Guidelines for Manuscript Submission

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Our current book acquisition areas are listed below, with the Acquiring Editor's name.

Book manuscripts: We prefer a hard copy.
  • Initial submissions to MSU Press should be in the form of a short letter of inquiry and a sample chapter.

What should you send with your manuscript?
  • Download our Manuscript Marketing Questionaire (pdf), fill it out, and mail it with your manuscript.

We do not accept:
  • email proposals, or email manuscripts.
  • Festschrifts*, conference papers, or unrevised dissertations. (Festschrift: A complimentary or memorial publication usually in the form of a collection of essays, addresses, or biographical, bibliographic, scientific, or other contributions)

Please note:
  • Bibliographic citations (notes, bibliography, etc.) must be done in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style (14th edition).
  • After an evaluation by the Press editorial staff, works then requested by us for publication are routinely subjected to peer review by scholars in relevant fields of specialty. In addition, these manuscripts undergo evaluation by the Michigan State University Press Editorial Advisory Board, after which, the Press editorial staff makes its determination of suitability for publication.

All letters of inquiry & hardcopy manuscripts should be mailed to the specific Acquiring Editor (see above):

Acquisitions Editor Michigan State University Press Suite 25 1405 South Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823-5245