Authors
Van Schaik Publishers is a leading academic publisher in South Africa. Since 1915, the company has focused on developing local authors and content, positively contributing to South African scholarship.
We primarily publish academic textbooks for the tertiary market, although many of our books are also suitable for the general trade and scholarly markets. Our services encompass the whole publishing process, from working with ideas and developing manuscripts, through the full editorial and production process, to marketing titles, managing stock and working with tertiary institutions.
Van Schaik Publishers specialises in the following subject areas:
- Commerce
- Education
- Health sciences
- Human and social sciences
- Legal studies and criminology
- Natural and agricultural sciences
- Public and development administration, and
- Research, reference and student support.
Submitting a proposal or manuscript
Should you wish to submit a proposal for a manuscript, please email publishing@vanschaiknet.com. Supply a short description of your idea as well as your contact information. The relevant publisher will send you a document to complete in which you will describe your proposed manuscript in detail.
On receipt of a full proposal, the publisher will conduct market research in order to determine the viability of your proposed manuscript. Please note that we are a tertiary publishing house and only proposals that are suitable for the higher education market will be considered.
The Van Schaik Publishers proposal form can also be found here.
For this process to work effectively and in order to eliminate errors and omissions, we recommend nine months for production (from sending your manuscript for review to receiving the printed book in your hands). All in all, therefore, you can expect it to take about two years to turn a publishing idea into a book.