Advent Publishing provides a distinguished international platform for publishing book chapters in edited volumes, prioritizing high academic and production standards. All submitted manuscripts undergo rigorous evaluation, followed by professional copyediting, typesetting, and proof review before final online publication on the Advent Publishing website.

Manuscript Format and Style

Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word, formatted as follows:

• Page Layout: A4 size, 1.5 line spacing, single-column layout, with a minimum 1-inch margin on all sides.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point font size, unless otherwise specified.
• Content Structure: Submit a single Word document containing:
  • Title: Times New Roman, 12-point, bold, capitalized, justified.
  • Author Details: Indicate the corresponding author(s) with an asterisk (*), followed by their affiliations and the corresponding author’s email address.
  • Abstract: 50–300 words, summarizing the chapter’s content.
  • Keywords: 5–10 relevant terms.
  • Main Sections: Introduction, chapter text, and conclusion.
  • References: Cite references in-text using superscript numbers (e.g., one day.³⁶ The next…). Follow these formats:
    • Journal Articles: A. Name, B. Name, and C. Name, Journal Title, year, volume, first page.
      Example: L.R. Melby, N.J. Rose, E. Abramson, J.C. Caris, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1964, 86, 5117.
    • Books: A. Name, B. Name, and C. Name, Book Title, Publisher, Publisher Location, edition, year.
      Example: S. T. Beckett, Science of Chocolate, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2000.
    • Book Chapters: A. Name, in Book Title, ed. Editor Name(s), Publisher, Publisher Location, edition, year, chapter, pages.
      Example: K. Binnemans, in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earth, eds. K.A. Gschneidner Jr., J.-C.G. Bünzli, V.K. Pecharsky (Eds.), Publisher, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2005, pp. 107–272.

Figures, Chemical Structures, and Tables

• Figures: Submit figures at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi and a final size of 20 x 12 cm. Acceptable file formats include TIFF, JPEG, PNG.
• Chemical Structures and Schemes: To incorporate chemical structures and reaction schemes as ChemDraw files within a Microsoft Word document, embed the ChemDraw objects directly or insert them as images. For optimal results and editability, embedding the .cdx or .cdxml files is recommended.
• Tables: Submit tables in Microsoft Word format. Do not submit tables as image files.

Chapter Length

Manuscripts should not exceed 15–20 pages, including all content, references, figures, and tables.

Plagiarism Policy

Submissions must consist of original work, neither previously published nor under consideration elsewhere. All manuscripts are screened using Turnitin for originality. Only manuscripts with a similarity index below 25% are forwarded for editorial review, per Advent Publishing’s policy.

Manuscript Processing and Publication Fee

A processing and publication fee of ₹1,500 is applicable only upon manuscript acceptance. This fee includes:

• An electronic version of the published book.
• An e-certificate for authors.

Publication and Distribution

All accepted book chapters will be published on Advent Publishing’s open-access scholarly publishing platform, with each chapter assigned a unique DOI to ensure global accessibility and citability. The book will be assigned ISBNs for both paperback and electronic formats and will be available for purchase on the Advent Publishing Online Bookstore.

For further inquiries, contact us at info@adventpublishing.in.