CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties: Emerging Trends and Practices (3rd Edition)

CALL FOR AUTHORS

You will be listed as a Contributing Author in the publication. You may want to consider writing a chapter as a team effort, developing a chapter with others from your organization. This is also an opportunity to shine the spotlight on your organization.

The following Author Guidelines provide details on how the process will work. Recognizing how busy you are, the process is designed to be interactive and easy; we are available to collaborate with you in developing your chapter outline and provide guidance, if needed, throughout the process.

Keep in mind, each chapter should be crafted so as to be informative with actionable steps, recommendations and possible resources.

AUTHOR SELECTION PROCESS

Those wishing to be considered as a contributing author must follow the submission steps as listed:

Review the list of topics and select the topic you would like to write about. Please note that each topic may contain multiple chapters submitted by multiple authors.
Submissions are welcome from those in the public sector, academia, and private sector.
Submit an outline or abstract (up to one page) of what you propose to write. Please include a working title if possible. Please indicate if this is original work or has appeared in another publication.
All submissions must be accompanied by a brief bio (paragraph length only).
Submissions/abstracts (one page) must be submitted to [email protected] no later than June 14, 2024.
The Executive Editor will have sole discretion as to which chapters will be accepted.
Draft manuscripts must be received no later than November 30, 2024. The chapter must include discussion points/questions at the end, pointing back to some of the narrative and issues raised in the chapter.

QUESTIONS OR SUBMISSIONS:

Dr. Alan R. Shark, Editor, Email: [email protected], Phone: 202-626-2445

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MECHANICS & AUTHOR GUIDELINES

In order to achieve a sense of book continuity among authors, each author will follow these guidelines:

Each chapter should be between 3,000 and 5000 words – more pages may be considered with advanced agreement with the Executive Editor.
Write using an average of 350 to 500 printed words per book page (This space would include header, sub-headers, and illustrations were necessary).
Each chapter should conclude with 5 to 10 discussion questions.
All references shall be listed at the end of the chapter.
Use of subheads, bullets, lists, is encouraged to foster ease of reading.
All manuscripts must be presented in English using MS Word.
Charts, pictures or graphs must be all graphics or photos should have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher and the following formats tiff, jpg, eps or high-resolution pdfs. No low resolutions pictures or illustrations will be accepted.
Author(s) agree to accept the Executive Editor’s final edits.
All manuscripts shall become the sole property of the publisher but may be reprinted automatically and used elsewhere with permission and full reference cited.
Each author will receive one complimentary copy but may have the option to purchase additional copies at a discount.

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2024 PTI Author Submission Terms and Conditions

Chapter outlines and abstracts must be submitted to the Executive Editor for acceptance. Regarding chapter submissions; author(s) agree to accept the Executive Editor’s final edits. All chapters/manuscripts shall become the sole property of the publisher but may be reprinted and used elsewhere with permission and full reference cited.

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