FINAL PUBLICATION CHECKLIST
COVER LETTER
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Submitted as pdf document separate from manuscript
Designation of Single Author and email address
Name (First, Last, MI) of contributors
Signatures of contributors
Disclosure of funding
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Previous publications and/or presentations
Provides clear statement of purpose, usefulness, and innovation
MANUSCRIPT
_____ Contains Abstract
 Structured according to Submission Type
_____ References to Author(s) have been removed
_____ File Format = .doc, .docx, or .rtf
_____ Margins on all sides = 1 inch, including tables and figures
_____ Manuscript includes all tables, figures, and appendices
_____ Compliant with Paragraph format requirements:
 Justification: Single column, left-justified
 No indentation
 Single spaced, one between paragraphs and between headings
_____ Compliant with Font specifications:
 Manuscript Title: Arial, Bold, 12 pt.
 Body Text: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
 Main Heading: Arial, Bold, 12 pt.
 Subheading #1: Arial, 12 pt.
 Subheading #2: Times New Roman, Bold, 12 pt.
 Tables: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
 References/Endnotes: Times New Roman, 10 pt.
_____ Compliant with mathematical formatting requirements:
 Italicize Roman letters used in mathematical expressions as variable. Roman letters used
as part of multi-letter function names should not be italicized. Whenever possible,
subscripts and superscripts should be a smaller font size than the main text.
 Type short mathematical expressions inline. Longer expressions should appear as
display math. Also expressions using many different levels (e.g., such as the fractions)
should be set as display math. Important definitions or concepts can also be set off as
display math.
 Number equations should be numbered sequentially. Whether equation numbers are
on the right or left are the choice of the author(s). However, the author is expected to
be consistent.
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the manuscript, but it will also help ensure that it displays correctly on the reader's
screen and prints correctly.
 Pay attention to rendering of the mathematics when proofing the PDF version of the
document, especially symbols and notation drawn from other than standard fonts
_____ Tables and Figures
 Use Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
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 Use Arabic, not Roman, numerals
 Provide numeric data on graphs
 Refrain from redundancy. Data from tables and graphs are not necessary in the text
 Provide only high-quality figures that enhance understanding of the work
 Create a footnote with the full terms of any abbreviations used in tables
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the .vsd format.
_____ References: Vancouver style