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1 <br />1. Advice to Authors and Editors <br /> Th e GPO Style Manual is intended to facilitate Government printing. <br />Careful observance of the following suggestions will aid in expediting your <br />publication and also reduce printing costs. <br />1.1. Making changes aft er submission of copy delays the production of <br />the publication and adds to the expense of the work; therefore, copy <br />must be carefully edited before being submitted to the Government <br />Printing Offi ce. <br />1.2. Legible copy, not faint reproductions, must be furnished. <br />1.3. Copy should be on one side only with each sheet numbered con- <br />secutively. If both sides of copy are to be used, a duplicate set of copy <br />must be furnished. <br />1.4. To avoid unnecessary expense, it is advisable to have each page <br />begin with a new paragraph. <br />1.5. Proper names, signatures, fi gures, foreign words, and technical <br />terms should be written plainly. <br />1.6. Chemical symbols, such as Al, Cl, Tl are sometimes mistaken for <br />A1, C1, T1. Editors must indicate whether the second character is a <br />letter or a fi gure. <br />1.7. Footnote reference marks in text and tables should be arranged <br />consecutively from left to right across each page of copy. <br />1.8. Photographs, drawings, and legends being used for illustrations <br />should be placed in the manuscript where they are to appear in <br />the publication. Th ey should be on individual sheets, as they are <br />handled separately during typesetting. <br />1.9. If a publication is composed of several parts, a scheme of the desired <br />arrangement must accompany the fi rst installment of copy. <br />1.10. To reduce the possibility of costly blank pages, avoid use of new odd <br />pages and halft itles whenever possible. Generally these refi nements <br />should be limited to quality bookwork. <br />chapter1.indd 1chapter1.indd 1 11/13/08 2:03:12 PM11/13/08 2:03:12 PM