Pharmamedix India Publication Pvt. Ltd
Dear Author
Publishing a book is a joint effort between you and Pharmamedix India™. We feel it is important that our authors concentrate on the content of the chapter or a book. When writing a book for Pharmamedix India Publication, please do not be concerned with the final layout, That is Pharmamedix India™ role. To ensure that we always keep pace with all current online and print requirements.
To ensure this works, please follow the instructions for manuscript formatting, preparation, and delivery under. A key part of the publication process (and in response to the changing requirements of the book industry) is the standard corporate book covers that Pharmamedix India™ introduced for each subject area which it publishes. These covers provide a strong, corporate brand identity for Pharmamedix India™ books, making them instantly recognizable amongst the scientific community. In addition the covers also assist the speed of publication, as having standardized versions greatly reduces the time traditionally spent on creating individual covers for each title.
Creating a book from conception to publication is a craft that involves many hands and requires great skill and a structured process. During this process, your original manuscript is taken through various stages and different departments before you get the finished book. For each stage in the process, there is a member of our publishing team, qualified to address your particular concerns, whether they be contractual, developmental, editorial, or marketing-related. Below is a brief profile of the members of our team and their respective roles in the publication of your book, followed by a brief description of the different stages of the publishing process.
Pharmamedix India Publication
The Pharmamedix India™ is responsible for the success of the editorial programme. This includes business strategy, future publishing plans, and the acquisition and development of all products in print and digital formats.
Editor in Chief
The Publishing Manager is assisted by Editor in Chief, who manage our different publishing. The Editor in Chief decides what books to sign, when to publish and revise them, and how to make their individual publishing list successful.
Acquisitions Editor
Your first point of contact at Pharmamedix India is usually the Acquisitions Editor. Each Acquisitions Editor is responsible for one or more publishing lists such as:
*Medical Sciences.
*Life Sciences.
*Political Sciences.
*Computer Sciences.
*Management.
*English.
*Pharmaceutical Sciences-
· Pharmaceutical Technology
· Industrial Pharmacy
· Pharmaceutical Chemistry
· Phytochemistry
· Natural Product Research
· Pharmacology & Toxicology
· Ethnopharmacology
· Biopharmaceutics
· Medicinal Chemistry
· Pharmacogenomics
· Pharmacovigilance
· Nanotechnology
· Pharmacotherapeutics
· Clinical Investigation
· Drug Regulatory Affairs
· Rational Drug Prescribing
· NDDS
· Pharmacognosy
· Pharmacy Practice & Hospital Pharmacy
· Pharmaceutical Biotechnology & Microbiology
· Computational & Modelling Approaches to Drug Design
and works under the supervision of the respective Senior Associate Editor. As a prospective author, you will discuss your proposed manuscript, its length and timing, and contractual issues with the Acquisitions Editor.
Legal Department
The Acquisitions Editor will pass on the terms of publishing agreement, to the Legal Department. The Legal Department will create the contract and send it to you. You will be required to sign the contract and send it back to us. After this, your proposed book will be assigned an ISBN.
Development Editor
Once a publishing agreement, or the contract, is signed, your project may be assigned to a Development Editor or your Acquisitions Editor might continue to work with you till the manuscript is ready for production. If your project undergoes development, the Development Editor will contact you to provide important guidelines on manuscript preparation and the publishing process, as well as to establish a schedule for your writing and submission of the manuscript. The Development Editor is your principal contact from the moment you sign your contract to the completion of the manuscript and subsequent launch of the manuscript into production. Your Development Editor will investigate the market and competition, assist in creating a plan for the book, arrange reviews of the manuscript, and answer any of your queries (such as questions about permissions). Your Development Editor will also evaluate your drafts, offering ideas on how to refine the organization, content, pedagogical features, art, and style, and how to achieve the desired length.
Publication Process
The publishing process at Pharmamedix India is very much a collaborative one. As already mentioned, each project is handled by a team, and your key point of contact will shift from one core team member to another at recognized milestones in the publishing process. As an author, you will deal primarily with three team members—the Acquisitions Editor, the Development Editor, and the Production Editor. Nevertheless, throughout the process, the entire publishing team is involved in making decisions and handling your project. The following outline briefly describes the key steps for you as an author, and who your main contact is at each step. Please note that some of these processes may not apply to your project. This is, in fact, a business decision and may vary a little depending on the requirement of the project.
