4.9 KiB
4.9 KiB
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