Our publishing policy and submitting book proposals

Anyone can submit a book proposal, if they are the author of a book, providing new and interesting information. If you are interested in submitting a book proposal, please follow these guidelines: submit your book proposal by filling in the online form and sending your manuscript via regular mail to the following address and as an attachment file via e-mail to tup@uta.fi. Additional information can also be sent to or asked from us; use the e-mail address tup@uta.fi or phone number +358 (0)40 190 4277. N.B! The manuscripts may not be reviewed by any other publisher at the same time!

Evaluation and publishing decision

The Tampere University Press will send the manuscript for a peer review to an outside expert, if the general editors in their initial evaluation find the book potentially worth publishing. The final publishing decision is made after the peer review process and will be based upon that.

The Tampere University Press keeps an online list of the peer reviewers who have given permission to publish their names. The aim is to provide more transparency in the academic publishing process. Peer reviewers are usually docents. The evaluation and publishing decision process usually take about two months. The manuscript can be published, if

• the peer reviewer determines the manuscript should be published
• The author/authors is/are ready to make the corrections suggested by the reviewer
• the book can be fitted into the publishing program of that season
• There are preorders for the book, some other supportive funding, or additional outside funding, or the sales expectation is good for the book

All publishing decisions are made by the publishing director of the Tampere University Press. To turn the manuscript into a book, a publishing contract or a publishing agreement will be made, where the conditions and timetable for publishing the book are agreed upon.

We do not return any manuscripts. Therefore, please keep a copy of your manuscript.