MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION CHECKLIST
Please print, fill out, and submit this checklist with your final manuscript.
The manuscript is submitted as a printout (double-spaced) and electronically. I have retained a copy.
The manuscript is submitted in separate electronic files, as follows:
 
Front Matter (the following elements are contained in one file entitled "front")
   
Half title page
   
Title page (containing title of book and author's name, as to appear in print)
   
Dedication (optional)
   
Epigraph (optional)
   
Table of Contents
   
Illustrations (Figures, Plates, Tables)
   
Foreword (optional)
   
Preface and Acknowledgments
   
Chronology (optional)
   
Abbreviations (optional)
 
 Text Proper (Each chapter is saved in its own file, e.g., "chap1," "chap2," etc.)
   
Divided into numbered chapters
   
Subhead levels (A,B,C) are keyed in boldface in brackets [A], [B], etc
   
Endnotes (not footnotes) are printed out
 
 Back Matter
   
Appendices
   
Endnotes
   
Bibliography
   
List of Contributors (if applicable)
   
Index (entries identified and saved in file called "index")
   
Brief biography of author
 
 Tables
   
a separate file for each table
  References are complete and follow the proper format
  Copies of written permission are included
  Illustrations
 
 numbered; sized; and keyed in boldface in brackets [Fig. 1-1] near where it is to appear.
 
 printout/photocopy of each illustration is provided. A duplicate has been retained by the author.
 
 Digital images have been saved in a TIF format or an EPS format
   
Line art images have been sized and scanned at 1200 DPI
   
Grayscale images have been sized and scanned at 300 DPI
   
Mail this with your manuscript to:
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