1. What do academics want from a university publisher?
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS REDUX CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2016
Professor Jon Tonge
Department of Politics
University of Liverpool
@jontonge

2. The top ten items
Prestige and reputation of the publisher – the REF dominates our thoughts!
Record of the publisher in the sub-discipline
The clarity of the refereeing process and speed of decision
The quality of the press proof reader – a really key figure
Paperback possible option
The promotion of the book – launch, online, print, conferences, exclusivity
Book review alerts
The personnel involved – are they pleasant to work with!?
Quality of the finished product – including input to cover design
Desire not to be overburdened with 20 page publisher marketing form…