SWR Publishing Panel Question Wall by Taiko Aoki-Marcial https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq Please use this space to post questions or comments at any time during the panel session. We will review the questions at the end and answer as many as possible. If you would like us to follow up with you about your questions feel free to include your email. en-us 2025-02-07 21:51:06 UTC 2026-03-06 19:58:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Is SWR interested in... taikoa https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486715 a manuscript on XYZ topic?

]]> 2025-02-07 21:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486715 Peer review taikoa https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486717 In general, what do peer reviewers keep in mind? Or is there certain feedback they end up giving a lot?

]]> 2025-02-07 21:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486717 taikoa https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486718 how much of the book should we publish in journals or smaller chunks before submitting a proposal?

]]> 2025-02-07 21:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3320486718 https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3407069282 Thank you for organizing the panel. Could you suggest how authors can better include uptodate scholarship, given a long term timeline of book project process?

]]> 2025-04-12 12:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3407069282 Body of work? https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815286134 As a newly minted PhD working on revising my dissertation into a book project, how heavily do publishers weight a writers existing publishing record (like articles) when considering a proposal?

]]> 2026-03-06 19:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815286134 I'm assuming I should draft all of the chapters before submitting a proposal. Is this correct, or do people actually submit a proposal while still writing remaining chapters? https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815293751 2026-03-06 19:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815293751 https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815311954 What is the typical length of tenure for the SWR series editor?

]]> 2026-03-06 19:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815311954 Number of Submissions Received https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815312056 Approximately how many proposals and/or queries do you receive each year?

]]> 2026-03-06 19:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815312056 https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815312454 What type of sample chapter do you look for

]]> 2026-03-06 19:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815312454 https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815318375 Can you speak more about how you approach reviewing a study’s methodology, given that the focus of the series is more about narrative and therefore may not have a traditional methods section?

]]> 2026-03-06 19:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815318375 Question for Victor: can you give us a glimpse into your timeline before submitting the full manuscript for review in May 2024? For example, when did you submit your book proposal, and then what were the steps until your manuscript submission? https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815328813 2026-03-06 19:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taikoa/f4mxdb83z1lsv9nq/wish/3815328813