Our experienced editors are here to guide and support you throughout the publication process, from preparing your book proposal to finalizing your manuscript to helping promote your work after it’s published. Start your publication journey with us today by submitting your book proposal or manuscript to our acquisitions editors!

For all book projects, please submit a proposal including the following information:

• Title of the proposed book
• Full name and affiliation of each volume author/editor
• 3-6 keywords that capture the principal topics of the book
• A brief explanation of what the book is about and why the topic is of theoretical and methodological importance
• A proposed structure of the book along with a summary of each chapter
• A brief description of the target audience and/or proposed market
• A brief description of any similar or competing publications on the market
• The estimated length of the book (typically 250-350 pages, with ~500 words/page)
• The predicted timeline for delivery of the first draft of the manuscript
• Optional: the names and affiliations of up to three potential peer reviewers

Publication process

As authors and editors, we will support you professionally and collaboratively at every stage of your book project. Depending on the progress of your work, we will develop a structured publication process with you that takes your individual ideas and needs into account.

We provide both content-related and organizational support. Depending on your needs, we help optimize texts in terms of language, editing, and design. Particular attention is paid to the high-quality design and careful production of our books. Excellent typography, well-considered layouts, precise lithography, and outstanding print quality are a matter of course for JOVIS. Our goal is to create works that are convincing both in content and in visual appeal — books that readers will enjoy holding in their hands. The entire process, from the initial idea to the finished book, is guided by expertise, passion, and attention to detail.

Marketing, Press, and Sales

JOVIS books are recognized and marketed both nationally and internationally and can be purchased in bookstores worldwide through an international distribution system. Our distributors in the United States and the UK stock all English-language titles in their own warehouses, so orders are shipped promptly. All other countries are served through our international representatives or directly by the publishing house. Many international specialist libraries carry our books in their collections. New titles are announced in relevant catalogs and twice a year in our trade book preview, published in German and English.

An overview of all available books can be found on our home page and at www.degruyterbrill.com →. We provide updates on new releases, events, and current topics via e-mail newsletters in German and English and on our social media channels. JOVIS books are showcased at international book fairs, book events, and professional conferences and have won prizes in competitions such as Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher (The Most Beautiful German Books), Graphis and the DAM Architectural Book Award.

Our books are regularly reviewed in national and international media, and we maintain close contact with newspaper editorial teams, relevant architecture and urban planning magazines, and freelance specialist journalists and bloggers worldwide.