be given once the books are delivered, and
the remaining copy will be given on the
day of the launch.
H. Who owns the copyright to the book?
The author/editor owns the copyright
to his/her book. All requests for
permission on the use of any part of the
book will be referred to the author and the
publisher.
I. Is there a contract between the author
and the publisher?
A publishing agreement is signed
by the author and the president of the
university. The contract will be given to
the author for review before the editing
process of his/her manuscript begins.
J. Is the author expected to participate in
the promotion of his/her book?
The UP Press has put in place a
new, aggressive marketing plan. As part
of this plan, the author may be invited
to participate in activities that will help
promote his/her book (e.g., lecture tours,
book conferences, television appearances,
etc.).
UP Press holds a mass book launch
at least twice a year. An author may also
opt to hold an individual book launch
provided that
all expenses for the said launch are
shouldered by the author or his/her
sponsor
all arrangements for the individual
launch are made by the author (e.g.,
venue, program, food, etc.).
NOTE: The author should officially
inform the UP Press about the
schedule of an individual book launch
as well as other event details at least
seven working days prior to the date
HOW
of the launch. UP Press can assist
in the promotion and distribution
of invitations to the UP faculty
and its officials. It can also upload
the invitations to its social network
accounts and can sell the books
during the launch or consign copies
to get
to the author or the event organizer
(UP Presss terms of payment for your book
consigned books shall apply). In case
an individual book launch falls on a
weekend and requires the presence of
a UP Press staff to work on the said
PUBLISHED
date, the author will be shouldering
the overtime pay of the UP Press by the
personnel involved.
K. How are UP Press books distributed?
The UP Press maintains a bookstore
on the ground floor of its building in UP
UP Press
Diliman for wholesale and retail purchases.
UP Press titles are also sold in bookstores
in UP Baguio and UP Cebu. Books are also
distributed to all major local bookstores, The University of the Philippines Press
including National Bookstore, Power E. de los Santos St., UP Campus,
Books, La Solidaridad, and Fully Booked. Diliman, Quezon City 1101
L. Are UP Press books distributed abroad? Telephones:
Selected UP Press titles are distributed 925-3243; 928-4391
internationally by the University of Hawaii Telefax:
Press. The UP Press also operates a website 928-2558
where customers can view its online catalog. Marketing:
926-6642
M. Does UP Press reprints books?
E-mail:
The UP Press also reprints books upppressbooks@yahoo.com
provided that the current print run goes out press@up.edu.ph
of print within the first five years. Authors
whose books run out of print are informed Website:
press.up.edu.ph The University of the Philippines Press
before their books are reprinted.
A. What must an author do if he wants to
be published by the UP Press?
The UP Press accepts scholarly,
creative, and scientific works. Authors
may submit their manuscripts either by
courier or in person. The submission
must include
1. A cover letter addressed to the UP Press
director containing information about
the book and the author, including the
authors contact details;
2. Three identical hard copies of the
manuscript, printed on good quality
paper (letter quality mode, not in
economy mode), processed in MS Word
(12 pts. Arial or Times New Roman,
double-spaced, printed on one side of the
paper only), and paginated (page numbers
should be consecutive throughout the
entire manuscript, beginning on the first
page and ending on the last).
Under no circumstances will the
UP Press accept any manuscript that is
incomplete.
B. What will happen to the manuscript
after it is submitted?
1. The director and the deputy director
will do a preliminary assessment of the
submitted manuscript before assigning it
to at least two readers for evaluation.
2. Readers are selected from a pool of
experts recommended by the UP Press
Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is
composed of distinguished scholars from
various disciplines, most of them UP
university professors. The UP System
vice president for academic affairs is the
ex officio chair of the Editorial Board.
Readers are given at least two months to
decide on a manuscript. If the evaluation
is a favorable, the director will approve
the manuscripts publication.
3. Authors will be informed via e-mail of
the results of the evaluation.
a. An author whose work has not been
accepted for publications has the
option to claim the file copy of the
manuscript within a year from the
date the results of the evaluation
were sent, afterwhich it shall be
discarded.
b. An author whose work is accepted
for publication must submit all
of the requirements listed in the
Submission Checklist for Approved
Manuscripts attached in the letter
of acceptance. Manuscripts should
follow the Chicago Manual of Style.
Titles in Filipino should follow
the style recommendations of the
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
(KWF).
4. Book design will be executed by the UP
Presss in-house book designers. If the
author has suggestions on the layout (e.g.,
book size, fonts, margins, etc.), he/she
must coordinate with the in-house book
designer before the layout stage. However,
the UP Press has the final say on the
overall layout of the manuscript.
5. At least two copy editors will be assigned
to the manuscript. The editors will
address his/her queries directly to the
author. The first set of page proofs will
be sent to the author for him/her to
review the corrections, address queries,
and approve editing marks. The author
is strongly advised to proofread the
entire manuscript at this time. No major
revisions may be inserted at this point
unless they involve errors of fact, data,
etc. After the author returns the page
proofs, the in-house editors will go over
the proofs again.
C. How long will the copyediting process
take?
This will depend on many factors
the length and complexity of the book,
whether it contains tables, charts,
photographs, other art works, how
clean the original manuscript was, how
much editing is required, etc. This may
also be affected by the number of books
undergoing editing at the time.
Copyediting of literary titles (poetry,
fiction, etc.) takes a minimum of two
months.
Scholarly works (which may involve
checking of facts, documentation, etc.),
particularly if they require heavy editing,
may take more than a year.
D. Does the author have a say on the way
the book cover looks?
The UP Press will assign a cover
designer for the book. However, authors
may also recommend a cover designer
of their choice, provided they follow the
UP Press cover design templates. Cover
designers are requested to submit at least
two studies from which authors can select,
although the final decision rests with the
publisher. Decisions regarding book size,
type of paper to be used for the printing
of the book, etc., are also the publishers
prerogative, as they will be shouldering
the costs.
E. Does the author have a say on the price
of the book?
The price of the book is determined
by the publisher, taking into consideration
the cost of production, potential market,
and other such factors.
F. Will the author have to shoulder any
expenses?
The UP Press, as publisher, will
shoulder all expenses for copyediting,
printing, distribution, and promotion of
books. The UP Press will also take care
of registration of the books copyright.
For scholarly titles that require indexing,
authors have the option to do the index
themselves, or hire an indexer at their
own expense. Payments for copyright
permission for texts, images, etc., used
must be shouldered by the authors. Costs
for personal book launches must also be
shouldered by the authors.
G. Will the author receive a remuneration?
The author(s)/editor(s) will be
entitled to 15 percent royalty on the net
price of every book sold. Royalties are
paid every year.
For each title, ten complimentary
copies will be allotted regardless of
the number of authors, editors, or
contributors. The initial nine copies will