The Akedemia Journal
Publishing craft
Essays on how academic books actually get made — proposals, peer review, production and the economics underneath it all.
How long should an academic book actually be?
The honest answer is that length is a consequence, not a target. But authors ask, and vague answers help nobody, so here are...
Read the essay The reference list is not an afterthought
Bibliographies are the last thing authors finish and the first thing specialists check. That asymmetry costs books more goodwill than almost anything else...
Read the essay Why we keep the backlist alive
Trade publishing measures a book by its first twelve weeks. Academic publishing cannot afford to, because the research book that matters in year...
Read the essayWriting a book, not just a post?
Our editors commission across nine disciplines and reply to every proposal within fourteen days.