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Deadlines
Your deadline is nearly always flexible and controlled by you--but you do need to let us know if you need
more time. In all but the most unusual circumstances we will extend your deadline. Don’t worry about missing
a deadline by just a few days--no need to pay for overnight shipping, for example. If you have almost
everything ready, but are waiting on a few final things, do not send your manuscript yet. Wait until you c
an send an absolutely complete manuscript. We can't begin any work here until all pieces are in place.
The Manuscript Package
Manuscript may not be delivered by email. The manuscript package should contain absolutely everything making
up the manuscript:
- (1) the final and complete hard copy (all sections and parts)--all pages double-spaced, numbered continuously,
printed on one side of the paper, unbound;
- (2) an electronic copy of the manuscript that matches the printout exactly;
- (3) photocopies or printouts of all illustrations, numbered in sequence and sent along with a matching
caption/credit list; these are needed for placement and identification purposes;
- (4) all original photographs, maps, drawings or other illustrations we will need to scan at our end;
- (5) all necessary permissions;
- (6) a cover letter with comments on anything we may need to know, plus your full thoughts about a title.
Send your package to the editor with whom you have been working or you may put “Editorial Department” on the
package. It will get to the right person. There is ordinarily no need to follow up on the manuscript delivery.
Please allow two to three weeks for an editor to check in your manuscript. We will write you as soon as we have
completed the initial inspection.
Electronic Files
We work on both Macs and PCs, so files from either are acceptable. Save your file(s) in word processing
software (MS Word is the most popular), not a layout program such as Quark or InDesign, or in a non-text
format such as PDF. If you are using Microsoft Works, please save your file(s) in rich text format (rtf).
It is absolutely vital that the electronic file and paper versions of a manuscript match word for word. The best
way to ensure that they do is to make the printout at the last possible moment, then make no further changes
to the file.
Authors must not imbed images in files (consult our guidelines for photos).
McFarland can accept any of the major disk media: thumb drives, DVDs, CDs, floppies, etc.
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