Frequently Asked Questions
How can I order a book?
All of our sales are handled by our affiliate, Associated University Presses. Contact them in a variety of ways:
Associated University Presses
2010 Eastpark Boulevard
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Fax: (609) 655-8366
Phone: (609) 655-4770
E-mail: AUP440@aol.com
http://www.aupresses.com/
I have a manuscript. Will you consider it?
LUP does not publish fiction, poetry, or textbooks. We are an academic press publishing the results of original research. We welcome monographs that are clearly conceived, sharply focused, thoroughly researched, logically organized, fully documented, and crisply written.
How do I submit a manuscript?
If you have a manuscript that is nonfiction, intellectually substantive, and whose format conforms to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., we would be pleased to receive a proposal accompanied by a cover letter, a current resume, and a sample chapter or two, or the full manuscript.
How will I know you want to publish my book?
No firm commitment to publish can be made unless a manuscript is complete, has been reviewed by one or more scholars in the field, been revised in accordance with the reviewer's comments, and been approved by the Lehigh University Press editorial board. We will inform you of which board meeting will consider your manuscript and contact you with the board's decision following that meeting.
Why such a long process?
The approval process is multi-tiered to ensure quality. Once an author knows the reviewer's evaluation, he or she is invited to respond/react in writing and to formulate a plan for revision. Revised manuscripts are presented to the editorial board comprised of Lehigh faculty members. Approved manuscripts are sent to Associated University Presses for production. Even with approval at all those levels, ultimate approval rests with AUP, who for a number of production and legal conditions may decline to put a book into production. The process may seem merely time consuming, but we feel it means that only the highest quality manuscripts are published.
How can I place an article or take out an ad?
We often get calls asking this question. You're confusing us with the campus newspaper (the Brown and White, 610/758-5846). They take ads, we publish books.
How do I get a review copy?
As with sales, Associated University Presses handles distribution of review copies. See address information under first question, How can I order a book?
Do you use copyeditors and indexers?
Copyediting is done by Associated University Presses. Those seeking such work should apply directly to them.
Indexing is the responsibility of our authors, but we are glad to keep indexers' resumes on file for their reference and information.