Book proposals are reviewed by the FSOP Advisory Board and FSOP team based on the following criteria:
Significance
The extent to which the project promises to be significant to particular audiences or communities. Significance can be purely academic, e.g., articulated in terms of contribution to specific topics of study, fields of research, or disciplinary communities. Significance can also be non-academic, e.g., articulated in terms of broader societal impact and/or interest to non-academic audiences. In both cases, preference will be given to proposals that provide some evidence of claims related to significance (e.g., for academic significance, reference to other academic literature in order to establish the novelty or importance of the proposed work).
Novelty
The extent to which the project promises to expand the range of topics on which FSU authors have published and to make original contributions to existing scholarship. Preference will be given to proposals that identify a clearly defined gap in research and situate the project in relation to current scholarship on the topic.
Feasibility
The extent to which the project is feasible to complete within 12-18 months, taking into consideration factors such as the amount of work that has already been completed on the project, the complexity of the project itself (and, by extension, the level of support required), and the amount of time that the proposer can dedicate to the project.
Clarity
The extent to which the information in the proposal is clear, concise, and understandable with adequate context provided.
Openness
The degree of importance that the proposal places on free, public access to the work, and on the application of an open copyright license (e.g., Creative Commons) to promote reuse. Also the feasibility of publishing the work with an open copyright license based on any information provided about potential permissions issues (e.g., republication of works for which the copyright is held by third parties).
