Author and Organizer Information for GSA Scholarly Books

Book Proposal and Manuscript Submission

• All of our publications are peer reviewed, with decisions made by GSA Science Editors.
• Please be sure to read GSA's Ethical Guidelines for Publication.

Preparing your Proposal

Key Items

1. One-page description: Introduce subject, provide background and significance, state why GSA should publish the book, note whether the book is for specialists or a general audience.
2. Schedule: Proposed time frame for original submission, review, revision, and final submission.
3. Preliminary Table of Contents: Preliminary list of chapter titles, authors (if edited volume), and author contact information.
4. Curricula vitae: Provide for all volume editors or authors if book would be an authored work.

Proposal Submission

Send your proposal to books@geosociety.org. Your proposal will be accepted or declined by the Science Editor.

Preparing your Manuscript

Key Items

1. Manuscript file: line-numbered Word document. Manuscript Guidelines | Manuscript Template | GSA Reference Style
2. Separate figure files: clearly labeled TIFF, GIF, JPG, PDF (reduced-sized PDFs preferable). Figure Guidelines
3. Tables: Excel or Word. Table Guidelines
4. Supplemental materials (optional). Supplemental data requirements

Receiving Your Decision

Acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is based on the appraisal of the paper by two or more reviewers and an editor designated by GSA (Note: Nearly all manuscripts are returned to the author with suggestions for revision, condensation, or final polish.) The final decision will be emailed to you by the Science Editor.

Suggestions to Organizers

1. Ensure each chapter is complete (including abstract, acknowledgments, accurate References Cited list, and all tables and figures) before final submission to the Books Science Editor.
2. Ensure all parts (abstracts, text, references, and figure captions) of all manuscripts are double-spaced. Return any that are not double-spaced to the corresponding authors to reformat before submitting them to the GSA Books Science Editor.
3. Ensure all manuscripts are clean, i.e., if the volume editor marks it up, have the author enter the corrections and submit a new copy that will be ready for GSA's copy editor.
4. Ensure all non-English words and names in the text and References Cited have the appropriate accents, diacritical marks, and special characters before final submission to the Books Science Editor.
5. Make sure the senior author submits electronic files that are final. Follow the guidelines for Figures and Tables.
6. Provide a list of up-to-date e-mail addresses and phone numbers for all corresponding authors. During the publication process, notify Publications staff of author contact information changes.