# Edited volume > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edited_volume > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edited_volume.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edited_volume > Source revision: 1334215591 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Collection of chapters by different authors An **edited volume**, **edited collection**, or **edited book**,[1] is a collection of [scholarly](/source/Scholarly) or [scientific](/source/Scientific) chapters written by different authors. The chapters in an edited volume may be original works or republished works. Alternative terms for edited volume are *contributed volume* and *multiauthor volume*. All these terms emphasize that the book is a collection of chapters contributed by different authors and harmonized by an editor. Edited volumes are of interest in [academic publishing](/source/Academic_publishing) because they present different viewpoints and experiences on a common theme. An edited volume compiled and published to honor a particular individual is known as a *[Festschrift](/source/Festschrift)* if presented during their lifetime, or as a *memorial volume* if published posthumously. An edited volume is unlike an [anthology](/source/Anthology), which is a collection of republished short literary works by different authors. It is also not a [collected edition](/source/Collected_edition), which brings together already-published works by a single author and is edited by a [publisher](/source/Publisher). It is different from a [reader](/source/Basal_reader), which contains collected texts for learning purposes. Finally, it is different from [proceedings](/source/Proceedings), which contain articles written by different authors who present them at a scientific conference. ## Role of the editor The [editor](/source/Editor) (or editors, often there are several) of an edited volume is the key figure in conceiving and producing the book.[2] The editor is responsible for determining the book's purpose, structure and style (as laid out in a book proposal); for signing a book contract with an interested publisher; and for selecting the individual contributors who will write the chapters (and possibly the [foreword](/source/Foreword)). Selecting the contributions may involve an open call for papers or may be conducted privately. The editor is also responsible for keeping the writing process on schedule and serves as the liaison between the publisher and the contributors.[3] However, the task of "chasing contributions" can be substantial.[4] The editor may also be a contributor to the volume, by writing some chapters (often with other authors) and especially by preparing a [preface](/source/Preface), an introduction or an [afterword](/source/Afterword) summarizing the main points. The editor also carries out the linguistic and substantive editing of the chapters before submitting the book manuscript to the publisher, and coordinates authors' review and correction of the proofs (preprints). ## Contributors' responsibilities Authors of individual chapters (contributors) sign *contributor agreements* that outline the topic and length of the chapter they are to write, the deadline for delivery, the copyright policy and the compensation (e.g. copies of the printed book). By accepting to contribute to the volume, they agree to prepare their chapters according to the book's style regarding, for example, the use of headings, illustrations, formatting and other text features. ## See also - [Compendium](/source/Compendium) - [Compilation thesis](/source/Compilation_thesis) - [Documentation](/source/Documentation) - [Monographic series](/source/Monographic_series) - [Treatise](/source/Treatise) - [Volume (bibliography)](/source/Volume_(bibliography)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["APA Style > Home > Style and Grammar Guidelines > References > Examples > Chapter in an Edited Book/Ebook References"](https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/edited-book-chapter-references#1). *apastyle.apa.org*. Retrieved 2025-03-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Information for volume editors"](http://www.oup.com/us/corporate/authorresources/VolumeEditors.pdf) (PDF). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Guidelines for editors of contributed volumes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190812101525/http://press.georgetown.edu/languages/our-authors/guidelines/guidelines-editors-contributed-volumes). Georgetown University Press. Archived from [the original](http://press.georgetown.edu/languages/our-authors/guidelines/guidelines-editors-contributed-volumes) on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Editing an Essay Collection"](https://www.palgrave.com/gp/editing-an-essay-collection/7487710). Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 3 February 2017. ## Further reading - Webster, Peter (2020). *The Edited Collection: Pasts, Present and Futures*. [Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-108-75721-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-108-75721-8). v t e Academic publishing Journals Academic journal Public health Papers Paper Abstract Review article Position paper Literature review Grey literature Working paper White paper Technical report Annual report Pamphlet Essay Lab notes Other publication types Thesis Collection of articles Patent Biological Chemical Book Monograph Edited volume Festschrift Chapter Treatise Poster session Proceedings Impact and ranking Acknowledgment index Altmetrics Article-level metrics Author-level metrics Bibliometrics C-score Journal ranking Eigenfactor g-index h-index Impact factor Rankings of academic publishers Science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators Scientometrics SCImago Journal Rank Citation cartel Reform and access Academic journal publishing reform Open access Citation advantage Serials crisis Sci-Hub #ICanHazPDF Versioning Preprint Postprint Version of record Erratum Retraction Indexes and search engines Google Scholar AMiner BASE CORE Semantic Scholar Scopus Web of Science Paperity OpenAlex Index Copernicus ERIH PLUS Sherpa Romeo OpenAIRE Related topics Imprint Scientific writing Peer review Scholarly Scholarly communication Scientific literature Learned society Open research Open scientific data ORCID Electronic publishing Documentary editing Text publication society Ingelfinger rule Least publishable unit "Publish or perish" Lists Academic databases and search engines Academic journals Copyright policies Highly Cited Researchers Open-access journals Preprint policies Scientific journals Style/formatting guides University presses --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Edited volume](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edited_volume) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edited_volume?action=history)). 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