SPRINGER BOOK PROPOSAL FORM
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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Book Details
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Book Marketing
Extra Information needed:
1) Attachments Book Proposal Form
2) Consent to Publish Form
Important!
Apart from this book proposal form, please add the following documents:
- Your Curriculum Vitae + the Curriculum Vitae’s of any co-editors
- The proposed table of contents (for edited volumes please include the name and
affiliation each author)
- All Finished Chapters
- Any pre-publication (review) quotes we could use (if available)
- We will send you our Manuscript and Submission Guidelines shortly
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Book Basic
Title:
Subtitle (if any):
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of the research/work done. It is important to use the right keywords in the title, to provide a good
description of the content of the book.
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topic of your book. You can browse our series at www.springer.com/philosophy or
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Manuscript Delivery Date (month / year):
Author(s) /Editor(s) Name(s) in full with academic title (in the order of: name of institution, city, state
(only for USA, Canada or Australia), country)
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appear on the book: Lead Author / Editor = 1, Second named Author = 2, Etc. Changes cannot be made
at a later date.
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Book Details
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Originality of Manuscript (please select one):
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Type of Work (please select one)
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Estimated Number of Pages (550 words per page):
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Book Marketing
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Springer Marketing Codes (please select three codes from the list at the end of this form)
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Description:
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categories’ (symbolized by the letters).
Content Level (please select the most appropriate)
 Interested Layman / general audience
 Undergraduate Students in University
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the top hits. Please provide us with 10 keywords in order of importance for the catalogue index and online
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words, like ‘Philosophy’ or ‘Religion’, are not good keywords. Please try to more specific towards your audience,
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Lead Author(s)/Editor(s) Profile:
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describe the highlights of your academic career, including awards, special achievements, important positions
held, your research interests and (if applicable) a link to your personal website. Also, if you have no objection,
please add your photo to the proposal.
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Back cover text (max. 2000 characters)
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which is concise and relevant, and can be used for the back cover of the print edition, in promotional
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answer the following questions:
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- What is new about this approach?
- What is the general scope of the books’ content?
- What is the intended readership and what is the content level?
- What are the 2-3 most important features and benefits of the book?
If the volume’s primary language is not English, please also provide the text in both primary language
and the English translation
Unique Selling Points (max. 500 characters)
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Chapters in Book (please use format below and add author in case of multiple authored volumes)
- Chapter 1. Title, Name
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- Chapter 10.
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Estimated Number of Images (color or b/w):
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Potential Reviewers
Name and contact details for scholars in our proposed areas of study who would be able to provide an
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SPRINGER SUBJECT CODES
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Description English
A
Science
A12000 History of Science
E
Philosophy
E11000 Aesthetics
E12000 Classical Philosophy
E13000 Epistemology
E14000 Ethics
E15000 History of Philosophy
E16000 Logic
E17000 Medieval Philosophy
E18000 Metaphysics
E19000 Modern Philosophy
E21000 Non-Western Philosophy
E22000 Ontology
E23000 Phenomenology
E24000 Philosophy of Biology
E25000 Philosophy of Education
E26000 Philosophy of Language
E27000 Philosophy of Law
E28000 Philosophy of Man
E29000 Philosophy of Medicine
E31000 Philosophy of Mind
E32000 Philosophy of Nature
E33000 Philosophy of Religion
E34000 Philosophy of Science
E35000 Philosophy of Technology
E36000 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
E37000 Political Philosophy
E38000 Pragmatism
V
Humanities / Arts
V20000 Humanities, general
V21000 Classical Studies
V22000 History
V23000 Interdisciplinary Studies
V24000 Library Science
V25000 Regional and Cultural Studies
V26000 Religious Studies
V30000 Arts
V31000 Fine Arts
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V32000 Music
V33000 Performing Arts
V34000 Printing and Publishing
V35000 Cultural Heritage
V36000 Photography
116000 Energy Storage
117000 Energy Harvesting
118000 Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings)
119000 Transportation
X
Social Sciences
X11000 Aging
X12000 Anthropology
X13000 Archaeology
X15000 Criminology & Criminal Justice
X17000 Methodology of the Social Sciences
X18000 Political Science, general
X18010 Political Theory
X18020 Political Economy
X18030 Comparative Politics
X18040 International Relations
X18050 Political Communication
X18060 Public Policy
X21000 Social Work
X22000 Sociology, general
X22010 Social Structure, Social Inequality
