New Medium, Same Story? Gender Gaps in Book Publishing

Understanding end-users in academic book publishing

the article reviews ways that commissioning editors in academic book publishing can better understand the end users of their products. It discusses issues in resourcing market research in publishing companies, before going on to look at some of the existing internal and external sources that commissioning editors can draw on. It then considers both qualitative and quantitative ways of testing a...

A New Publishing Medium for the Endocrine Society

It is a privilege to share with you the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES). Aswe conclude the celebration of the centennial year of theEndocrineSociety, it is fitting that we witness the launch of a new medium for publication—an open access journal. TheEndocrineSocietywas founded in1916and firstpublishedEndocrinology in1917, 100years ago. By all accounts, Endocrinolog...

Clark's Publishing Agreements: A Book of Precedents

Student diScount order Form 2016/17 Clark’s Publishing Agreements: A Book of Precedents, Ninth Edition is a comprehensive compendium of model agreements for just about every contract needed in the publishing industry. From general author agreements, via merchandising rights to online licensing, you’ll find it all in this essential resource. Students will benefit from: • Guidance on how to draft...

What I've Learned about Publishing a Book

A Socio-linguistic Survey on Females’ Politeness Strategies in the Same Gender and in the Cross-Gender Relationship

Politeness is a phenomenon which is common to all cultures. Each culture has a different perception of what is polite and each language has various devices for expressing politeness. One of the important aspects of politeness which is the central focus of many studies is the polite behaviors of men and women. The focus of this study is on the politeness strategies of males and females from diff...