Production Services and Typesetting

For Publications in Print or Electronic Format

"The staff at the Philosophy Documentation Center is responsive and professional. They made the process of launching a journal not only infinitely easier, but even pleasant. I look forward to working with them for years to come." -- Miranda Brown, University of Michigan.

"I recently guest edited a volume of Social Philosophy Today and assisted in the production of another volume. The process was pleasant, efficient, and hassle-free, thanks to the expertise of the PDC staff. The product was excellent -- high quality publishing work. Based on my experience I can highly recommend their services." -- Prof. Nancy Snow, Marquette University

The Philosophy Documentation Center provides production and typesetting for journals, book series, monographs, reference works, conference programs, newsletters, and marketing materials in print or electronic format. Our experienced team can quickly create page proofs in an attractive layout of your choice at competitive rates. If electronic files are not available for a particular text or graphic, we can digitize the material and prepare it for print or electronic publication. We work cooperatively with your editorial team to provide author proofs, and we can adapt our procedures to suit your particular needs. Copy-editing of all manuscripts can be provided by arrangement.

Style Guides

Style guides provide consistency of format and layout, and help readers easily find references. When implemented well the result is a professional work that enhances the usefulness and long-term value of the publication. We work with several style guides - including Chicago Manual, Bluebook, and Academy of Management. We also support unique style guides for particular publications and their sponsoring organizations.

Layout & Design

We can provide page layout and graphic design work to meet the needs of each project in print or electronic format. We can exactly match an existing layout so readers won’t notice any change in production arrangements. We can improve the layout or cover design to give a publication a more polished, professional look. Alternatively we can work with you to provide entirely new layout or cover designs to help you reach new readers. We can also help you design flyers, membership forms, or marketing materials in print or electronic format.

Reference Tagging & DOIs

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique character string that provides a permanent electronic name for an electronic document. We can provide assignment and integration of DOIs at the article level, and add available DOIs in article references to support reference linking. Our typesetting work can also include standardization of reference formats and tagging of reference elements to support cited-by linking.

Printing Arrangements

There is continuing demand for print format, even though most new publications are available in electronic format. Many readers prefer print and we can help you meet this demand with cost-effective printing arrangements for any project. Printing costs vary based on quantity, format, color requirements, and required turn around time. We can help you find the most cost-effective solution to meet your needs.

Publications we have produced

Journals and series that have been designed or typeset at PDC include:

American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
The American Journal of Semiotics
Augustinian Studies
Business Ethics Quarterly
Business and Professional Ethics Journal
Directory of American Philosophers
Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy
Faith and Philosophy
Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy
Hume Studies
Idealistic Studies
International Corporate Responsibility Series
International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers
International Journal of Applied Philosophy
International Philosophical Quarterly
Journal of Philosophical Research
New Vico Studies
The Owl of Minerva
The Philosopher's Index
Philosophy & Theology
Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association
Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
The Proceedings of the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy
Questions: Philosophy for Young People
Radical Philosophy Review
The Ruffin Series of the Society for Business Ethics
Social Philosophy Today
Teaching Philosophy
Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology

PDC has also designed dozens of anthologies, research bibliographies and other specialized reference works.

More Information

For more information about typesetting and production work contact Greg Swope at gswope [@] pdcnet.org. For information about layout & graphic design work contact Diana Malsky at dmalsky [@] pdcnet.org.

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