SBSM Book Project · Section Editor Resources

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Everything section editors need to invite authors and get chapters started. You also received a link to your own section's page, which has your approved table of contents and the templates your section uses.

Your next steps

Review your approved table of contents (editors' copy). It is on your section page. It shows which chapter template and which invitation template go with each chapter, plus any suggestions from the senior editors. It is for section editors only, so please do not forward it to authors.
Plan your section introduction. Every section has an introduction in addition to the foreword. The introduction covers the etiology and pathophysiology in broad strokes, the foundational principles and models, and the key terms for your section. The template is in the library below.
Write your section foreword. Section editors write the foreword themselves using the foreword template. It is meant to be short, ideally 1 to 2 pages.
Invite your authors. Use the New Author or Returning Author invitation template, as your table of contents indicates. Personalize it, send it from your own email address, and cc project leadership (listed below) so we can keep track. You decide how to invite (all at once, one chapter at a time, and so on).
Send each author three files: your section's Table of Contents for Authors (titles only, on your section page), their chapter template, and the timeline. For returning authors from the 2011 book, you may also share the comparison document. Please do not send it to new authors.

Chapter format at a glance

Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced.
Up to 10 pages in total, including figures and tables. Shorter is preferred, and longer chapters may be returned for shortening.
Use the template headings. Authors may add subheadings under them but should not add or delete headings.
Numbered citations. Figures and tables go at the end of the chapter, after citations, and need permission where applicable.
The senior and associate editors will draft ten multiple-choice questions for each chapter and send them to the authors for review and approval.

Key dates

When	What happens
November 2026	Section editors invite authors
April 2027	Chapters due to section editors
April to July 2027	Section editors send revisions to authors and finalize chapters
August 2027	Section editors send vetted chapters to the senior editors
August to December 2027	Senior editors (with support from associate editors) review and propose edits with section editors as needed
January 2028	Final drafts of chapters go to New Harbinger