3: Submission Checklist
Text
Manuscript double-spaced and single-sided.
All illustrations and tables cited in the text.
All headings formatted to indicate their proper level of importance.
All inserts typed or printed, double-spaced, and clearly marked for insertion in the text.
Manuscript pages, tables, figures, references, and the like, sequentially numbered.
Manuscript has been proofread, and matches exactly what is in the files.
Permissions
All necessary permissions (both print and electronic) obtained and included.
Any necessary permissions that have not been obtained identified.
Appropriate credit given in the text for all borrowed material.
Illustrations
All illustrations complete, numbered, and separate from the manuscript.
Clear glossy prints supplied for halftones (not photocopies or previously printed tearsheets).
Separate file for each illustration, named with the appropriate figure number. Specify software.
Legend Manuscript
There is a legend for each illustration cited in the text.
Tables
Tables cited sequentially in text manuscript.
Front Matter
Preface, table of contents, list of contributors, and dedication (if there is one) included.
Headings listed in the table of contents match the text.
Title page includes your name and affiliation as you wish them to appear in the printed book.
Files
Each CD or disk has a label indicating what is on it and the software used.
Separate file submitted for each part of the manuscript.
Filenames follow consistent convention and include extensions appropriate for the program.
Double-spaced printout of each of the electronic files included.
Printout of the directory for each CD/disk included.
Cover Letter
Your cover letter should include:
For any missing material, date when it will be received.
For any files you are submitting, the hardware and software used.
Any unusual conventions used.
List of mail and email addresses for contributors.
Any special requests.
3: Submission Checklist
Text
Manuscript double-spaced and single-sided.
All illustrations and tables cited in the text.
All headings formatted to indicate their proper level of importance.
All inserts typed or printed, double-spaced, and clearly marked for insertion in the text.
Manuscript pages, tables, figures, references, and the like, sequentially numbered.
Manuscript has been proofread, and matches exactly what is in the files.
Permissions
All necessary permissions (both print and electronic) obtained and included.
Any necessary permissions that have not been obtained identified.
Appropriate credit given in the text for all borrowed material.
Illustrations
All illustrations complete, numbered, and separate from the manuscript.
Clear glossy prints supplied for halftones (not photocopies or previously printed tearsheets).
Separate file for each illustration, named with the appropriate figure number. Specify software.
Legend Manuscript
There is a legend for each illustration cited in the text.
Tables
Tables cited sequentially in text manuscript.
Front Matter
Preface, table of contents, list of contributors, and dedication (if there is one) included.
Headings listed in the table of contents match the text.
Title page includes your name and affiliation as you wish them to appear in the printed book.
Files
Each CD or disk has a label indicating what is on it and the software used.
Separate file submitted for each part of the manuscript.
Filenames follow consistent convention and include extensions appropriate for the program.
Double-spaced printout of each of the electronic files included.
Printout of the directory for each CD/disk included.
Cover Letter
Your cover letter should include:
For any missing material, date when it will be received.
For any files you are submitting, the hardware and software used.
Any unusual conventions used.
List of mail and email addresses for contributors.
Any special requests.