Set up autosave settings for MS Word and Pages to avoid losing your work. Set font to Times New Roman, 12-pt, black. Regularly back up the latest version of your manuscript to an external hard-drive or cloud-based storage service. When editing and revising, make a copy and save drafts with the same name and ascending versions, i.e. Notes for tables and figures are numbered separately from notes for the large manuscript and appear just below the table of figure (for figures above the caption) source notes also appear with the table or figure, above other notes.Ĭolumn heads and labels in tables should be as brief as possible to minimize clutter abbreviations and symbols are allowed.

Illustrations, charts, maps, and other graphical representation are typically grouped together and referred to as figures.Īll figures and tables are numbered and referred to in the text by number figures and tables are numbered separately (Figure 1, Table 1, Figure 2, Table 2, etc.)įigures and tables must be referred to in the text and must have descriptive captions captions appear above tables but below figures. Illustrations include artwork or any other presentation in images, rather than text or numbers, such as maps or charts tables are more complex lists presented in columns and rows. Where possible, use word-processor functions to indent paragraphs and format lists avoid using space, tabs, or extra returns and turn off automatic hyphenation. Use italics where italics are meant, not underlining.ġ2-point Times New Roman font is standard practice. Titles and headings use headline-style capitalization (Initial Capitals, not ALL CAPITALS.) Use one-inch margins set the text flush left and double-spaced with no extra lines between paragraphs indent the first line of paragraphs by one-half inch.Īll headings and subheadings should be set at the margin, distinguished from each other by use of type size and styling (i.e. If there is additional content that goes with your manuscript, please check the appropriate box and I will get those documents from you. If you have supplementary materials such as a table of contents, acknowledgements, foreword, preface, quote or other front matter, interior artwork or cover art, glossaries, pronunciation keys, indexes, chapter headers, or other images, upload them in a separate document titled “Supplementary Materials”.Ĭlients: If you are submitting a manuscript for editing by me, please do not include these materials in your manuscript when you upload it along with your contact form. Do not break chapters or sections with complete page breaks. Do not split chapters or scenes up into separate documents. Please note: The entire manuscript should be contained within one single Microsoft Word document. Different contexts will have different requirements, so always consult your professor or publisher for specific guidelines. The rules that follow are typical requirements. Manuscripts follow Chicago or Turabian Style formatting.

Standard manuscript format