Project:
Authors/Editors:
The
following elements must be included upon delivery of
your final manuscript. If you have any
questions, please consult your IEEE Press
Editor.
Final Manuscript 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.
- Manuscript pages should be
consecutively numbered throughout. For
books that have multiple contributors, it is
acceptable for each chapter to be
numbered consecutively instead using this
format: 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, etc.
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
- A separate art manuscript should be
included. All illustrations should
be printed out complete, numbered, and separate
from the text manuscript.
- Clear glossy prints supplied for
halftones (not photocopies or previously
printed tearsheets) for which no electronic
files exist.
Note:
Wiley used to require separate electronic
files for all figures. They no longer
require this as long as the figures are placed
in Word and are able to be copied and edited.
Tables
- Tables cited sequentially in text
manuscript.
Front Matter
- Preface, table of contents, list of
contributors, Foreword 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
chapter of the manuscript.
- Filenames follow consistent convention
and include extensions appropriate for
the program.
- Double-spaced printout of manuscript
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 (no PO Boxes). Phone
numbers required for those outside of US.
- A list of all contributors along with
their affiliations
- Any special requests.
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