Book Award

Nominations must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• The author or at least one co-author must be resident in the UK.
• We can only accept nominations for books published after 01 January 2020.
• The book must be consistent with the society's Guidelines on The Use of Non-Sexist Language (copies of which are available on request).
• Only first editions of a book are considered.
• Edited collections of papers are not eligible.
• Books published by the society under the partnership with Routledge are not eligible.

• Nominators can make up to a maximum of two nominations in each category (please submit nominations separately).
• Individuals, authors, publishers, or their agents may make a nomination.
• Nomination submissions must include the title of the book; the category in which it is being nominated; the name(s) and full contact details (including email address) of the author(s) and the publisher and the date of publication.

Please include a statement (approximately one side of A4), explaining:

• Why the author(s) should receive the Book Award
• Why the book is relevant now, what new issues/approaches it includes and how it differs from previous publications.
• What is the focus of evidence (e.g. theoretical discussions or experimental research, case studies supported by previous work, the author's own research etc.).
• Who the intended audience is and why they should read it.
• How the book will enhance knowledge, research, practice, or day-to-day life.

Please note: if you are re-submitting a nomination from a previous year, please include reviews that have been published in the period following the initial submission.

• Reviews from online journals are acceptable. However, non-peer-reviewed ratings e.g. Amazon reviews are not accepted.
• Please provide an electronic copy of the book. This will greatly assist the panel.
• If we do not receive any books of sufficient merit within a category, we reserve the right to make no award.

The panel will assess each book on how successful it has been in achieving its purposes. As well as:

• The engagement of the writing style.
• Whether the book communicates aspects of psychological science, such as presenting some research details, including findings and not just conclusions.
• Accuracy of content with no misleading claims or outdated theories.

• Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest – e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation.
• A conflict of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award.
• If we become aware of a conflict of interest that you have not declared, we will have to discount the nomination.