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Canceling a Subscription
Stripe If you have a legacy subscription that runs through a login/username on our website or a subscription through Stripe, please contact info@punctumbooks.com, mentioning the email address under which the subscription is registered. PayPal If your subscr...
Paying an Invoice
If you received an invoice from us, be it for a library subscription, book order, or book processing charge, you will have been sent a URL from InvoiceNinja, our invoicing system, starting with https://billing.punctumbooks.com/. Paying directly via InvoiceNin...
Book Promotion
At punctum we are committed to ensuring that our books have the widest possible audience. We submit our ebooks to a wide range of online repositories, including OAPEN, JSTOR, the Internet Archive, Google Books, and RNIB Bookshare. They are also indexed in DOAB...
Contract
Your book has been reviewed positively by the punctum books co-directors and you received an email letting you know that we accepted your manuscript for publication, contingent upon the forthcoming review by our Editorial Advisory Board, and after that, receip...
Ordering Author Copies
How do I order author copies? You can order author copies by sending an email to Vincent (vincent@punctumbooks.com) listing the full address on which you wish to receive the books. Shipment usually takes 2-3 weeks, depending on where you are. It may be a ...
Transliteration
In different humanities disciplines it is common to refer to certain concepts, names, and titles from languages written in non-Roman scripts. In Western philosophical works, Ancient Greek is often referenced, whereas works engaging with Eastern philosophy and ...
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 footnotes are much more reader-friendly than endnotes. 1.2. Use Chicago Manual’s 18th edition Notes and Bibliography format (preferred in the Humanities), with full b...
Employment Basics
Employment contract types Full-time employees work 1 fte = 40 hours per week on average. Part-time employees are those who work less than 1 fte per week. Full-time and part-time employees can have either temporary or indefinite duration contracts. Both fu...
Confidentiality and Data Protection
Personal Data punctum books is the data controller of personal data of the following groups: Staff Authors, editors, and other contributors to book projects Donors/Subscribers Library supporters Bookstores, vendors, and other commercial partners All per...
Code of Conduct
All staff of punctum books is expected to abide by our general Code of Conduct. Furthermore, there are the following considerations. Dress code punctum books is a sartorial powerhouse. We expect staff to have a well-honed personal fashion style that is cohe...
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation Baseline salaries are inflation-adjusted on an annual basis. An annual bonus is determined around December 1 based on the overall performance of the company, at the discretion of the Directors. Employees are never required to work overtime but m...
(Non-)Working Hours
Working Hours Working hours are a standard 40 hours per week. Staff is allowed to organize these hours throughout the week as they see fit, as long as this allows them to attend any necessary (online) meetings. Personal Time Off (PTO) Staff has 20 days work...
Employee Resignation and Termination
Resignation You resign when you voluntarily inform the Directors that you will stop working for punctum books. We also consider you resigned if you stop responding to emails, Mattermost messages, or other attempts to get in touch for a week. You are not lega...
5. Proofreading
5.1 Once your book has been typeset, you will receive galley proofs in the form of a PDF. We have a separate page explaining how to proof our PDFs. 5.2 Proofreading is difficult. Everyone involved looks out for errors, but someone should be the primary proofr...
5. Proofreading
5.1 Once your book has been typeset, you will receive galley proofs in the form of a PDF. We have a separate page explaining how to proof our PDFs. 5.2 Proofreading is difficult. Everyone involved looks out for errors, but someone should be the primary proofr...
3. Manuscript Check and Cover Design
3.1 You have sent us the folder containing your completed manuscript. We will check the contents against our submission guidelines, and do a rough check of the contents so we can pick out any major editorial issues, such as related to orthography, referencing ...
Internet Archive Usage Data Python Script
import requestsimport csv Define the list of item IDs and the time perioditem_ids = ["f755b169-bedd-4b95-b95a-294f355abc71","7fbc96cf-4c88-4e70-b1fe-d4e69324184a","4da1ef38-e3d8-4384-8c73-82d6e36df49d","f3c9e9d8-9a38-4558-be2e-cab9a70d62f0","89990379-94c2-459...
GraphQL Script to extract Author Affiliations from the Thoth Catalog
{ affiliations(publishers: ["9c41b13c-cecc-4f6a-a151-be4682915ef5"], limit: 9999) { institution { institutionName countryCode updatedAt } contribution { fullName contributionType contributor { orcid } work { title subtitle workType workStatus publicationDate...
Multiyear Library Subscriptions
For library subscribers who pay their multiyear dues all at once: Register as Bank deposit to Prepaid Library Subscriptions First year (same date as bank deposit):Debit first year to the Other Current Assets/Prepaid Library Subscriptions account Credit to ...
Employee Onboarding
Accounts Website For the website a photo, short bio, and key interest fields are needed. The info is added to the Organization page on the website. Email A new account will be requested [first name]@punctumbooks.com via Cloud68. This needs to be done first...