Publishing with SARE Outreach
Call for Manuscripts
SARE Outreach releases its call for manuscripts periodically. Potential
authors might review SARE Outreach’s manuscript
submission form, and consider applying when the next call for manuscripts
is released.
SARE grantees: Have a publication idea?
Contact Andy Clark to discuss product
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SARE Outreach publishes books, bulletins and online resources highlighting
SARE-funded project results and other innovative research. Most of SARE
Outreach information covers an issue from a national perspective and is
available in print and online.
Bulletin Publishing
SARE Outreach has published a variety of informational bulletins ranging
in size from 12 to 32 pages that highlight sustainable systems or practices
– such as alternative poultry production or marketing strategies.
See the full list of SARE Outreach
bulletins and consider applying to publish a bulletin manuscript.
Book Publishing
SARE Outreach has published or co-published a variety of books ranging
in size from 60-280 pages. SARE Outreach will work with an author to publish
a manuscript, but only if the program is involved during the developmental
phase. That involvement might include some or all of the following, pending
approval of authors and SARE Outreach staff:
Reviewing publication
outline(s)
Suggesting external
reviewers
Copyediting manuscript
Designing the
cover
Co-developing
a marketing/promotional plan
Other Resources
SARE Outreach also seeks proposals to develop other outreach tools, such
as websites, databases, spreadsheets and creative online resources.
SARE Outreach
Publishing Guidelines
You must submit a book manuscript or idea to SARE Outreach when our book
requests for proposals is open. Please note: SARE Outreach does not compensate
authors. Rather, SARE Outreach will print, stock and distribute a title
in partnership with an author.
Once an idea has been submitted, SARE Outreach staff will review the
proposal to determine whether the project has merit. Staff will use some
of the following decision-making guidelines:
Does the book
cover a sustainable agriculture topic of general interest?
Does the book
have a national appeal, or at least cross two regions?
Does the idea
duplicate any other SARE Outreach titles – published or in progress?
Does the idea
expand upon any other existing resources? Contact the Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center, which specializes in identifying
and accessing information related to alternative agricultural enterprises.)
If the idea passes staff review, SARE Outreach will forward it to the
SARE Outreach Steering Committee for approval. The committee meets twice
a year. After the committee agrees upon a project, SARE’s budget
committee needs to provide final approval. That internal review process
takes about one year.
SARE books and bulletins adhere to production standards based on the
philosophy that a well-designed and organized publication will generate
wider appeal. SARE Outreach generally publishes books with color covers
and one- or two-colors text pages.
If SARE Outreach is to distribute books for an author, we will charge
an agreed-upon, per-book price plus shipping and handling to cover part
of our inventory, handling and postage costs.
If you would like to re-print a publication previously published without
SARE Outreach involvement, you must work with SARE Outreach on a new edition
during the editorial production phase.
Books, bulletins and other educational materials developed as part of
SARE-funded grants can be listed at the SARE website at http://www.sare.org/publications/core_info.htm.
Contact SARE Outreach if you have already produced a resource from your
SARE grant and would like to post your product on our list.
Background
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
program has promoted farming systems that are profitable, environmentally
sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education
grants program.
SARE Outreach develops and disseminates information about sustainable
agriculture through print and electronic media. SARE Outreach operates
under cooperative agreements with CSREES to publish a variety of print
and electronic resources for farmers, agricultural educators, and consumers.
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