Congratulations! Your book proposal has now been accepted and you’re ready to move on to the next step in your journey:
As you prepare your manuscript, bear in mind that you’re writing for multiple uses and devices: print, e-book, website, mobile, tablet, etc. The following tips will help you to reach the widest possible audience by ensuring your content is presented clearly both in print and electronic format, and is discoverable to those performing online searches.
When preparing chemical structures, please follow the Wiley standards outlined below:
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Fixed length | 12.6 pt |
| Line width | 0.6 pt |
| Margin width | 1.0 pt |
| Chain angle | 120 deg |
| Bold width | 1.75 pt |
| Hash spacing | 1.8 pt |
| Bond spacing | 118% of length (= 2.27 pt) |
| Font | Helvetica or Arial (consistent please) |
| Atom labels and captions | 9 pt |
| Lettering above and below reaction arrows | 7 pt |
Please note:
This can be acquired from www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype and is available for Mac and PC. MathType is very flexible and we recommend you use fixed preferences and follow standard styles for all equations – see below screen capture for details:
In Microsoft Word, go to Insert–Object and select Microsoft Equation 3.0. (If you’re working in Word 2007, do not use the default equation editor: ‘π Equation’)
We treat the PDF you send us as the master version, so check the PDF carefully, particularly the rendering of the inline mathematics and displayed equations.
Here are a few ways that you can minimize manual intervention in your equations:
For MathType use ‘Factory Settings’ (Style–Define–Advanced–Factory Settings; select ‘Use for new equations’).
For Equation Editor, use the default styles (Style–Define).
Changing the settings and fonts can cause problems. If you use any fonts that aren’t included in the normal MathType/Equation Editor font set, list them clearly when submitting.
If you copy a MathType equation from another document, make sure you copy the equation from within the MathType window, rather than from the text, and then paste it into a new MathType window. From ‘Preferences’ select ‘Load from Factory Settings…’ then select ‘Use for new equations’ and click ‘OK’.
Variables – Typeset in italic, e.g. (a + y). Two–letter variables, e.g. KE for kinetic energy, should be set in roman to prevent misreading as a product of two variables.
Vectors – No arrow above the letter – rather typeset in bold, e.g. (a). (Most vectors used in physics are variable vectors; see below.)
Variable vectors – Typeset in bold italic, e.g. (i)
Matrices – Inline: typeset in bold caps, e.g. [I]. Display: set within square brackets. (Most matrices used in physics are variable matrices; see below.)
Variable matrices – Typeset in bold italic caps, e.g. (B). Ellipses in matrices should consist of three points – ‘…’ (vertical or horizontal).
Sub and Superscripts: words and abbreviations – If a superscript or subscript is a word or an abbreviation, typeset in roman.
Sub and Superscripts: single letters – Most single–letter subscripts and superscripts and all numerical sub– and superscripts are set roman. Exception: Subscripts representing a running number (e.g. n in the sense of 1, 2, 3...) or quantities (e.g. P and V indicating specific heat) are typeset in italic. Differential d – Typeset in roman.
Constants; Mathematical constants, e.g., e – Typeset in roman. Constants: Physical constants, e.g. speed of light c, Planck’s constant h, Boltzmann constant, etc. – Typeset in italic.
Functions and operators – Named (abbreviated) functions and operators, such as ‘log’, ‘ln’, ‘exp’, ‘Im’, ‘Re’, ‘lim’, ‘max’, and ‘tr’, and trigonometric functions, such as ‘sin’, ‘tan’, etc., are set in roman. They do not take full points. These functions are followed by a space, then the numerical value. However there is no space if the argument (symbol or number) is enclosed in parentheses, brackets, or braces.
Symbols for scientific units – Typeset in roman.
Ellips–s - Include a comma (and space) after the three ellipsis dots when the final term follows, e.g. x1, x2,..., xn. Only ellipses indicating omissions in series or lists are set on the line. Ellipses indicating missing terms in equations are centered vertically.
Simple fractions – Simple fractions in the text should be stacked vertically.
Please see the following examples for the differences between display equation formats and in line equation formats:
Equations should be punctuated as if text. Use appropriate punctuation to introduce the equation, separate expressions, and at the end of the equation as appropriate. Chemistry, communications technology and engineering titles: equations should not be punctuated as if text.
Use stacked fractions in display. Don’t use soliduses (e.g. a/bx), or negative superscripts (e.g. a(bx)–1). If displayed equations break try to break them before an operation symbol (e.g. = < > + - x) that follows a bracket. Fractions, matrices and expressions contained within brackets should not be broken if at all possible.
Order of brackets/fences is as follows – {[()]} – starting with () and working from the inside out. Brackets should appear in pairs.
Inline equations. Avoid in–line expressions that require lines of type to spread – i.e. overbars, summation signs, stacked fractions, etc. Either set in display rather than in–line, or, if the fraction is more complex and cannot be stacked as a single character, use negative superscripts, e.g. a(bx)-1. Avoid breaking equations in line – rather display them. Use negative superscripts in preference to soliduses, i.e. follow SI specifications.
