Publishing with IPP Press

The press publishes work on the economics of state capacity: how public institutions are built, what they cost to sustain, what is lost when they are allowed to decay, and how any of this might be measured. It exists for work that is too formal for most policy literature, too institutional for many economics journals, and too slow to reach practitioners through either.

What the press publishes

Books, in English, French and Italian, and in more than one of these languages where the work justifies it. Monographs that develop an argument at length are the core of the programme. Shorter studies that test or extend an existing framework with evidence from a particular country, sector or period are equally welcome.

What the press does not publish

Edited collections of conference papers, textbooks, memoirs, and work whose main purpose is advocacy. The press also does not publish work that has already appeared in substantially the same form.

How a proposal is considered

The press does not yet receive unsolicited manuscripts. Authors who believe their work belongs here may send a short description of it, of no more than a page, with a table of contents and an indication of length, to [email protected]. The press replies to every proposal. Where there is interest, it asks for two sample chapters and, if those hold up, for the full manuscript, which then goes to external review under the process described on the peer review page.

What authors can expect

A decision on the manuscript grounded in written reports. An editor who reads the whole text. Publication in open access under a Creative Commons licence, with a DOI for each edition and a published record of review. Distribution through the repository, this catalogue, and the press’s own channels. The press does not charge authors for publication and does not pay advances.

Languages

A manuscript may be submitted in English, French or Italian. Translation into the other languages is decided title by title.