Manuscript Submission Requirements Checklist

Use our submission checklist to make sure you’re ready to submit your manuscript to Advent Publishing. It serves as a quick reference guide to aid you in the submission process.

Manuscript Preparation

Wordprocessing software: Microsoft Word.
The text should be in single-column format.
There should be a 2.5 cm margin on all four sides
Pages numbered consecutively, starting from the title page
Preferred font: Times New Roman (size: 12)
Manuscript should be double-spaced throughout.
Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the wordprocessor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions of Microsoft Word.

Figures and tables embedded in text

Please ensure the figures and the tables included in the single file are placed next to the relevant text in the manuscript, rather than at the bottom or the top of the file. The corresponding caption should be placed directly below the figure or table.

Manuscript Text Components

The manuscript should be assembled in the following sequence:

Preliminary Matter

Title page
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements: (List here those individuals who provided help during the work (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the manuscript, etc.).
Table of Content

Main Text

Brief biography of author(s)

Biographies should contain approximately 4 to 5 sentences describing the authors education, previous and current positions. Photograph(s) are optional but welcome. Photo’s of authors posed individually are acceptable; however, if more than five authors wish to include photographs, a group picture is required. Biographies (and photographs) are to be submitted as part of the manuscript.

Manuscript and related files must all be submitted in digital format through our online submission system, which is quick and easy.

Production and Publication

Correction of the galley proofs is the is the responsibility of the author. Galley proofs will be emailed to the author, which should be returned within 48 hours in order to ensure timely publication of the manuscript.

Publication date

Manuscripts are published on advent publishing website as soon as proofs are corrected and all author concerns are resolved.

Printed book copies

When your book is published, you are provided with three complementary book copies along with electronic version of book (PDF). Authors are welcome to suggest the (front) cover image(s). Advent publishing graphics artist will prepare cover(s) for our authors.

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