Publish your book with us
Overview for authors and editors
We invite you to join a community of world-renowned thought leaders who have partnered with Elsevier.
Elsevier has a proud publishing history built on valued partnerships with authors to bring quality products to professionals and institutions throughout the world. Today, as an information analytics company on the forefront of digital innovation, Elsevier’s commitment to these content partnerships has not wavered.
Digital delivery
When you partner with Elsevier, you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to create content that is optimized for delivery in a variety of electronic formats, including potential publication on the leading full-text scientific database ScienceDirect opens in new tab/window, which reaches more than 16 million users worldwide, or ClinicalKey, a medical search engine and database. When appropriate, books are also submitted to Scopus opens in new tab/window, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings.
Smart authoring tools
You may have the opportunity to leverage our authoring tool Elsa to streamline the content creation process. Elsa uses smart features such as automatic numbering and re-numbering of manuscript elements such as figures, tables, boxes, and references and the Publishing Assistant helps ensure that your manuscript meets submission requirements in real-time.
Elsa also centralizes communication so you can easily collaborate with all your publishing partners in one place.
Our content types
We offer a range of digital and print products featuring books that suit different subject areas, information requirements, and customer needs across two major areas:
Science & Technology
Health Sciences
In these areas, our offerings include but are not limited to: reference, textbooks, Major Reference Works, serials, laboratory and practical manuals, clinics, learning platforms, atlases, and research platforms.
Although this is not an exhaustive list, the following segmentation will help further identify subject areas in which we publish content:
Science & Technology: Life sciences, physical sciences & engineering, computing, social sciences & humanities
Health Sciences: Nursing, health professions, and medical education; clinical and continuing education; and professional practitioner resources across subject areas.
To explore a full list, click here opens in new tab/window and then "Browse by subject" in the top right corner of our shop.
Submission process
Now that you have decided to partner with Elsevier, the next step is to create a proposal.
Science & Technology authors may download the proposal opens in new tab/window form and, when complete, send to our proposal mailbox opens in new tab/windowwith the following details in the subject line of the email:
Proposal in [subject area] / [author name: working title] (example: Proposal in mechanical engineering / Smith: Advances in Applied Mechanics)
Health Sciences authors, download the proposal form ↓ opens in new tab/window and when complete send to [email protected] opens in new tab/window with the following details in the subject line of the email:
"Proposal in [subject area / [author name: working title]" (example: Proposal in Dermatology / Smith: Atlas of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions)
For additional information on what to consider when submitting a proposal, please visit the Health Sciences Publishing Overview opens in new tab/window.
Thank you for considering Elsevier as your publishing partner.
Marketing & distribution overview
At Elsevier, we know how much time and effort goes into the research and development of your work, and we consider it a privilege to help you showcase your completed book to the world. We focus on three key areas when bringing your book to market:
1. Discovery through Global Marketing Maximizing the discovery and awareness of your content through digital optimization, marketing automation, communication strategies, thought leadership opportunities, and sales enablement.
2. Distribution through Global Sales Implementing a fully global sales and distribution strategy through our ecommerce channels, digital content platforms, and established reseller partnerships.
3. Promotion through partnership Providing authors with social networking and promotion best practices as well as thought leadership opportunities to help them be an integral part of getting the word out about their new book.
Connect with us
Your knowledge and expertise are not only at the heart of what we do but also why we do it. We are honored to partner in the distribution of your content to a global audience. Feel free to connect with us on social media to stay informed and reshare relevant content for your audience!
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Inclusion and diversity
Our publishing team values diversity in all its dimensions. We are passionately committed to providing accessible content and increasing inclusion, diversity, and equity in research, healthcare, and education publishing.
Editors and editorial board members are encouraged to consider the need for appropriate, inclusive, and diverse representation, as we aim to increase the inclusion of under-represented groups, including women, people of color, and socially disadvantaged populations, within our content and among our editorial advisors, reviewers, authors, and contributors.
We encourage authors to use inclusive language that acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities.
There is a lot to do to address systemic inequalities, but we know that by working together we can support a stronger, more diverse and representative scholarly community of authors, editors, and contributors, and a more diverse and representative content offering.
Accessibility
The European Accessibility Act opens in new tab/window (EAA) (Directive 2019/882) is a European Union directive that aims to improve the accessibility of products and services for people with disabilities and the elderly. Elsevier will be compliant by June 2025 as our teams incorporate accessibility measures including alt text, captions, and transcriptions as required.
An overview of Elsevier’s approach is covered in our Elsevier Statement on the European Accessibility Act.
Use of inclusive language
Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equity. Writing needs to be free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture, and cultural assumptions, while images and case studies should be representative of all populations.
We encourage authors to use inclusive and respectful language without bias against any person, with special attention to avoiding language that negatively portrays or describes any person based on factors such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, class, or health condition.
Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, slurs, reference to dominant culture, and cultural assumptions. We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes unless there is evidentiary-referenced scientific or clinical relevance. In those instances, authors must clarify how terms and definitions used in the referential evidence support the use of selected terms.
Download the inclusive language guidelines (PDF) opens in new tab/window and the more visual appropriate use for book authors infographic (PDF) opens in new tab/window as a point of reference. These resources are by no means exhaustive or definitive, and therefore for more detailed guidance, please refer to guidance from your Elsevier publishing contact.