LOOKING FOR A PUBLISHER
Thomson Reuters works with outstanding authors to produce benchmark legal, tax and accounting publications across Asia & Emerging Markets. If you are already one of our authors, or looking for a publisher, or have a great idea for a new print or online publication, this area of our website is for you. In this section you will find valuable information, documents and contacts to help you through the writing and publishing process, and answers to commonly asked questions.
As an author published by Thomson Reuters, you will benefit from:
An unrivalled editorial experience:
- Our editorial team has multiple decades of collective experience in legal book editing and publishing.
- We support you in your manuscript writing.
- We can compile your tables and index.
A publisher committed to sustainability:
- We work with reputable regional printers for whom sustainability is a core value.
- Our print partners ensure paper is from internationally endorsed sources.
- Thomson Reuters is committed to minimising our carbon footprint, we carefully select paper and resources to continuously support this goal.
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- Regular face-to-face contact via our publishers, product developers and sales representatives to target markets.
- Promotion at appropriate conferences and seminars.
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- Inspection copies provided to relevant academics.
- Promotion to target markets via print and electronic product updates.
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- For export opportunities, promotion via our global sales and marketing network.
- We can seek out and organise book reviews
If you would like to work with Thomson Reuters to publish your work and join the ranks of our best authors, we'd like to hear from you.
GETTING PUBLISHED – FIRST STEP
If you have a manuscript ready for publishing, or you have an idea for a new print or online service, send us a Publication Proposal Form (PDF format).
Publication Proposal Form (PDF format to post)
Completing this proposal form helps you to structure and present your ideas and helps us to assess them. The information you provide also helps us to position your proposal within our product range and understand the production systems and resources we would need to produce and publish your work. Clarity about the market also helps us position the proposal.
Please send your Publication Proposal Form to kevin.j.stokes@thomsonreuters.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
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