Author-Publisher Liaison

In fall 2007, The Office of the Provost introduced a new service devoted to aiding faculty members in their effort to publish their work.  Focusing on tenure-track faculty, the Author-Publisher Liaison (APL) will help to demystify the publication process and provide assistance navigating it from proposal preparation to publication. The APL will provide publishing-related services and guidance on such aspects as approaching acquisitions editors, manuscript submissions, identifying the market, and understanding subventions, permissions, and contract terms. The APL will work with authors to reduce the time from submission to publication and, importantly, free-up precious time of faculty for teaching, writing, and research.

The service provided by the Author-Publisher Liaison contributes directly to the University’s mission of sustaining superior intellectual work at Michigan and enhancing the University’s shared public culture by supporting scholarly publishing across its schools and colleges.

Contact:  Rebecca Sestili
                 rsestili@umich.edu