Translation Request Information and Forms
If you or your organization wish to translate our work into your language for use in a local church, denomination or as a publisher, it's important that you read this document thoroughly before you submit a request for translation.
We are happy to extend permission to translate, publish, print and distribute to you and your organization if the translation work you wish to perform has not already been done or is not on an exclusionary list we have created to protect the relationships we have with our sister organizations. These sister organizations around the world print and publish, support and train, and minister to cell churches in their respective countries as we do from our U.S. offices for American churches.
Translation Requirements and Guidelines
Before you fill out and submit the translation request below, please make a note of our requirements for translation:
- The work must be translated in such a way that it conveys an accurate portrayal of the content of the material and represents the author's style and theological beliefs. (We do, however, expect the translator to change idioms and stories into those that work best in the target culture of the translation if necessary.)
- Two copies of the finished, printed work must be sent to CCS Publishing in Moreno Valley upon completion with a report of the number of books printed and the expected time it will take to distribute the first printing.
- An 8% royalty is to be paid to CCS Publishing for each copy distributed, whether sold for a profit, sold at hard cost or given away at no cost. This percentage is based on the retail sale price of the book or the retail sale price of a similar book of size and length sold in the country of origin, religious or secular.
- Royalties are to be paid on a quarterly basis (4 times per calendar year), using the exchange rate for that day for the previous quarter's sales in US dollars. Payments can be easily made through our website in the form of a donation, followed up by an email with the sales report for the quarter.
- Translations must list the original copyright holder's name, and all translations become the sole property of CCS Publishing. Your translation work, however, will never be used without your permission and cooperation.
- The translation agreement we make with you is not exclusive unless otherwise noted in our agreement. At any time, we may exercise the right to grant rights to other individuals or organizations to translate, print and distribute CCS Publishing titles in your language of choice and country of origin.
- Translation agreements are given for a period of one year, and auto-renew for an additional year unless one of the parties submits a request to break the agreement with at least 30 days notice of the anniversary date of the agreement.
- All costs involved with the translation process (ie, contract labor, computer programs or computers, etc), printing, storage, advertising and distribution of the translated work are the sole responsibility of the translator.
- CCS Publishing does not supply potential translators with review copies of our resources. You will be responsible to purchase these through one of the many retail sources available.
- CCS Publishing does not supply translators with digital versions of our resources (Text files, graphics, diagrams, etc.) for any reason. You will be responsible for keying or scanning the text and graphics in a resource for use in computerized translation programs.
Why some agreements are denied
Submitting an agreement for review does not guarantee it will be approved. There are a number of criteria that are taken into consideration for a translation approval. They are as follows, but are not limited to:
- The agreement was submitted for a language and country where a sister organization has an office and translations, or where a published edition of that resource is currently available to the secondary translator.
- The agreement was submitted with missing information or errors.
- The agreement was submitted with strikes through words, statements or paragraphs where the submitting person did not agree with the wording or requests outlined in the agreement.
- The agreement was submitted with a credit card number that was invalid or could not be charged for the title fees required.
- The agreement was submitted by a person or organization that we feel would poorly represent the author due to their standing in the local community or widely differing theological stance of our ministry and the authors we represent.
- The agreement was submitted by a person or organization that we feel would not follow through with the translation work in a timely manner.
Many of these denial reasons protect both parties. We do everything we can to insure that solid translations are available in many languages, and that long-lasting relationships are formed with churches and missionaries abroad that want to use our materials in their local language. We also want to be good stewards of our time and your money. Since there is no refund on translation submission fees per title, we will work hard to review each submission and insure everything is in order before we charge your credit card.
If your translation agreement is denied, we will mail you a letter stating why it was denied and what must be provided (if something was missing) to re-submit the agreement for a secondary review. Please allow 6 weeks after we receive your agreement for approval or denial by mail. This will allow us enough time to review the agreement and mail a reply to you in your foreign country.
How to secure a translation agreement
- Download and complete the translation agreement request form. Read it carefully and thoroughly as you will be entering into a legally binding contract with our organization.
- The agreement must be completed in full, and contain absolutely no strike-through marks. Should we find omissions or strike through marks, the request will be denied.
- The person in your organization that will be responsible for paying royalties and turning in reports in a timely manner must sign the document and understand the responsibility that goes along with signing the document.
- Mail your signed, original agreement to CCS Publishing in Moreno Valley at 23890 Brittlebush Circle, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 for review and for notification of approval or denial. No electronic or copied versions will be accepted. Our address is located at the bottom of the Agreement.
- If you receive approval, a copy of the signed contract with a CCS Publishing signature will accompany the approval letter. When you receive a copy of your signed agreement from us, you are free to begin translating the work and publish it.
We look forward to partnering with you in building the Kingdom through your translation work!
Please DOWNLOAD the agreement here
