What Can and Cannot Be Corrected in This StageOnce again, all significant content alterations should be complete at the manuscript stage. Our expectation is that the various proofing stages will reveal any remaining typographical or mistranslation errors. It is also common for the author to see the need for occasional word or phrase alterations, table realignments, or similar small corrections.However, it is very difficult to make any significant reorganizations or content changes at the design stage. Heavy alterations at this stage could dramatically change everything that comes after the area effected and should only be made with close consultation between the author, the sponsoring editor, and the designer. We will make every effort to insure that the final product will include all components that the author and editor consider necessary, but it is critical that these changes should be added before the page design stage. Otherwise these changes can be both expensive and time consuming, resulting in potential charges against author royalties should the changes have a major impact on the production budget. |