---
title: "Contributing and Developing Chapters - Templates and Workflow"
source: The Turing Way
source_url: https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way
licence: CC-BY-4.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: turing-way
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

(ch-contributing-chapters)=
# Contributing and Developing Chapters - Templates and Workflow

As _The Turing Way_ project grows and evolves, we actively welcome and encourage continuous contributions from community members in the form of new chapters and case studies.
However, these new contributions need to be consistent with the overall theme, purpose, format, and style of the book's existing content.

Since _The Turing Way_ is written asynchronously by multiple authors around the world, we created a series of templates to guide different kinds of content development while maintaining a consistent format of the book.

```{figure} ../../figures/that-could-be-a-chapter.*
---
height: 400px
name: that-could-be-a-chapter
alt: Illustration by Scriberia for The Turing Way, showing a contributor having an idea for a chapter on The Turing Way. The contributor in question is named Kirstie Whitaker and she is on the left hand side of the illustration saying "THAT COULD BE A CHAPTER IN THE TURING WAY". On the right hand side is a sketch of a physical book named "THE TURING WAY", with stream of speech bubbles, comments and squares starting from the the left-hand side, going behind Kirsty and entering the spine of the book.
---
"That could be a chapter in The Turing Way!" - Kirstie Whitaker. _The Turing Way_ project illustration by Scriberia. Used under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.3332807](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3332807).
```

This chapter provides a brief overview of the workflow for writing chapters and case studies for _The Turing Way_.
We encourage you to read through and follow the recommendations if you wish to make a contribution.
Also, ensure that you read our [Contributor Guidelines](#ch-contributing) in addition to our [style](https://book.the-turing-way.org/community-handbook/style.html) and [consistency](https://book.the-turing-way.org/community-handbook/consistency.html) recommendations as you prepare your contributions.
