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Use Microsoft Word or Word-compatible format
Remove tracked changes, comments, highlighting, headers, footers, or page numbers.
Use spell check on the manuscript.
Submit each chapter as a separate Word document.
Label Files
Label all files clearly and succinctly.
Include your last name in the name of the file.
Do not use special characters in file names.
Keep folder and file names short.
Use simple folder structures.
Front matter
As applicable, submit the table of contents, dedication, list of figures, list of tables, preface, and list of abbreviations.
If the book has multiple contributors, all contributors must agree to the dedication for it to be included.
Acknowledgments
If you want to include Acknowledgments, you must submit them with your final manuscript.
Refrain from including the word “dissertation” so as not to make the book appear to be an unrevised dissertation, thus undercutting sales.
Refrain from mentioning conferences so as not to make the book appear to be a conference volume, thus undercutting sales.
Acknowledgments may be added to the preface if preferred.
Chapter numbering
If you moved or reordered any chapters during the revision process, renumber chapters as needed, updating any internal references to chapters and any figure numbers, as needed.
Name each chapter file as Chap01, Chap02, etc., clearly and sequentially; do not use chapter titles in file names.
Notes
We use endnotes for scholarly books unless you provide a compelling reason for footnotes.
Notes should not be attached to captions, chapter number or title, author name, or epigraphs.
Ensure you used Word’s endnote function to create and link your endnotes (Insert footnotes and endnotes – Microsoft Support).
If you used another word processing program (e.g., Word Perfect or Pages) and then converted to Word, your notes probably became unlinked and will require re-entry.
Number notes with Arabic numbers, starting with 1 in each chapter.
Citations
Ensure you have consistently applied one citation style across your manuscript.
Note the citation style you have used on the Launch Cover Sheet.
If you used a citation manager (e.g., Zotero, EndNote, etc.), remove embedded field codes; each citation manager provides instructions on how to do this.
In your Bibliography/Works Cited; do not use the enter key and tabs or spaces to create the look of a hanging indent.
Biography
Include a short biography for each author. If your book is an edited volume, also include a short biography for each contributor.
Provide the author’s name, academic affiliation, and one to two previous book publications, if relevant. For example, “[Author name] is assistant professor of [subject area] at [university]. She is the author of [book title].”
Do not include information about research areas, current projects, or hobbies.
Prepare final files
Make sure everything you want to include in your final book is included—and you have not included anything that you do not want in the final book.
We also encourage you to review our House Style Guide.