Case Study: University Press of Colorado achieves streamlined submissions and higher-quality proposals with Submittable

Crafting a Customized System That Creates Excellence in Academic Publishing

University Press of Colorado, a nonprofit scholarly publisher (including the Utah State University Press imprint) that releases about 50 new titles a year, struggled with submissions arriving in multiple formats and to the wrong people. Since 2013 they turned to Submittable’s platform to centralize proposals and manuscripts, address inconsistent routing, and standardize submission guidelines across six academic disciplines.

Submittable implemented a single, customizable submission system with tailored forms, automatic routing, auto-response templates, and reporting/custom review tools. The vendor’s solution reduced irrelevant or inappropriate submissions, saved editors’ time by simplifying feedback and workflow, and helped the press manage high output (55 new titles in 2017, nine award winners) — benefits the University Press of Colorado has experienced during seven years using Submittable.

University Press of Colorado

Darrin Pratt

Director