Our books range from analytical texts, practical books, hands on manuals and reference works.

We particularly welcome proposals of books to publish with us in the subject areas of: development studies; energy access; gender; humanitarian assistance; enterprise development and microfinance; urban services; water supply, sanitation and hygiene, all in the context of international development.

Authors should consider publishing with us because:

• Your proposal and typescript will be considered by an experienced editorial team and our expert subject reviewers

• We co-publish with major international aid agencies such as Oxfam GB; FAO; the Emergency Capacity Building Project; The SEEP Network; and IRC, Netherlands. We also co-publish with leading research organizations such as IDS, University of Sussex; Overseas Development Institute, London

• Our book catalogue, website and sales agents will bring your book before international development practitioners, researchers and students

• As part of our digital strategy books will be converted to ebooks for reading on commercial e-readers and be available on our online knowledge resource platform

• Our production team can source designers and printers from around the world to produce your book efficiently and attractively

Submit articles for our international peer reviewed journals

Enterprise Development & Microfinance offers practice-based insights into the role of markets, enterprises and financial services in reducing poverty and stimulating economic development. Contributions to EDM may include: Research article: original development-relevant research, peer-reviewed, up to 6000 words; Perspectives from the field: ideas and experiences on entrepreneurship in developing countries, peer-reviewed, up to 4000 words; Editorial: reflections on the state of market-oriented research and development practice; Crossfire: debate between experts on the unknowns, dilemmas, and tensions in microfinance and enterprise development; Book review: critical thoughts on relevant books and manuscripts

Food Chain offers field-based insights into the production and marketing of food in developing countries and its implications for alleviating poverty and hunger. The coverage includes but is not restricted to: Agri-food systems; Rural livelihoods; Food security; Post-harvest management; Agro-ecology; Certification; Seed systems; Food processing; Consumer preferences. Contributions to Food Chain may include: Research article: original development-relevant research, peer reviewed, up to 8000 words; Perspectives from the field: ideas and experiences on entrepreneurship in developing countries, peer-reviewed, up to 4000 words; Editorial: reflections on the state of market-oriented research and development practice

Waterlines is a refereed journal providing a forum for those involved in extending water supply, sanitation, hygiene and waste management to all in developing countries. It highlights information sources and promotes debate between different perspectives. Waterlines contains full-length peer-reviewed papers and shorter ‘articles from the field’. Articles should be original contributions, between 4-6000 words in length, formatted to house style and not under consideration elsewhere. Alongside regular issues, Waterlines also produces special guest edited thematic issues.

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