Policy Library
Employee Handbook
This Employee Handbook is a living document, chronicling the ways in which punctum books as a com...
Employment Basics
Employment contract types Full-time employees work 1 fte = 40 hours per week on average. Part-...
Preface
punctum books’s employee handbook is a document that has been crafted with the help of our very o...
Code of Conduct
All staff of punctum books is expected to abide by our general Code of Conduct. Furthermore, the...
(Non-)Working Hours
Working Hours Working hours are a standard 40 hours per week. Staff is allowed to organize these...
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Baseline salaries are inflation-adjusted on an annual basis. An annual bonus is det...
Confidentiality and Data Protection
Personal Data punctum books is the data controller of personal data of the following groups: St...
Employee Onboarding
Accounts Website For the website a photo, short bio, and key interest fields are needed. The in...
Employee Resignation and Termination
Resignation You resign when you voluntarily inform the Directors that you will stop working for ...
Standard Production Deadlines
Review
Returning manuscript after peer review: in discussion with author/editor Returning manuscrip...
Copyediting
Returning first edits (monographs): 2 weeks Returning first edits (edited volumes): 3 weeks S...
Proofing
Returning proof corrections (monographs): 1 week Returning proof corrections (edited volumes):...
Subject Classification Policy
Custom Categories These are the custom categories used by punctum. Ideally choose 2, maximum 3 c...
Style Policy
punctum style follows the Chicago Manual of Style v. 17. The policy outlined here includes author...
Reference Policy
punctum style follows the Chicago Manual of Style v. 17. The policy outlined here includes specif...
Editorial Comment Policy
Use the clearest language possible when providing comments in the margins of the manuscript. Thes...
Language Use Policy
UK English punctum's loose rule is that UK English is acceptable if that spelling is also used i...
Proposal Policy
Unsolicited Proposals Unsolicited proposals are sent by email to either or both of the co-direct...