Updated September 17th, 2025: They have temporarily updated their site, and at present there are no submission guidelines listed.
Equinox Publishing is an independent academic publisher based in the UK. They publish books and journals for an international audience in the humanities and social sciences.
They publish an average of 40 new books a year, and they have a back list of around 500 books across the subjects they specialize in: archaeology, linguistics, popular music and religious studies.
They have good distribution internationally.
There is two types of books you can propose/submit. One is a title that will fit in within a series that they already publish. The other is a book that exists outside of their current series options, but is still about one of the subjects they specialize in.
Submit a proposal with sample chapters or draft manuscripts. These are peer reviewed. They sometimes offer contracts just on proposals.
They pay royalties annually, but don’t offer much more details than that. They offer some marketing support, but expect authors to play a role.
To learn more about work they’ve previously published, go here.
As always, only submit if you feel like your work is a good fit for them. Follow all of their submission guidelines.
To learn more, please visit their website here.
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