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1. Advice to Authors and Editors
The GPO Style Manual is intended to facilitate Government printing. Careful observance of the following suggestions will aid in expediting your publication and also reduce printing costs.
1.1.
Making changes after submission of copy delays the production of the publication and adds to the expense of the work; therefore, copy must be carefully edited before being submitted to the Government Printing Office.
1.2.
Legible copy, not faint reproductions, must be furnished.
1.3.
Copy should be on one side only with each sheet numbered consecutively. If both sides of copy are to be used, a duplicate set of copy must be furnished.
1.4.
To avoid unnecessary expense, it is advisable to have each page begin with a new paragraph.
1.5.
Proper names, signatures, figures, foreign words, and technical terms should be written plainly.
1.6.
Chemical symbols, such as Al, CI, Tl are sometimes mistaken for A1, C1, T1. Editors must indicate whether the second character is a letter or a figure.
1.7.
Footnote reference marks in text and tables should be arranged consecutively from left to right across each page of copy.
1.8.
Photographs, drawings, and legends being used for illustrations should be placed in the manuscript where they are to appear in the publication. They should be on individual sheets, as they are handled separately during typesetting.
1.9.
If a publication is composed of several parts, a scheme of the desired arrangement must accompany the first installment of copy.
1.10.
To reduce the possibility of costly blank pages, avoid use of new odd pages and halftitles whenever possible. Generally these refinements should be limited to quality bookwork.
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