Review Services
We are providing peer-review services for traditional and open textbooks in print and digital formats. Based on the proven review methodology used by the Community College Open Textbook Collaborative to conduct over 100 peer reviews, we offer the same services using the same pool of academic subject matter experts.
Why a formal peer review?
1. Objectiveness
Not to overstate the obvious, but when we write anything we normally think it’s the best or at least very good. Our immediate friends and colleagues may praise us for a job well done and for contributing to the body of knowledge to whatever subject we researched or plan to teach. We also have colleagues who might, for our own good, tell us that it is lacking (i.e. stinks) when it is actually top grade.
Our reviewers, on the other hand, do not have this bias. They provide impartial, detailed, chapter by chapter analysis. They are paid, experienced professionals, committed to the highest standards, without exception.
2. Credibility and Improved Content
A formal peer review adds to the credibility our material. It shows that we are confident that the material will pass the scrutiny of our peers and discretionary readers. The corrections and enhancements we make as a result of the review increases the value and usefulness of the book.
3. Increase the probability of adoption and publication
In our world of thousands of new publications a day, a formal, unbiased review is an effective tool in moving our works into the “look deeper” category.
Pricing
Option A: Standard Services: ($500 to $3,000)
Qualified academic instructors review your textbook and ancillary materials for suitability of use in for a particular discipline and educational level. You will receive a formal written chapter-by-chapter review based on eleven criteria, with quantitative rankings and comments.
Option B: Premium Services: ($1000 to $10,000)
This includes standard services plus a selectable menu of special services. Examples include vetting material, editing, and publishing the review on a website, repository hosting, preparation of text for incorporation into learning management software. Also, includes converting lecture notes into textbook format, and integration of multimedia into course material.
Option C: Custom Services: $500+
Specify your own review standards for review and audit, such as your institution’s course guidelines and articulation standards.
Note: All prices are informational only and are subject to negotiation.
Background Info: Peer Reviewer Demographics
Background Info: Peer Review Primer (Powerpoint)
For more information
Contact our editors at:
editors@textbookequity.com
