Before you decide to submit your manuscript for publication, be sure to complete the items on our checklist:
Identify a publisher for your work
Format your manuscript's text, margins, and headers according to the publisher's guidelines
Format your citations (See our EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley guides for more help)
Separate or include figures and images according to the publisher's guidelines
Double-check your manuscript for spelling and grammar mistakes
Locate funding for your publication (if applicable)
Clear copyright conditions to share a copy of your publication in the ISU Digital Repository (our staff can help with this process)
Make sure that you have explicit ownership or copyright permission to reproduce figures, images, and other items included in your manuscript
Submit your manuscript for publication