That literary agents can decide whether to
accept manuscripts based solely on the marketing plan?
Not exact matches
Articles should be
accepted for publication
based primarily on the judged importance and relevance of the reported study, which is usually stated and defended in the «introduction» section of the
manuscript, and whether the methodology (including that of the data analysis) is sound, which can be assessed via the «methods» section of the
manuscript.
As for peer review, it means only that reasonably qualified scientists examined the
manuscript and recommended changes to improve the paper, or recommended that the paper be rejected; the journal editor has to make a determination about the merits of the paper
based largely, but not entirely on the reviewers» comments (the editor has some discretion in deciding to
accept or reject — his / her reputation as an editor, and the reputation of the journal, depend on sound editorial judgments).
Yet, because the industry is changing on an almost daily
basis (did you hear that HarperCollins's sci - fi / fantasy imprint, Harper Voyager, will be
accepting unagented
manuscripts from October 1 — 14?)
These days, unless you have a well - known agent or a large platform and an existing fan
base, publishing houses usually will not
accept your
manuscript.
Michael, It's not entirely true that publishers
accept books on the
basis of whether the
manuscript is well written.
SUBMITTING QUERIES RABBITS USA magazine does not
accept unsolicited
manuscripts; we work from a query
basis only.