III. CHECKLIST FOR MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTANCE

To help you remember the items that must be included for your manuscript submission to be complete, and to receive any final advance payment, you must submit this checklist when you submit your final manuscript.

• Title Page with your name as you wish it to appear
• Advisory Board List (if you have one). You are responsible for checking all names and spellings with your advisers.
• Dedication/Epigraph (if desired)
• Table of Contents
• Alphabetical List of Entries (if an A-Z arrangement)
• List of entries arranged by broad subject called "Guide to Related Topics" (if A-Z project) (see sample)
• Foreword (optional—Greenwood will advise if needed)
• Preface (use this Preface checklist for tips)
• Acknowledgments (if desired)
• Introduction (if needed)
• Chronology/Timeline (if required, see sample timeline)
• A-Z Entries, if an A-Z arranged book, submitted in no more than 20 large Word or RTF files. Do not submit entries in individual files unless your editor okays it.
• OR chapters or main text of book
• Other contract rider requirements
• About the Editors/Contributors (contributor & author biographies). (See sample).
• Illustrations, with placement instructions, or illustration request list, which have been submitted prior to ms. completion. (See "Illustrating a Reference Book.")
• Permissions documentation (if needed). (See "Permissions, Copyright, and Other Issues" for information)