Types of books
Types of books we publish
- Monograph: A book intended to be a complete treatment of a single subject, written by one or few co-authors.
- Contributed work: A book intended to be a complete treatment of a single subject written by multiple contributors led by a volume editor.
- Encyclopedia: A book or set of books offering comprehensive information on all or specialized areas of knowledge arranged according to alphabetic table of contents.
- Textbook: A book intended for use in education, usually providing an overview of a subject.
- Reference: A book such as encyclopedias and dictionaries that are not intended to be read front to back, but to provide specific facts when needed.
- Proceedings: A book covering (a selection of) lectures or papers given at a conference or workshop.
- Thesis: A book detailing an author's research, written to fulfill the requirements for attaining a degree.
- Professional book: Presentation of a field for the advanced training of persons working in this field.
- General interest: A book intended for a general readership without expertise in the field - its style, layout, and presentation targets a broad audience.
- Handbook: A well-structured and exhaustive chapter wise presentation of a usually broad documentation of the status of a research field.
- SpringerBriefs: Concise summaries of 24,000-52,000 words on cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields. These are unique to the Springer imprint.
- Palgrave Pivot: At length of 25,000 and 50,000 words these publications in the humanities, social sciences and business, take advantage of a swift and flexible publication process to dramatically reduce publication times.
