| For the writer who wishes to have his or her | | | | them all before submitting your work. |
| work published, making sure the submitted | | | | Meanwhile, follow the basic rules of manuscript |
| manuscript is formatted correctly is as important | | | | submission outlined below: |
| as completing the work. A poorly — or | | | | Make sure you use double spacing throughout |
| wrongly — submitted manuscript will not | | | | your manuscript to enable efficient editing. This is |
| even be considered, and all the hard work wasted | | | | a universal rule that is unlikely to be omitted by |
| as a result, hence understanding the requirements | | | | anyone. |
| for submission and formatting is absolutely | | | | When writing numbers in your manuscript use |
| essential... Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* | | | | words — this is a general rule that applies |
| Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable | | | | as it makes recognition easier. |
| {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; | | | | Avoid italics in the manuscript — underline |
| mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; | | | | any script that is meant to be italicised in the final |
| mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; | | | | version. |
| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in | | | | Use words for certain things usually depicted by a |
| 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; | | | | sign — percent’, |
| mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; | | | | pounds’, dollars’ and so on |
| mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; | | | | — again this is for added clarity. |
| font-family:"Times New Roman";} | | | | Use standard one inch margins on every page for |
| For the writer who wishes to have his or her | | | | the same reason. |
| work published, making sure the submitted | | | | Use only one side of each sheet of paper. |
| manuscript is formatted correctly is as important | | | | The above points are all to do with clarity and |
| as completing the work. A poorly — or | | | | ease of reading, and this is why adherence to |
| wrongly — submitted manuscript will not | | | | these rules is absolutely essential. If a publisher or |
| even be considered, and all the hard work wasted | | | | agent — or other body the manuscript is |
| as a result, hence understanding the requirements | | | | submitted to — finds the manuscript hard |
| for submission and formatting is absolutely | | | | to reads it will be discarded; to have your |
| essential. | | | | masterpiece overlooked thanks to a few simple |
| There are standard rules for formatting an | | | | mistakes in presentation is a waste of all the hard |
| acceptable manuscript, but the first thing you | | | | work and effort that you have put into it. |
| must do before submitting is make sure that you | | | | The rules are to keep to the basics above, and to |
| follow any particular rules outlined by those you | | | | enquire with the recipient as to the requirements |
| are submitting to. They may have particular | | | | that they may have with regard to submitting |
| requirements with regard to fonts, paper sizes | | | | manuscripts. Follow these rules and you stand a |
| and even the type of envelope you use, and they | | | | better chance of being read, and possibly |
| will certainly have strict address guidelines, so take | | | | accepted. |
| these on board and make sure you have covered | | | | |