As a young author, you are probably concerned with disseminating your research findings as swiftly and effectively as possible. Upon further contemplation, you may come to the conclusion that publishing is more than just “printing a book”. In fact, printing is simply one aspect of the entire publishing process.

At Tectum Verlag, you not only profit from our guidance and support but also from our industry knowledge, experience and credibility as a renowned academic publisher. Through our years of experience, we are able to navigate the world of publishing with a nose for avoiding typical pitfalls. Our credibility and standing in the industry, as well as our network of bookstores and libraries, ensures that your book is marketed and distributed successfully in order for you to gain the recognition you need as a young academic.

Tectum Verlag is renowned for publishing theses that have been graded High Distinction, First-Class Honours or similar. In order to consider your thesis, we first conduct a comprehensive review of your manuscript. To do so, we require both your manuscript and the grading report. To publish your work, we also require a short foreword from your professor. Do note that in publishing, we require a minimum page count of 90 pages. In certain cases, this means that you might have to expand your existing manuscript.

In order to be able to provide you with a quotation and a contractual offer, we require the complete manuscript as well as your grading report and postal address.

Our priority is to keep our promise of providing you with quality service. This entails our individual author guidance, high-quality printing in Germany, the implementation of marketing strategies and the continuous maintenance of metadata. Despite our best efforts, we are unable to cover the expenses incurred through sales alone. Academic publications are primarily sold to libraries who, through the purchase of a few individual copies, make a single publication available to a large number of readers whom we are then no longer able to count on as customers. It is for this reason that academic authors receive remuneration from VG WORT. We will gladly advise you further on funding opportunities and support you in your applications.

Tectum Verlag is a champion of publishing on the Open Access network. Licence-free publications not only enjoy higher visibility, and, consequently, have a higher citation impact, but also play an essential role in furthering academic research. In an era where content is increasingly being made freely available to access, publishing companies play the role of quality-controller. We would be happy to assist and support all young academics who are keen to make waves in the academic community by making their work available to read on Open Access. We would thus be glad to advise you on the various licences and publishing formats available to choose from.

Long before your release date, details of your publication are registered with the Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher (VLB), thereby appearing on the German National Library’s weekly catalogue of new releases and ensuring that it is easily found by interested parties. Each new release is boosted by search engine optimizers to ensure that your book is found by Google. Customers can then place an order directly at our online shop or at the Tectum eLibrary. Through the registration with the VLB and Amazon, your book is distributed in over 120 digital bookstores internationally (Amazon Kindle Shop, Apple iBook Store, Thalia, Weltbild etc.). It is featured in our biannual catalogues which are sent out to long-standing contacts in the publishing industry, private customers, selected bookstores and libraries across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

All published authors are automatically entitled to receive remuneration from VG WORT. VG WORT is an association that champions the rights and entitlements of authors and collects fees from libraries for the multiple use of purchased books by third-parties. The collections, which are determined on an annual basis, are then distributed equally to all authors registered with VG WORT. Do note that in order to qualify for the remunerations, you must first sign a contract with VG WORT and register your new book with them. For more information, please visit the VG WORT website.

Your rights and interests as the author of your work are protected by statutory copyright laws (§ 11 UrhG). The contract that you draw with Tectum Verlag solely grants Tectum Verlag user rights. This entitles us to reproduce and distribute physical copies of your work, make these accessible to the public and distribute them accordingly. Additionally, it enables us to store electronic copies in databases and electronic data carriers and accords us the right to distribute and reproduce them in electronic form. You shall still be lawfully recognised as the author of your work.

You may certainly publish an abridged version of your work in an editorial collection or scholarly journal. According to statutory copyright laws (UrhG), authors are permitted to “re-publish” up to 15 percent of their word count in a separate publication twelve months after the book release. You are also entitled to receive remuneration for the publication of an article in a scholarly journal.