AWWA Publishing Preliminary Questionnaire for All Proposed Acquisitions

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1 6666 West Quincy Avenue Denver, CO T AWWA Publishing Preliminary Questionnaire for All Proposed Acquisitions Date initiated Date completed Prepared by Approved by Date Title AWWA is the leading resource for information about safe water and provides this information to water professionals around the world. Just as AWWA is always striving to supply the most comprehensive and informative material, we are always looking for new ideas and proposals for new products. AWWA will consider proposals on all drinking water and wastewater-related subjects, and we are particularly interested in manuscripts on operations, treatment, and sustainability. AWWA publishing offers these important benefits to potential authors: Worldwide exposure Professional service Peer review Professional editing Award-winning design Marketing and distribution

2 This completed questionnaire will be evaluated by members of AWWA s book review group. Reviewers are selected for their expertise on the topic addressed by the proposal. They assess the proposal in terms of technical soundness, timeliness, freshness of approach, quality of writing and organization, and suitability for publication with AWWA. The following information is required before any proposed work can be considered for development and publishing by AWWA. Please respond to all questions as completely as possible. Author(s) Information Name: Affiliation: Address: address: Phone no.: Birth date:

3 Name: Affiliation: Address: address: Phone no.: Birth date: Please provide a brief outline of the background, experience, qualifications, and previous publications (if any) for each person listed above. Provide additional sheets if additional authors are involved.

4 Description of Proposed Project Proposed Title: Purpose and Coverage: Please explain the following: The general purpose and reason for the proposed work The need this book will fill Who the book will help What the book will do for the reader Please provide some specific examples of typical problems faced by potential readers and how the proposed book will help them find solutions to such problems.

5 Content Outline/Table of Contents: Please attach a complete content outline or table of contents. Include a brief paragraph describing each section and/or chapter, highlighting special points that will be of particular value and interest to the reader. Timeliness: Describe any current, recent, or expected future events, trends, legislation, technology, etc., that support the cause for publishing a book on the proposed topic at this time. Attach any documentation that supports or helps prove your assumptions and beliefs. Competition This information is critical to the evaluation of the market potential, pricing, and fit of your book into AWWA s publishing program. List, to the extent possible, any books that are presently in print and available that are similar or related. Briefly describe the weaknesses and strengths of each book, and how your book will be superior in terms of new material, timeliness of information, depth of coverage, organization, and treatment of material. Include the author names, the name of the publisher, date of publication, current price, and size/page count of each competitive book listed. If you are unable to find any similar or related books that are in print, please explain why you feel this is so and why your book is needed or would be read. In this regard, it would be appropriate to list similar books now out of print but still read and used.

6 Audience Describe, to the extent possible, the basic, secondary, and other groups that would find your book valuable and useful. Specify by professional titles, job titles, work functions, and work responsibilities. If possible, provide accurate information about the actual numbers of people in each readership group you identify (e.g., the number of water quality engineers, civil engineers, chemists, lab technicians, operators, etc., employed in the drinking water industry). Manuscript Estimated number of manuscript pages (Calculate page count on basis of 8½ x 11 double-spaced format) Is the manuscript now complete? Yes No Partially completed? Yes No If partially completed, what percentage If partially completed or not yet begun, when will it be completed

7 If the manuscript contains, or will contain, copyrighted material from another source, have you obtained the necessary reprint permissions? Yes No Production Information: Please give your best estimate for the following: Number of line illustrations 2-color or more black & white Number of photographs Color black & white Number of tables Number of mathematical equations Describe special artwork required such as oversize drawings, transparent overlays, computer printouts, etc. Can you provide electronic art, or will you rely on AWWA to render final art from your roughs? Do you have artwork or photographs that you believe to be suitable for the cover of the book? Do you have any suggestions for what the cover should show?

8 AWWA requires manuscript submission of both disks and hard copy. Please provide the following information: Type of computer you will use (e.g., Dell, Mac, etc.) Word processing software/version # (Microsoft Word strongly preferred) Additional technical support you may be able to provide: Camera-ready output Yes No Other

9 Reviewers Please provide contact information for at least three reviewers who are experts in the field of interest of your proposed book. Also, please note if these suggested reviewers have authored books themselves. Name: Affiliation: Address: address: Phone no.: Name: Affiliation: Address: address: Phone no.:

10 Name: Affiliation: Address: address: Phone no.: Acceptance If your proposal is accepted, you will receive a contract for publication that details major publication milestones to be met, manuscript acceptance guidelines, and your royalty payment. All contracts are negotiated between AWWA and the author. You will be assigned a project editor and asked to develop a complete manuscript based on reviewer comments. Manuscript Review Once you have completed your manuscript, it will be reviewed in terms of technical soundness, timeliness, freshness of approach, quality of writing and organization, and suitability for publication with AWWA. AWWA will accept the work for publication, reject it, or offer conditional acceptance based on the recommendations of the reviewers. In the case of a rejected manuscript, the author will be told the primary reason for the decision. Publishing Team Responsibilities Responsibilities of the author include responding promptly to any queries or requests from AWWA editorial staff, adhering to the production schedule, and negotiating any outstanding editorial problems with contributors.

11 Responsibilities of the AWWA publications team include establishing and informing all authors of the manuscript s proposed publication date and production schedule; keeping authors informed of progress and plans, providing copyright assignment forms to authors, and explaining AWWA s policies with regard to copyright and permissions; providing substantive editing and copyediting for correctness, clarity, conciseness, and quality of expression; reviewing substantive editing with authors; proofread and indexing; and making all decisions regarding cover and interior designs, typesetting, layout, artwork, printing, and marketing. Please return this completed form along with any attached materials to: Bill Murphy Phone: Senior Manager, Product Management Fax: AWWA Publishing dplank@awwa.org bmurphy@awwa.org 6666 W. Quincy Avenue Denver, CO 80235