Step by Step to Your Publication

1. Publishing request

You can submit your publication project using the contact form or e-mail, or you can contact us directly for advice.

2. Submission of the manuscript and documentation of the review process 

Upload the revised manuscript and the review documentation to our institutional repository. n form on the university's publication server. For formal requirements, please refer to the instructions for preparing manuscripts.

3. Manuscript review

Upon receipt of the manuscript, we check that it complies with the formal requirements set out in the manuscript guidelines and that it is legible and comprehensible. Once it has been approved, we will return the manuscript to you with our suggested changes and comments. We also ask you to provide additional bibliographic data for production purposes.

4. Cost planning and publishing contract

As soon as we receive the revised manuscript, we will draw up a cost plan and the publishing contract. You can find detailed information under Costs and Financing. 

5. Production of publication formats

Once the publishing contract has been finalized, the accessible publication formats (PDF galley, EPUB, and HTML, if applicable) will be created and a cover will be made.

6. Proof corrections

You will then receive the PDF proof for review and approval.

7. Release and distribution

After approval, the publisher takes care of online publication and lists the publication in catalogs and databases. We also take care of the mandatory submission of the online publication for long-term archiving.  

8. Invoicing

We cover the publication costs. The costs for online publication are generally borne by the university, unless third-party funding is available for the publication costs.

9. Duration of the publication process

The processing time from receipt of the manuscript to publication is usually three to five months.