In your contract or copyright transfer agreement (CTA) with Wiley you have warranted that the content you submit to Wiley is original work, has not been published before, and is not being considered for publication elsewhere in its final form.
The major ways in which originality can be compromised are via plagiarism or excess text recycling.
Plagiarism is defined as substantial unattributed use of another's published or unpublished ideas, resulting in verbatim, or nearly verbatim, copying of sentences and paragraphs. Plagiarism can:
Deprive authors of recognition for, and ownership of, their ideas
Give undeserved credit for work which is not original
Mislead the ordinary reader regarding the contributions of the author
Distort the published literature
Infringes copyright, which could potentially have legal consequences
Plagiarism occurs not only if unattributed content is from a traditionally copyrighted source but also when taken from Creative Commons, open access, governmental, or public domain sources.
Excess text recycling, sometimes known as self-plagiarism, also breaches the contractual warranty of originality. It occurs when sections of the submitted manuscript are comprised of unattributed material from one or more of an author’s own or co-authored works, with Wiley and/or another publisher.
There are frequently circumstances where duplicating content in your work will be perfectly acceptable, even essential. This applies if the content sources fall into one of the following categories:
1. Prior editions of the book with Wiley or earlier publishers.
2. Dissertations and theses by book or chapter authors.
3. Earlier versions of chapters found in arXiv.org e-Print archive or similar preprint servers.
4. Original language publication where Wiley is translating into English.
5. Figure or table captions, provided you have obtained permission from the rightsholder to use the visual.
6. Limited use of identical or nearly identical phrases to discuss commonly used methodologies, industry standards, foundational facts.
To avoid material being flagged by our text similarity screening, ensure your sources are clearly disclosed in one of the following ways:
If you have any concerns about similarity during the preparation of your book or chapter, we can provide an early intervention service to check the content. Please contact your managing editor or primary Wiley contact if you require this support.
Wiley processes
We use leading industry plagiarism detection software (Crosscheck’s iThenticate) so all submitted manuscripts or chapter batches can be screened quickly, and any duplicated text quantified.
The iThenticate tool uses proprietary software to look for passages of text in the submitted book or chapter that are identical to material in an article or book previously published online. The CrossRef database contains millions of articles and chapters drawn from journals, books, scientific conferences, webpages, preprints, and institutional repositories.
Within each chapter report the passages of text that overlap are highlighted in color, and the source articles that overlap are shown with matching colors. The percentage of the current chapter that overlaps with the listed published material is also indicated.
The iThenticate tool allows the user to click through to the source material available online if freely or publicly accessible. This may also reveal examples of piracy where Wiley publications are being illegally distributed online and this will be reported to our Content Protection unit.
The Wiley text similarity team assesses the flagged sources to establish if the overlap is caused by acceptable duplication, text recycling, or plagiarism. Note that reference lists, bibliographies, and further reading sections are excluded from the similarity check.
Any similarity identified is analyzed neutrally and with full consideration of mitigating factors and context by your Editor. After considering the case carefully, we may send our authors suggestions for appropriate remediation, or have further questions/requests for information.
Remediation may involve one or more of the following:
Once the remediation has been completed, send the chapter(s) to your managing editor or primary Wiley contact who will reprocess through the similarity checking tool, as necessary, to confirm a successful reworking.
Further reading
Wiley
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/network/publishing/research-publishing/editors/plagiarism-and-libel
https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html#12
US Office of Research Integrity
https://ori.hhs.gov/ori-policy-plagiarism
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
https://publicationethics.org/node/19701
Working with tables – The DOs and DON'Ts of supplying tables
Use long tables rather than wide tables, so that your tables can be viewed properly on electronic devices. Consider changing the direction of a wide table from horizontal to vertical, or splitting up one large table into separate smaller ones. You might also wish to consider replacing complex tables with lists or paragraphs if appropriate.
Always create tables using Word’s table format (found under ‘Insert’ and ‘Table’). By using the Word table tool, alignment within table cells can be easily controlled using the paragraph formatting functions.
Number tables sequentially per chapter and in order of their appearance (e.g. Table 2.1, 2.2, etc.) and have a title (caption). Table titles always consist of:
Place your tables in the manuscript file following the paragraph that contains the Table text citation. Include the Table number and caption above the table.
Cite your tables in text (e.g., ‘See Table 2.1’). The typesetter will place the table as close to the table citation as possible.
Define any abbreviations used within the table, either in the caption or in a footnote. Format footnotes either as superscripted letters or numbers enclosed in brackets. The footnote text is to be placed directly under the table.
Don’t use line breaks or soft returns within a table cell to make the text align across columns. If alignment is important, use separate table lines.
Don’t supply tables as graphics.
Working with lists
Keep in mind that multicolumn lists will be reproduced as a single vertical list when we convert it to some electronic formats.
Working with equations
For complex equations, use the editing tools MathType or Equation Editor 3.0.
Remember that the text in equations, graphics, figures, and math is usually not searchable when you provide them as images and not editable text.
Working with code
If you are including code, keep it short. Wrap and indent individual lines to accommodate smaller screens. See sample below:
