Publishing
Section 4
Step Six: Drafts
You will find that your manuscript will go through a number of drafts
before it is ready for submission. Your editor will look to pick up on errors
or ambiguities and clear these up.
Step Seven: Submission
You will probably be asked to submit your manuscript both electronically
and in hard copy. Check what your publisher's requirements are as they
will vary from publisher to publisher. Your publisher may even have a
pre-submission checklist to which you need to adhere.
Step Eight: Proofs and Indexing
You might think that all the hard work ends once you have submitted your
manuscript. Think again! You need to put together an index for your work.
You also need to check page proofs that are sent through to you by your
publisher and correct any errors, for example, typos, that there might be.
Step Nine: Payment
Do not forget to check from time to time if payments are due to you and
to chase them if you are not paid on time.
Q: I want to reach as wide an audience as possible with my research.
What is the best form of publication for me?
A: If you want to give wide access to your work, you should think
about publishing your work on the internet, researchers have started to
do this. For example, the Creative Commons' publishing on a Gold Access
basis and/or placing your work in your institutions e-repository.
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