Author S Checklist for Manuscript Ready for Editing

AUTHOR’S CHECKLIST FOR MANUSCRIPT READY FOR EDITING

Title:

Author:

I. MANUSCRIPT TEXT

______1. One hard copy, including printouts of illustrations, is enclosed.

FRONTMATTER TITLE PAGE YES / NO DEDICATION YES / NO TABLE OF CONTENTS YES / NO FOREWORD YES / NO PREFACE YES / NO ACKNOWLEDGMENTS YES / NO TEXT YES / NO NOTES YES / NO APPENDIXES (No.) YES / NO GLOSSARY YES / NO BIBLIOGRAPHY YES / NO TABLES (No.) YES / NO CAPTIONS YES / NO

Other Elements of Text: ______

______2. The entire manuscript is double-spaced.

______3. Margins are at least one inch at left, right, top, and bottom of each page. Right margins are not justified.

______4. The MS Word files, by chapter, for the manuscript are provided.

______5. Location or “call out” of each illustration or table is indicated in text in curly brackets or other conspicuous way and numbered to match image file label and caption, either consecutively or by chapter (see example below).

Example: {1_Photo} {1_1_Photo} {2_Figure} {2_1_Figure} {3_Map} {3_1_Map}

______6. There are no embedded charts, graphs, tables, photos, etc. II. ILLUSTRATIONS

YES NO

______1. HARD COPY Numbered prints for black-and-white photographs; slides or transparencies for color illustrations; draft copy for all graphs, maps, and figures.

______2. DIGITAL FILES Numbered digital files for all illustrations that are being submitted as scans or that were taken with a digital camera should have the same file name as the "call out" without the curly brackets (ex. 1_Photo).

______3. Numbered printouts (or photocopies in the case of hard copy submissions) of all illustrations, grouped together at the end of the manuscript.

______4. A separate, double-spaced list of captions for all illustrations, numbered to match file name and call out (ex. 1_Photo).

______5. Copies of all necessary permissions (if any permissions are pending, enclose copies of your letters or emails requesting them).

III. ILLUSTRATION DETAIL

Black-and-white photographs Number intended to use: ______; number submitted: ______Form: Prints, JPG, TIFF, RAW Printouts or thumbnails provided ______

Color photographs Number intended to use: ______; number submitted: ______Form: Slides, Prints, JPG, TIFF, RAW Printouts or thumbnails provided ______

Art Number intended to use: ______; number submitted: ______Form: Originals, Scans (must be previously approved) Printouts or photocopies provided ______

Maps Number intended to use: ______; number submitted: ______Form: EPS, Adobe Illustrator, high resolution PDF Printouts provided ______

Please return this form with the final printout of your manuscript.