Instruction to Authors

SLWS supports writers of Sierra Leonean origin and other nationals whose books have a Sierra Leonean context. 

Authors are still not required to pay fees to be published. They therefore must ensure that they submit manuscripts based on our quality requirements, specifications and guidelines.

All books must be copyedited and evidence of that must be submitted.

Technical books must undergo peer-review by experts who must have a PhD in the subject area. SLWS must receive at least two positive reviews of the submitted manuscript before proceeding to the next stage. 

Authors whose manuscripts have successfully gone through peer-review will be sent a template to prepare their manuscripts. 

Any manuscript that has been rejected may not be resubmitted within a period of six months. We believe that the author will require enough time to address all the comments provided by the reviewers.

Authors wishing to submit manuscripts to SLWS must be aware that: 

• Any project must submit a book proposal.
• The book proposal will be reviewed by the Publisher who may contact appropriate member(s) of the editorial advisory board, as necessary. If a full manuscript is already available, it is important to attach it to the book proposal to speed up the review process.