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GraphQL Script to Get Books Published per Year
{ books(order: {field: PUBLICATION_DATE, direction: ASC}, publishers: ["9c41b13c-cecc-4f6a-a151-be4682915ef5"], limit: 9999, workStatus: ACTIVE) { fullTitle doi publicationDate }}
House Style (CMoS-based)
1. Spelling 1.1 Use US English spelling conventions. organize, utilize, color, center, jail, draft, airplane, jewelry Other spellings that occasionally occur in US English are acceptable, but must be consistent within a manuscript. towards, amidst, whilst,...
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 our main deviations. 1. Exceptions in the Text 1.1 Date ranges always should be provided in full. 1000–1005, 1005–1015, 1950–1976 NOT: 1000–5, 1005–15, 1950–76 ...
Images, Tables, and Other Visual Elements
Visual elements such as images and tables must be provided separately and not included into the manuscript file. Images should have a minimum resolution of 300dpi and width of 5 in. 1. Images and Tables 1.1 Each visual element should receive a number x.y, wh...
DOI Extraction Script
import pdfplumberimport reimport csvimport osfrom datetime import datetime def extract_dois_from_pdf(pdf_path): """ Extracts DOI numbers from the given PDF file and returns a list of DOIs. Removes the final period if it's part of the DOI. Fixes DO...
DOI Upload Script
import thothlibraryimport csv # Log in to Thothemail = "XXX@punctumbooks.com" # Replace with your emailpassword = "XXX" # Replace with your password thoth = thothlibrary.ThothClient()thoth.login(email, password) # Define the work_id (this should be specif...
Subject Classification Policy
Custom Categories These are the custom categories used by punctum. Ideally choose 2, maximum 3 categories. Anthropocene: the "end(s)" of humanity, climate emergency, human impact on the planet Art+Aesthetics: books by/about artists Autotheory: biographic...
Book Order Invoicing
Book orders contain a list of the books ordered, using the Punctum Book Number as Item. If the item does not exist, create it by simply filling out the item details. You can quickly add item by clicking the plus sign in the lower right corner. Authors get a 5...
Library Subscription Invoicing
Individual Libraries Individual libraries invoiced directly via punctum books are invoiced under item code 9902. Make sure to add the period of the subscription (available on the Trello card), and if it's a multi-year contract, which year. Add a PO number if ...
Royalties
Royalties depend on the specifications in the author contract. Whenever a contract is signed including a royalty clause, create an entry in the royalty spreadsheet. Each year on June 1, royalty reports for those books that have accrued royalties until April ...
New Client
In order to create an invoice you either need to select an existing client or create a new one. Under the Clients menu click + Create. This will create a new client record. At minimum, fill out the following fields: Name Email Currency: USD unl...
Distribution
Print Books Our print books are printed on demand by KDP, which means they are printed when they are ordered. They are then made available via Amazon and its subsidiaries, and eventually populate secondary websites such as Bookshop.org. Bookshop Distributio...
Biographies
Biographies should be concise, up to date, and contain essential biographical information. They include, concretely, the following: current occupation recent monograph or edited collection publications a relevant selection of journals where articles have ...
Will I receive any royalties?
The baseline is that very few scholarly publications ever sell enough copies to compensate for, let alone exceed, their production costs. punctum books is a non-profit, public benefit corporation and all the money we make from selling print copies is reinveste...
May my book be translated?
Yes, the Creative Commons license that we usually use (BY-NC-SA 4.0) allows for translation of your book as long as the publisher is also a non-profit and publishes your book under a similar license. Sometimes it happens that the publisher is commercial and/or...
Will my book be used for AI training?
Even though punctum books itself has no direct links to any AI company and will never "sell" its open access content for those purposes (in fact, we have nothing to sell in that respect), there is no doubt that AI companies crawl the internet for content. We i...
May I include previously published materials?
In developing a book authors and editors often include materials that have already been published elsewhere in an earlier form. Authors are usually free to incorporate their own work into a new publication without fees as long as the original publication is pr...
May I republish my own work?
You always retain copyright to your work, so feel free to include parts of it in other publications. Please make sure to include proper bibliographical reference to the (upcoming) punctum publication. We can also help you amplify these publications through our...
Will punctum cover my image licensing costs?
We do not have a budget to cover image licenses. If you want to include copyrighted images in your publication you will have to secure the proper permissions.
May I publicly announce my forthcoming book after I signed my contract?
For sure, go ahead and don't forget to tag us on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky @punctum_books!