About the Press

For over a century, Teachers College Press has been committed to addressing the ideas that matter most to educators. Today, our publishing program carries on this tradition and seeks to open and expand the dialogue between theory and practice by:

• Looking at education, learning, and teaching in diverse ways
• Exploring the tension between the academy and the public school
• Challenging assumptions that devalue the quality of the educational experience at all levels of schooling
• Providing substantive resources for all of the participants in the education process (teachers, teacher educators, researchers, academics, administrators, school board members, policy makers, parents and students)

Carole Saltz
Director

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Editorial Staff

Brian Ellerbeck
Executive Acquisitions Editor
ellerbeck@tc.edu
school administration, leadership, policy, special & gifted education, curriculum studies, higher education, science and mathematics, teacher research, early childhood education, sociology, educational research, teacher education, foundations of education, school change

Marie Ellen Larcada
Senior Acquisitions Editor
larcada@tc.edu
early childhood education, teacher education

Meg Lemke
Acquisitions Editor
lemke@tc.edu
language and literacy, media literacy, technology and education, teacher education, child development

Libby Powell
Subsidiary Rights Manager/Special Sales Coordinator
lpowell at tc.edu

Meg Hartmann
Acquisitions Assistant
hartmann@tc.edu

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Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Procedure (download as PDF):

1. Send a prospectus describing the scope, content, length, audience, and competition for the book. Briefly explain why you are seeking to publish this project and indicate its significance for the audience. Please list education courses in which you think the book will be used.
2. Include a table of contents, as well as a detailed chapter by chapter outline, including back matter such as appendixes, bibliographies, and the like.
3. Include information about your marketing platform and activities, both current and planned, to promote the book to its readership. List the conferences where you regularly present. Do you belong to professional networks and organizations? Do you provide professional development services? Do you have materials or platforms, digital or otherwise, that could be used in marketing the work (for example, videos, podcasts, blogs, newsletters, listservs, etc.)?
4. Indicate if there is to be art or tabular material and describe its nature and length; indicate if your manuscript will require permissions and releases.
5. If possible, include the introduction and one or two sample chapters. If you do include the entire manuscript, please indicate in your cover letter the three chapters that you feel are most representative of your book idea as a whole.
6. Include a list of eight to ten qualified potential peer reviewers for us to consider, and their email addresses and/or institutions, in case your project enters our peer review process. This is an important and necessary step before we contract any book at Teachers College Press.
7. Include a CV.
8. Please send all of the above, in duplicate, to the Acquisitions Editor at Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027. You may also consult the Editorial Staff listing above these guidelines for information on each of our editors’ specific subject areas.

General Guidelines

All manuscripts must be typed double-space, on one side only, on good quality white paper with one-inch margins on all sides. For correct punctuation, capitalization, organization of material, usage and the like, we recommend the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Particular care must be taken with endnotes and bibliographies. In general, follow the APA author-date style described in their manual.

If you prefer to send your manuscript as an email attachment, please query the appropriate acquisitions editor for your subject area. Editors' email contact information may be found here.

The Press does not publish dissertations per se; the requirements for an academic dissertation are quite different from those of a university press book. Consult The Thesis and the Book, Second Edition, edited by Harman and Montagnes (University of Toronto Press, 2003); Handbook for Academic Authors, Fifth Edition, by Beth Luey (Cambridge University Press, 2009); Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors, by Beth Luey (University of California Press, 2007); or From Dissertation to Book, by William P. Germano (University of Chicago Press, 2005) if you wish to revise your work.

We do not return materials unless otherwise requested.

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Permission Request Guidelines

The fastest way to receive permission is to submit your request online at www.copyright.com or to:

Copyright Clearance Center
222 Rosewood Drive
Danvers, MA 01923 USA
Fax: 978-750-4470

All other requests must be submitted directly to TCP via fax or the post. Requests may be directed to:

Teachers College Press
Attn: Permissions
1234 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

or send a fax to (212) 678-4149.

Please allow six to eight weeks for processing.

When requesting permission please include a copy of the copyright page from the TC Press book. Also indicate the author’s name, the full title, the publication date, and the exact pages you wish to copy. Please review the full set of guidelines here before submitting a request.

For requests related to accessibility, please submit a letter via fax to (212) 678-4149. Please include the name of the school along with the TC Press book title, ISBN, and author and address it to Attn: Accessibility Requests.

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ERS (Environment Rating Scales) Permissions

Please download ERS Guidelines Questionnaire in PDF format.

Request an Exam/Desk Copy

The Press will send on approval a copy of any book being considered for text adoption. The book will be sent to you for a 60-day examination period. An invoice will be included. Should you decide to adopt the book, it may be retained as a desk copy if the Press has been notified in writing. Examination copies not approved for adoption must be returned within 60 days, along with the invoice, marked RETURN. If you choose to keep the book for your personal use, simply return the invoice with your payment.

We do not provide exam/desk copies of our DVDs or videos. Customers may purchase these items and if unsatisfied, return them within 21 days. All returns must be in excellent condition. Please click here if you would like to complete a request online.

If you have already adopted a book for a course, you may obtain a desk copy online or by sending a request to:

Teachers College Press
Attn: Desk Copies
P.O. Box 20
Williston, VT 05495-0020
Fax: (802) 864-7626

All desk copy requests should be written on university letterhead and should include course name, course number, and approximate enrollment. Please note: the Press will only send desk copies to professors who have adopted a book for use in class.

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Request a Review Copy

If you are interested in reviewing a TCP publication for your journal, magazine, or newspaper, please forward a written request on company letterhead to:

Teachers College Press
Attn: Review Copies
1234 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
Fax: 212-678-4149

We shall appreciate receiving two copies of any notices you may publish.

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To Order by Mail, Phone, or Fax

If you would prefer not to place your order online, please click here for a printable order form. All personal orders must be prepaid by check, money order, or credit card (MasterCard or Visa). Bookstores, libraries, schools, and other associations who wish to use a purchase order should call 1-800-575-6566.

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Ordering Outside the US