Proofreading

The final stage before publication is proofreading, which involves checking:

• the title page and other preliminary material including tables of contents)
• headings (for consistency and style)
• headers and footers
• numbering (of headers, tables, figures, boxes, pages and so on)
• spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalisation and other style issues, and use of technical terms
• cross references
• abbreviations
• references
• tables, figures and boxes
• permissions
• visual consistency, and any issues with layout.