Book Proposal and Contract
• Whether you come to Pharmamedix India with a proposal or Pearson approaches you as a potential author for a planned project, the first step involves discussions with the Acquisitions Editor responsible for your discipline.
• You will normally be asked to submit a book proposal and sample chapters, which will be first assessed by the Acquisitions Editor. You may be asked to revise your proposal/manuscript based on the reviews. However, if the reviews are negative, or the manuscript does not meet the requirement of the Pharmamedix India publishing programme, the project may not be accepted for publication.
• Once the Associate Editor and the concerned Acquisitions Editor decide to publish the proposed work, the Acquisitions Editor will discuss the broad outline of the project and the terms of your contract with you. These terms will then be passed on to the Legal Department who will create the contract.
• Once the contract has been signed, your project may be assigned to a Development Editor to take over the management of the project or the same Acquisitions Editor may continue to work with you. The Acquisitions Editor will provide you with guidelines for preparing your manuscript and setting out a detailed schedule for manuscript submission.
After Manuscript Submission
Author review: This is the process in which you make revisions to your text based on the feedback of your Acquisitions Editor and peer reviewers. Author review is a significant part of the writing process and, therefore, you must do a rigorous and complete review. Be sure to answer all questions, comments, and remarks of the reviewers, even if you simply acknowledge that you agree or disagree.
Permission to Use Copyrighted Material
One of your prime responsibilities as an author is to ensure that all material you supply is your own, or, if it is taken from another source, that it is clear of legal difficulties for reprinting. A manuscript with outstanding permissions cannot be considered ready for publication. Once you have determined which items require permission, you should organize your material and apply for permissions as soon as possible.
Items That Require Permission
Any material in your book that is borrowed from another source (including other Pharmamedix India Publication books, your own previously published material, and even material from friends and relatives) may require written permission. The goal is to distinguish between material for which permission is necessary and material that can be used without obtaining permission. The following guidelines should help you decide the majority of cases; when in doubt, please consult us.
• Permission is required for the reproduction of any material unless the principle of “fair use/fair dealing” or “public domain” allows the material to be used without permission. Materials that might require permission include: books, articles, Web sites, poems, plays, songs, photographs and other artwork (including cartoons or product shots), newspaper articles, magazine or journal articles, book or magazine covers and their design, logos, figures, graphs, charts or copyright-protected tables, tests, games, screen shots from software or the Internet, deep linking to material on a Web site, software (both source
code and object code), out-of-print works, and advertisements.
• Permission is necessary for use of student/children’s art or writing. If the student/child is a minor, you must have written permission from the parent or guardian.
• Unpublished works that are not in the public domain—letters, speeches, theses—usually require permission, since it is the right of the creator to decide whether to have them published or not.
• Even one line from a poem, song, or a short children’s book, whether or not it is illustrated.
• Any artwork from another source, including in your own previously published work. If the art appears in a published work with a printed credit line to the primary source, request permission from the primary source. However, if the published work adapted the art, and that design is what you want, request permission from both sources. A particular arrangement, selection, or compilation of facts or content not otherwise protected may be considered to be copyrighted. Even if you have obtained individual permissions to reprint each of several works, you may need to obtain a separate permission to reprint a particular compilation of those works.
Web Sites
Web materials are no different from printed materials. Both the content and design of a Web site can be copyrighted, whether or not the site says that. The above guidelines and information apply to all materials on the Web site, unless the Web site posts its own guidelines about how much material, if any, may be reproduced for commercial purposes without permission. This information may usually be accessed by a link from the home page to “Legal Terms” or “Terms and Conditions.” Third-party materials posted on a government site may still require permission.
If permission is required, you must:
• Contact the Web site owner to request permission to use material from the site. Look for contact information on the Home Page. You can use the sample permission letter (see the appendices) for this.
• Include full information, including the URLs, about the material you want to use and how it will be used.
No comments:
Post a Comment