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We are inviting academic editorial contributors to Booms and Busts: An Economics Encyclopedia, a new 3-volume high-school library reference to be published in 2009 by M.E. Sharpe Publishers.

This comprehensive work will be marketed and sold to high-school and public libraries and includes some 450 articles, covering all aspects of business cycles and related disciplines in the social sciences, including terms and practices, profiles of countries and companies, and international business organizations. This project is on an accelerated schedule to capture the current economic crisis. Therefore, only contributors who can meet a deadline of February 8, 2009 should answer this call.

Each article, ranging from 600 to 4,000 words, is signed by the contributor. The General Editor
of the encyclopedia is Mehmet Odekon, Ph.D., Skidmore College, who will review all the articles for editorial content and academic consistency. Note the intended audience for the encyclopedia is the high-school student: All articles must in simple, nontechnical language with terms defined to be accepted. 

If you are interested in contributing to this timely project, it can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. Honoraria payments are a flat $20 per article accepted with a free set of the encyclopedia sent to contributors who contribute 10,000 words or more. More than this, your involvement can help assure that credible and detailed data, description, and analysis are available to the next generation of business issues.

The list of available articles (Excel file) and Style Guidelines are prepared and will be sent to you in response to your inquiry. Please then select which unassigned articles may best suit your interests and expertise.

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference with Booms and Busts: An Economics Encyclopedia, please contact me by the e-mail information below. Please provide a very brief summary of your background in business and economic issues. Thanks for your time and interest.

Pete Hausler
Encyclopedia Manager
Golson Media
booms@golsonmedia.com