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PRODUCTION
The
Production Process
After a completed manuscript has been reviewed and accepted for publication,
the acquisitions team at Health Administration Press (HAP) transfers
the manuscript and all related materials to the production team. This
transfer takes place during a transmittal meeting, which is attended
by the project manager, the publisher, and representatives from acquisitions,
production, and marketing. At this meeting, the group discusses the
special needs of the manuscript and the tentative production schedule.
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The
Project Manager
When a manuscript is transmitted from acquisitions to production, a
member of the production team is assigned to act as the project manager.
The project manager sees the project through the production process
from manuscript to completed book and serves as your main contact throughout
the process. The project manager reviews the manuscript to determine
its editorial and production needs, supervises the copyediting, proofreading,
typesetting, and printing of the project, and monitors the schedule
for each task while keeping you informed of the status of your project.
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Copyediting
After the project manager has thoroughly reviewed the manuscript, he
or she will either begin copyediting the manuscript or assign the project
to one of our talented copyeditors. The copyeditor will read the manuscript
closely, mark errors in grammar and punctuation, and make sure that
all text conforms to HAP's house style. He or she will fine tune the
writing and ensure clarity of expression. The copyeditor is also responsible
for checking cross-references to tables and figures, styling bibliographic
references, and confirming consistent use of numbers, abbreviations,
and so forth.
The copyeditor's job is to make sure that all copy is complete and that
the information provided in tables and figures agrees with what is presented
in the text; the author is responsible for ensuring that the information
in the text is accurate. If the copyeditor has a question regarding
the accuracy of the text, he or she will ask you to confirm that the
information is correct.
When the copyediting is complete, the copyeditor's work is reviewed,
and the project manager will send the copyedited manuscript to you for
approval and to make any necessary additional changes. We typically
ask that authors review the manuscript, answer queries, and provide
any missing information within two to three weeks. It is important that
any substantial changes that need to be made to the manuscript occur
at this point, before typesetting begins. After the manuscript has been
typeset, changes are expensive and the cost for extensive changes may
be deducted from your royalties.
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Page
Proofs
After the manuscript has been copyedited and your review changes incorporated,
the pages are sent to a typesetter for page composition. The typesetter
lays out the type and other elements on the page, renders the tables
and/or figures, and provides page proofs in a process that generally
takes three to five weeks depending on the size of the book. The page
proofs show all elements (text, tables, figures, etc.) exactly how they
will appear in the final book.
When the project manager receives the page proofs, copies are sent to
you and a proofreader. The project manager also keeps one set of proofs
to review. You will be given two to three weeks to review them.
The page proof stage is the final stage during which changes can be
made to the text. However, changes are expensive at this stage, so limit
yourself to making only the necessary changes. It is advised that you
closely review every page at this stage. If any queries were missed
at the copyediting stage, you will also be asked to answer them on the
page proofs.
Costs for alterations that add up to more than 5 percent of the final
typesetting costs may be charged to your royalties. Any change made
by you to the page proofs that differs from what appears in the original
manuscript is considered to be an alteration. For example, if the manuscript
states, "the average salary of a hospital administrator is $30,000,"
and the typesetter incorrectly set the number as $40,000, the correction
would not be considered an author alteration. However, if the original
manuscript stated $30,000 and you realize at the page proof stage that
the actual amount is $40,000, the correction will be considered an alteration.
Heavy changes at this stage also increase the risk of introducing new
typographical errors into the text and can affect the publication date.
When all parties have reviewed the manuscript, the project manager transfers
all corrections onto one set of page proofs and sends them back to the
typesetter. The typesetter makes these last changes and provides the
project manager with the final product that will be used for indexing
(when applicable) and printing. Generally, the final proofing takes
two to four weeks, and printing takes four to eight weeks.
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Book
Design
We work with several creative and talented text and cover designers.
We use interior designs that are simple, uncluttered, and easy to read.
Our marketing staff works with the project manager and designer to create
a dignified, visually appealing cover appropriate to the audience and
content of the book. You will see the final cover design prior to the
book going to print.
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Indexing
Authors are financially responsible for providing an index for their
books. However, given the time restrictions in creating an index from
final typeset pages, we recommend letting HAP hire one of our professional
indexers to create a thorough, useful index. The expense for the indexer
will be deducted from your royalty payment.
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