PROPOSAL REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE

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proposal and answer the following questions in as much detail as you can.

REVIEWER'S DETAILS
Name: Bhaskar Rahul Nandi

Employer and job role / academic affiliation: Ducon infratechnology & head of engineering

Relevant professional / academic background: Done PhD on the area of solar thermal stoarge

Books / book chapters published in related fields (if applicable):

AUDIENCE / COMPETITION
1. Based on your assessment of the proposal, in your view who is the audience for the project?
There are huge number research going in field solar thermal storage, I think academia & industry
both need this book.

2. What do you think are the key knowledge and information needs this audience faces (in relation to
the field covered by this proposal)?
I think topic cover in proposal is very basic topic, but this

2a. Would the proposed book help to meet these needs?

3. Which books do you currently rate highly, in this field? (Please give full title, author and publisher,
and a brief comment on the key strengths and weaknesses of each title):

4. What do you see as the main appeal of proposed book, in comparison with the competition?

CONTENT / AUTHORSHIP
5. Is the proposed title appropriate? (If not, please suggest an alternative)

6. Do you consider the editor to be appropriate to write/edit a book on the topic proposed?

7. Looking at the Table of Contents, are there

a) any topics that should be added or expanded?

b) any topics where the coverage should be reduced, or removed altogether?

8. What do you think are the main strengths and weaknesses of this proposal?

THE BOTTOM LINE

9. Would you personally purchase the proposed book?

10. Would you recommend the book to colleagues or students?

11. Would you recommend the book for your company or library to purchase?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
12. Elsevier seeks to provide you with the highest quality content that helps solve your information
needs. Thinking about the last time you used book content in your work, please describe why you
needed the content, and what problem it helped solve?

13. Might you be interested in writing or editing a book for Elsevier? If so, please provide brief details:

14. As a reviewer you will remain anonymous to the author unless you indicate to the contrary below:
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Thank you for taking the time to complete this review. Your comments are greatly appreciated.
 PROPOSAL REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE
1. (Product and Packaging) If you were to purchase this publication, in what format would you prefer
to access the content?

2. (Product and Packaging) In what subject collection (please select one) would you expect to find
the e-book version of this book on Science Direct (Elsevier’s proprietary e-book platform)?

3. (Additional Information) Please suggest topics that you would like to see us publish. What content
do you feel is missing in the marketplace?