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Biographies
Biographies should be concise, up to date, and contain essential biographical information. They i...
1. Preparing the Manuscript Files
If you are seeking to submit a manuscript to be considered for publication, please go here. Plea...
1. Preparing the Manuscript Files
If you are seeking to submit a manuscript to be considered for publication, please go here. Plea...
Distribution
Print Books Our print books are printed on demand by KDP, which means they are printed when they...
Book Promotion
At punctum we are committed to ensuring that our books have the widest possible audience. We subm...
House Style (CMoS-based)
1. Spelling 1.1 Use US English spelling conventions. organize, utilize, color, center, jail, dr...
How To Submit Your Manuscript for Review
In 2025 punctum is pausing manuscript submissions, and we will reopen submissions in 2026. Read m...
Exceptions to CMoS in the House Style
Based on the types of books punctum publishes, we don't always follows CMoS. Below you may find o...
Paying an Invoice
If you received an invoice from us, be it for a library subscription, book order, or book process...
Images, Tables, and Other Visual Elements
Visual elements such as images and tables must be provided separately and not included into the m...
Examples of Footnote References and Bibliographic Entries
1. Notes 1.1 Use footnotes rather than endnotes, as many of our books are read as PDFs and footn...
Contract
Your book has been reviewed positively by the punctum books co-directors and you received an emai...
4. Copyediting
4.1 Once we have agreed on a cover design a few months will pass as your book works itself up alo...
4. Copyediting
4.1 Once we have agreed on a cover design a few months will pass as your book works itself up alo...
Will I Be Charged for Publishing?
punctum is one of the very few Open Access (OA) presses in the world that does not charge what ar...
GraphQL Script to Get Books Published per Year
{ books(order: {field: PUBLICATION_DATE, direction: ASC}, publishers: ["9c41b13c-cecc-4f6a-a15...
Submitting Your Manuscript through an Imprint
If you are interested in publishing with one of our Imprints, such as Brainstorm Books, Dead Lett...
GraphQL Script to extract Author Affiliations from the Thoth Catalog
{ affiliations(publishers: ["9c41b13c-cecc-4f6a-a151-be4682915ef5"], limit: 9999) { institution...
Proof Correction
You have received the draft PDF of the interior of your book, we're getting close to publication ...
6. Publicity and Promotion
6.1 Your book has been a designed PDF for a while now. Everyone has tried to squash errors. It is...