Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) invites proposals for book projects (monographs, edited collections, textbooks, etc.) and other long-form scholarly or creative projects from the Florida State University community. All accepted proposals receive funding for production costs and editorial management by FSOP editors.
We welcome single author or team proposals. At least one member on the project must be affiliated with Florida State University. This should be the submitter of the proposal. Proposals may be submitted by members of the FSU community, including faculty (tenure-track, non-tenure-track, specialized, emeriti), research centers and institutes, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff.
What We Provide
Proposals accepted during the annual call for proposals receive editorial management and funding toward production costs. Our services include:
- A digital publishing platform suited to the project
- Editorial project management (development of project plan and timeline and coordination of peer review and production work, as appropriate)
- Copyright permission templates
- Graphic design for book and journal covers
- Layout editing / typesetting vendor guidance
- Copyediting support
- Assignment of digital persistent identifiers (ISBNs, ISSNs, DOIs)
- Metadata creation and dissemination (cataloging, indexing)
- Digital preservation services
What We Publish
Proposals should be for long-form scholarly or creative projects of intellectual and cultural value. Possible projects include:
- Scholarly monographs
- Edited collections
- Translations
- Conference, symposium, or lecture proceedings (one-time publications)
- Open educational resources (OER) or open textbooks
- Reports and white papers
- Creative works
- Other non-traditional scholarly publications
Evaluation Process & Criteria
All proposals are reviewed by the FSOP editors and the FSOP Faculty Advisory Board based on our evaluation criteria.
Apply Now
The 2026 Annual Call for Proposals is now closed. Proposals will reopen in August 2027.
Applicants will be notified of their proposal status in mid-December 2026.
Preview questions for the annual call for proposals.
Questions? If you have questions or want to learn more, contact Landis Grenville at lgrenville@fsu.edu.
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