X22020 Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology
X22030 Gender Studies
X22040 Cultural Studies
X22045 Area Studies
X22050 Cultural Management
X22060 Sociological Theory
X22070 Sociology of Education
X22080 Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging
X22090 Childhood, Adolescence and Society
X22100 Culture - Religion
X22110 Media Sociology
X22120 Knowledge - Discourse
X23000 Quality of Life Research
X24000 Migration
X25000 Demography
X26000 Human Geography
X27000 Family
X28000 Communication Studies
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X28010 Journalism
X29000 Media Research
X31000 Child Well-being
O
Education
O11000Arts Education
O13000International and Comparative Education
O15000Curriculum Studies
O17000Administration, Organization and Leadership
O19000Educational Policy and Politics
O21000Educational Technology
O22000Learning and Instruction
O23000Language Education
O25000Mathematics Education
O26000Medical Education
O27000Science Education
O29000Sociology of Education
O31000Teaching and Teacher Education
O33000Assessment, Testing and Evaluation
O35000Professional and Vocational Education
O36000Higher Education
O37000Childhood Education
O38000Educational Philosophy
O39000Educational Psychology
O40000Literacy
O41000Religion and Education
O42000Lifelong Learning/Adult Education
O43000 Engineering/Technology Education
R
Law
R11003 Fundamentals of Law
R11011 Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History
R1200X Civil Law
R12018 Labour Law/Social Law
R12026 Commercial Law
R12034 Civil Procedure Law
R13006 Criminal Law
R14002 Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law
R15009 Media Law
R16005 Medical Law
R17001 Public Law
R17028 Constitutional Law
R17036 Administrative Law
R17044 Financial Law/Fiscal Law
R19000 Public International Law
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R19010 Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations
R19020 Human Rights
R19030 International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict
R19040 International Criminal Law
R19050 International Economic Law, Trade Law
R19060 Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space
R19070 International Environmental Law
R19080 International Sports Law
R19090 Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration
R19100 International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law
R20000 European Law
Y
Psychology
Y12005 Clinical Psychology
Y12010 Psychotherapy and Counseling
Y12020 Health Psychology
Y12030 Neuropsychology
Y12040 Child and School Psychology
Y18003 Pedagogic Psychology
Y20000 Psychology Research
Y20010 Developmental Psychology
Y20020 Biological Psychology
Y20030 Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology
Y20040 Psychological Methods/Evaluation
Y20050 Personality and Social Psychology
Y20060 Cognitive Psychology
Y20070 Community and Environmental Psychology
Y20080 Sexual Behavior
Y20090 Gender Studies
Y20110 General Psychology
Y20120 Consulting - Supervision - Coaching
Y28000 History of Psychology
Y34000 Law and Psychology
Y43000 Psychometrics
Y44000 Positive Psychology
H
Medicine & Public Health
H36001 Neurology
H39000 Neurosurgery
H41005 Nursing
H41013 Nursing Management/Nursing Research
H42001 Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine
H53003 Psychiatry
H53010 Psychopharmacology
H5400X Psychotherapy
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H54018 Behavioral Therapy
H54026 Psychoanalysis
H55006 Rehabilitation
H55014 Occupational Therapy
H55022 Physiotherapy
H55030 Rehabilitation Medicine
H55049 Speech Pathology
H64000 History of Medicine
H65000 Quality of Life Research
H66000 Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
H68000 Practice Management
H69000 Pharmacotherapy
K
Architecture / Design
K11001 Architects
K12008 Architectural History and Theory
K13004 Building Types and Functions
K14000 Cities, Countries, Regions
K15007 Interior Architecture and Design
K16003 Landscape Architecture
K1700X Basics of Construction
K18006 Urbanism
K19000 Design, general
K19010 Graphic Design
K19020 Industrial Design
K19030 Interaction Design
M
Mathematics
M13003 Applications of Mathematics
M13011 Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
M13038 Information and Communication, Circuits
M13062 Quantitative Finance
M13070 Systems Theory, Control
M13080 Actuarial Sciences
M13090 Complex Systems
M13100 Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks
M13110 Mathematical Applications in Computer Science
M13120 Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
M13130 Mathematics of Algorithmic Complexity
M1400X Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
M14018 Algorithms
M14026 Computational Science and Engineering
M14034 Visualization
M14042 Mathematical Software
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M14050 Numerical Analysis
M14068 Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics
M14070 Quantum Computing
M23009 History of Mathematical Sciences
M24005 Mathematical Logic and Foundations
M25001 Number Theory
M27004 Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
M32000 Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
M33000 Mathematics in Music
M34000 Mathematics in Art and Architecture
M35000 Mathematical Physics
N
Linguistics
N11000 African Languages
N12000 Ameri-Indian Languages
N13000 Applied Linguistics
N14000 Arabic
N15000 Asian Languages
N16000 Austronesian Languages
N17000 Celtic
N18000 Chinese
N19000 Comparative Linguistics
N21000 Comparative Literature
N22000 Computational Linguistics
N23000 Germanic Languages
N24000 Grammar
N25000 Greek
N26000 Historical Linguistics
N27000 Indo-Iranian Languages
N28000 Japanese
N29000 Languages and Literature
N31000 Linguistic Anthropology
N32000 Oriental Languages
N33000 Philology
N34000 Phonology
N35000 Psycholinguistics
N36000 Romance Languages
N37000 Russian
N38000 Scandinavian
N39000 Semantics
N41000 Semitic Languages
N42000 Sign Language
N43000 Slavic and Baltic Languages
N44000 Sociolinguistics
N45000 Syntax
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N46000 Theoretical Linguistics
N47000 Translation
N48000 Uralic-Altaic Languages
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