# Final Manuscript Checklist

Use this comprehensive checklist before submitting manuscript to publisher or publishing platform. This meta-checklist coordinates all other quality checklists.

## Content Completeness

- [ ] All planned chapters completed
- [ ] Front matter complete (preface, acknowledgments, about author)
- [ ] Back matter complete (appendix, glossary, index, bibliography)
- [ ] All chapter exercises included
- [ ] All exercise solutions provided (in appendix or separately)
- [ ] All figures and diagrams finalized
- [ ] All code examples included and tested

## Code Quality

- [ ] All code examples pass code-quality-checklist.md
- [ ] All code examples pass code-testing-checklist.md
- [ ] All code examples pass version-compatibility-checklist.md
- [ ] Code repository finalized and accessible
- [ ] Code repository passes repository-quality-checklist.md
- [ ] README.md in repository is comprehensive
- [ ] All code tested on target platforms (cross-platform-checklist.md if applicable)

## Technical Review

- [ ] Technical review completed by expert(s)
- [ ] Technical reviewer feedback incorporated
- [ ] All code verified for correctness
- [ ] Technical accuracy checklist passed (technical-accuracy-checklist.md)
- [ ] Security best practices followed (security-best-practices-checklist.md)
- [ ] Performance considerations addressed (performance-considerations-checklist.md)

## Editorial Review

- [ ] Copy editing completed
- [ ] Grammar and spelling checked
- [ ] Readability checklist passed (readability-checklist.md)
- [ ] Inclusive language checklist passed (inclusive-language-checklist.md)
- [ ] Terminology consistency verified
- [ ] Style guide compliance confirmed

## Structure and Organization

- [ ] Chapter flow is logical
- [ ] Learning progression makes sense (prerequisite-clarity-checklist.md)
- [ ] Chapters buildskills incrementally
- [ ] No knowledge gaps or circular dependencies
- [ ] Each chapter has clear learning objectives (learning-objectives-checklist.md)

## Visual Elements

- [ ] All diagrams finalized and clear (diagram-clarity-checklist.md)
- [ ] All screenshots high quality (screenshot-quality-checklist.md)
- [ ] All images at required resolution (300 DPI for print)
- [ ] All figures have descriptive captions
- [ ] Alt text provided for accessibility (accessibility-checklist.md)

## References and Links

- [ ] All cross-references validated (validate-cross-references task)
- [ ] All internal links work
- [ ] All external URLs tested and accessible
- [ ] All citations accurate (citation-accuracy-checklist.md)
- [ ] Bibliography/references complete
- [ ] Code repository links functional

## Index and Glossary

- [ ] Index comprehensive (index-completeness-checklist.md)
- [ ] Index cross-references accurate
- [ ] Glossary complete (glossary-accuracy-checklist.md)
- [ ] Glossary terms used consistently
- [ ] Index and glossary cross-referenced

## Publisher-Specific Requirements

- [ ] Publisher formatting guidelines followed
- [ ] Manning MEAP checklist passed (if applicable: manning-meap-checklist.md)
- [ ] O'Reilly format checklist passed (if applicable: oreilly-format-checklist.md)
- [ ] PacktPub submission checklist passed (if applicable: packtpub-submission-checklist.md)
- [ ] Self-publishing standards met (if applicable: self-publishing-standards-checklist.md)
- [ ] Required metadata provided
- [ ] Cover image finalized (if self-publishing)

## Legal and Permissions

- [ ] All necessary permissions obtained
- [ ] Copyright notices included
- [ ] License information accurate
- [ ] No copyright violations
- [ ] Plagiarism check completed

## Final Polish

- [ ] Page breaks appropriate (if applicable)
- [ ] Headers and footers correct
- [ ] Table of contents accurate with correct page numbers
- [ ] List of figures/tables accurate (if included)
- [ ] Consistent formatting throughout
- [ ] No [TK] or [TODO] placeholders remaining

## Testing

- [ ] Sample chapters reviewed by beta readers
- [ ] Feedback incorporated from beta readers
- [ ] Code examples tested by independent testers
- [ ] Installation instructions verified by testers
- [ ] Exercises tested for appropriate difficulty (exercise-difficulty-checklist.md)

## Backup and Version Control

- [ ] Complete manuscript backed up
- [ ] All source files (diagrams, code, etc.) backed up
- [ ] Final version clearly labeled
- [ ] Version control history preserved
- [ ] Submission package created

## Pre-Submission Verification

- [ ] Manuscript compiles/builds without errors
- [ ] Preview generated and reviewed
- [ ] Sample read-through completed
- [ ] All checklists from this list passed
- [ ] Final proofread completed
- [ ] Ready for submission

## Post-Submission Preparation

- [ ] Errata page prepared (for tracking post-publication corrections)
- [ ] Author contact information current
- [ ] Book website ready (if applicable)
- [ ] Marketing materials prepared
- [ ] Social media announcement ready