SPIE Press proposal guidelines

Author reviewing an SPIE Press book proposal

Prospective authors should compile a formal proposal that includes the following:

1. Proposal Document

a. Includes a description and other information of the proposed text
b. SPIE encourages use of the proposal template
c. Custom documents are also acceptable provided all fields in the template are addressed

2. Resumes or curriculum vitae (CV) for all authors

a. Please combine multiple CVs into a single file
b. The CVs can be part of the proposal document or in a separate file

Ready to submit a proposal? Please use the online form.

All submissions will undergo a peer review process, and we will make every effort to contact authors with the results in a timely manner.

*Please note that we are no longer accepting proposals for the Milestone Series.

Questions? Contact Matt Jungwirth (MattJ2@spie.org), SPIE Manager of Technical Content & Scientific Publishing.