ Conduct periodic assessment of theprogress.
❑Get a suitable and latest version
typesetting software:
o LaTeX for math books
❑ Get the latest version of drawing tool
if necessary:
o Tikz / PGF for drawings
❑ Get good mathematical tools for
computations:
oMathematica
oMATLAB
o Python, SAGE…
❑Draft an appealing template for
the book.
o Many good LaTeX book templates
are available online.
o Else, create a suitable page
template using other convenient
tool.
❑Design an elegant and attractive
book cover.
o Get help of expert designers to design
professional book cover.
❑Get an efficient tool for language
editing and grammar check.
o Grammarly,
o Reverso,
o Ginger Software,
o Spell Check Plus.
❑Get an efficient tool for similarity
check.
o Turnitin,
o PlagiarismChecker X,
o iThenticate
❑ Use simple, correct and
precise way for writing.
❑ Language should be neat,
formal and unambiguous.
❑ Factual accuracy should be
maintained throughout the
content.
❑ Avoid unnecessary jargons,
clichés and slang words.
❑ Follow a proper (natural,
logical) relationships between
the topics.
❑ Focus should be to educate on
the facts.
❑ Reasoning should be logical
and / or analytical.
❑ Should follow all existing
ethical guidelines.
❑ Include more illustrations and
explanations
❑ Include sufficient exercise
problems.
❑ Approach an English expert tofind and rectify the linguisticerrors.
❑ Seek the help of a subjectexpert to examine thedocument for factual errors
❑ Repeat this process until youare fully satisfied on what youhave written in the book.
❑ Self-Editing – First Stage
o Edit as you write.
o Edit it in parts.
o Then print and read the
whole thing.
o Write a second draft
o Get feedback.
o Make finishing touches.
❑ Self-Editing –Second stage
o Be careful how much you take on.
o Set aside time.
o Note down comments as you read
o Identify recurring problems
o Get some positive feed-back
o Utilise another chance to rewrite.
o Run Through an Editing Checklist.
❑ Seek the editing help of an external expert o Give him enough time to
examine the content.
o Rectify recurring problems as per his suggestions
o Rewrite and request for a second-round editing.
o Repeat the process until the manuscript is error-free.
THERE ARE THREE MAJOR PUBLISHING
OPTIONS:
1. Traditional Publishing
2. Self- Publishing
3. Digital Publishing
TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING:
❑ PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR PUBLICATION
AND SUBMIT IT TO A SUITABLE PUBLISHER.
❑ ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL WILL BE
BASED ON
o the academic reputation and experience of
the author.
o The quality of the content matter of the
book.
o Demand and Marketing conditions
TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING:
❑ The Publishing company will bear the
costs associated with designing,
printing and marketing.
❑ The company owns the license for
printing and authors own the copyright.
❑ A fixed rate of royalty will be given to
the authors based on the sales.
❑ The most prestigious and rewarding.
SELF PUBLISHING:
❑ Prepare a proposal for publication and
submit it to a suitable publisher.
❑ In this model, there are financial
commitments for authors also.
❑ Royalty will be given according to the
financial involvement of the authors
❑ Mutual responsibility in marketing and
sales.
SELF PUBLISHING:
❑ Authors keep all publication rights
❑ Value added services are offered in the
following areas:
o Designing the cover page
o Professional copyediting
o Different marketing strategies
❑ Prestige solely depends on the quality of
the book.
SELF PUBLISHING:
❑ Some of the reputed self – publication
platforms are:
o Scholargram
o Blue Roses Publishing Company
o White Falcon Publishing Company
o Notion Press
❑ Approach and negotiate if you wish…
DIGITAL PUBLISHING:
❑ Paper-less publication.
❑ Authors can publish their e-books in
o Personal websites
o Institutional repositories
o Google Books (with different
accessing options)
o Online sellers (Amazon, Flipkart, ...)
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