SPIE Book Proposal Form

General Information

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Proposal Details

This file(s) constitutes the proposal and will be sent out for external review by subject-matter experts.


For your convenience, SPIE provides a proposal template and encourages its usage. Custom documents may also be submitted provided all the fields in the template are addressed.


Please all include résumés or curricula vitae (CV) for all authors. In the case of a multi-author or an edited book with two or more editors, please combine the CVs into a single file. The CVs can be part of the proposal document or in a separate file.

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Manuscript Information

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Specific the format of the submitted manuscript i.e. Word, LaTex, etc.

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Please specify the software used for the manuscript. Note that SPIE prefers MS Word and LaTex.

Round to nearest 25 pages.

Potential Reviewers

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Provide the name, email address, and affiliation of up to 5 reviewers. Note that this is optional but can expedite the review process.

AI Authorship

Given that authorship attribution requires accountability for the submitted work, SPIE does not allow ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) to be listed as an author on a manuscript. If authors plan to use AI tools when writing a manuscript, this must be disclosed here. This disclosure should describe which AI tool will be used and how it will be used. SPIE follows the guidance of COPE on this topic, which further advises that “Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics."

Please check if AI is/will be used in the preparation of the manuscript or proposal.

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Indicate any AI language model that was used in the preparation of the manuscript.

Describe the extent to which the model was used if applicable.

Checklist

Final check of submitted information.

Was a proposal uploaded? Were all the template fields addressed, e.g., technical description and table of contents?

Were résumés or curricula vitae uploaded for all authors or editors?