TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| I. | [Uniformity and Standards] | [1] |
| II. | [Preparing the Manuscript] | [3] |
| Typing—Numbering the Pages—Copy for Footnotes—Copyfor Illustrations—Subdividing the Text—Some Detailsof Typography—Bibliographies—Tables of Contents—Indexes—Some Details of Style—CopyrightInfringements—Shipping the Manuscript. | ||
| III. | [Illustrations] | [10] |
| Line Drawings—Halftone Illustrations—Wax Cuts—In General—The Number of Illustrations. | ||
| IV. | [Manufacturing the Book] | [14] |
| Sample Galleys—Galley Proofs—Page Proofs—Answering Queries—Proof-reading—Author's Corrections. | ||
| V. | [When the Book Is Published] | [19] |
| Marketing a Book—Corrections and Revisions—Translations—Prompt Publication. | ||
A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO
McGRAW-HILL AUTHORS
I
UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDS
The purpose of these suggestions is fourfold:
(1) To assist our authors in preparing their manuscripts and in understanding the general process of publication.
(2) To lighten the burden of the editors, typesetters, and proof-readers in securing uniformity and adherence to high standards.
(3) To avoid complications and delays and—worst of all—the item of author's corrections.
(4) To obtain a standard of editorial details as uniformly high as that of the subject-matter of our books.
Let it be understood, first of all, that these are suggestions, not rules. Although we endeavor to maintain high standards, we do not insist upon uniformity of style or consistency throughout the books in our widely diversified list. The editor of a periodical or the proceedings of a society properly insists upon uniformity, generally issues a style sheet to guide his contributors, and edits all manuscript to fixed standards. But since our books cover nearly all branches of science, we feel that absolute uniformity would accomplish no good purpose.