Culicidae Press publishes original works in any field, although during the last few years we have specialized in novels, biographies, poetry, publications about the designed environment, and the fine arts. Please read our required Submission Guidelines (links to a downloadable PDF) which also lists copyright compliance requirements.

We use a Style Guide (links to a downloadable PDF) that lists formatting requirements. In most cases we follow the Chicago Manual of Style.

Submissions to Culicidae Press must be sent via email to editor@culicidaepress.com

Please send us an initial-contact email without attachments first. We tend to not open attachments from email addresses that are not in our contact database.

All submissions must include the following (either as separate files or in one file):

1. 1. 1. A cover letter addressed to the Editor.
      2. A manuscript abstract of approximately 200 to 250 words.
      3. The manuscript in Microsoft Word or any other text format. See our Culicidae Press Submission Guidelines for specific requirements.
      4. If your manuscript contains images, include a single Microsoft Word or PDF document compiling any accompanying images in low resolution (make sure the file is small enough to be sent via email). High-resolution JPEGs/TIFFs and image permissions are not required for initial submissions, only for manuscripts that have been officially 
accepted.

The author should receive a confirmation of receipt within one week of submitting the article and other materials listed above. If such a confirmation is not received, a brief message should be sent to editor@culicidaepress.com to verify that a submission has been received. A detailed response based on peer review of the manuscript (see below) will be sent back to the author within four to six weeks of receipt of the manuscript.

Peer Review

After receipt of a new manuscript we send the text out to at least two outside reviewers who will comment, in writing, using the following categories:

Overall Impression/Summary of Text
Suggestions for Improvement
Suitability for Publication

The editor then combines the comments from the two outside reviewers, adds his or her own observations, and returns the review in written form to the author. Usually this process takes at least four to six weeks. Please note that, in most cases, we initially reject manuscripts but we also give constructive criticism through the peer review process that helps authors improve their manuscript for a second submission.

Editing Service

Part of the publication process for Culicidae Press and its imprints is a multi-step editing schedule that guarantees a published text without spelling and grammatical errors. As a courtesy, we will correct sixty (60) errors in a manuscript for free after we started the book layout process. Any additional errors will be charged at $1.00/correction.