CRP is seeking newly completed or nearly completed manuscripts that describe and/or implement the addictive disease model in addressing addiction treatment and recovery. If you have a written work that falls into our specialized publishing field, we would like to hear from you. We will give your manuscript a timely, careful, and sympathetic review to see if it meets our demanding standards. Your manuscript will be held in the strictest confidence while in our hands. It will not be used, shown, or discussed with any party not associated with CRP. After our free review, we will offer feedback on your book's suitability for CRP.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

When making a submission, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Brief synopsis. Provide a brief summary of your proposed book.
  • Audience. Please describe the intended audience for your book. Is it for professionals, physicians, students, those in recovery, etc.?
  • Market.
    • What need does your book fill?
    • How will readers benefit from the book?
    • What makes your book unique?
    • How is your book better than others on the same topic?
  • Author's credentials. What makes you uniquely suited to write this book? Please include a resume or curriculum vitae. Include information on your professional credentials, current occupation, and previously published works.
  • Self-addressed stamped envelope. Include an SASE if you wish submitted materials to be returned to you. The SASE must have sufficient postage; otherwise it will be disposed of.
  • Manuscript sample. Please do not submit bound or two-sided copies of your manuscript. Send ONLY the following:
    1. Detailed outline or your book
    2. Table of contents
    3. Introduction
    4. Two sample chapters

In preparing a manuscript sample or when submitting a full manuscript, please observe our format requirements.

  • Use letter-quality, 12-point type that is clean and legible.
  • Use standard (8.5 X 11), good-quality white typing paper. Do not use erasable bond. Type on one side of the paper only.
  • All text, tables and caption material must be double-spaced. Allow at least one-inch margins on both sides, top, bottom.
  • All words and in chapter and section titles should be upper and lower case.
  • If you send a complete manuscript, the pages should be numbered continuously throughout, not chapter by chapter.

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