Fees
Clear fees. No hidden clauses.
One fee rule for each kind of work, charged only after acceptance. Books are priced by length, and every book gets the same complete list of what an academic record needs.
A · Publish a book
Your book, priced by its length.
For monographs, thesis-based books, textbooks and commentaries, by up to 3 authors. Paperback and e-book.
| Length (6 × 9 inch pages) | Fee, after acceptance |
|---|---|
| Up to 200 pages | ₹11,999 |
| 201 to 300 | ₹14,999 |
| 301 to 400 | ₹17,999 |
| 401 to 500 | ₹20,999 |
| Each further 100 pages | ₹3,000 |
| Each co-author | ₹1,500 own certificate, record file and 2 copies |
| Revised or second edition | Half the fee for its length |
Nothing is payable at submission. The fee is charged only once the book is accepted.
Every book gets the same things
- Review before acceptance: an editor and one external subject reviewer, with a review certificate. No fee unless the book is accepted.
- Similarity report, with a 10% limit under the UGC 2018 academic integrity rules and the exclusions printed on it.
- ISBN for the paperback and a separate ISBN for the e-book.
- DOI for the book and for each chapter.
- Legal typesetting: footnotes, Table of Cases, Table of Statutes and bibliography.
- Cover in the house series design.
- 5 paperback copies, delivered in India.
- Listing on Amazon.in, Kindle, Google Books and our own bookstore, with a permanent web page for the book and for each chapter.
- Legal deposit with the National Library and the three other deposit libraries, with the receipt.
- The academic record file: acceptance letter, review certificate, similarity report, title and copyright page, contents page, ISBN record, DOI link, publication certificate for each author and the deposit receipt.
- Royalty of 50% of net receipts, the same for every book. You keep the copyright.
- Published within 30 days of the approved final manuscript (45 days above 300 pages).
Add-ons
B · Contribute a chapter
Single author, after the full chapter is accepted. ₹300 for each co-author (up to 3 authors). Printed copy of the volume ₹500.
Volume ISBN, DOI for the chapter, its own web page, a certificate for each author, the e-book and a similarity report. 3,000 to 6,000 words.
Open calls →C · Edit a volume
Your own chapter is always free, with 3 copies and an editor certificate. An honorarium of ₹3,000 when the volume publishes with 12 or more chapters, ₹5,000 with 20 or more.
Propose a volume →D · For institutions
Conference proceedings or a departmental volume: up to 25 papers and 350 pages, 10 printed copies. ₹800 for each further paper.
How it works →Fee calculator · authored books
Work out your book's fee.
1. Number of pages
2. Number of authors
Each co-author ₹1,500