> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wvu-neuromint.gitbook.io/neuromint-resources/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wvu-neuromint.gitbook.io/neuromint-resources/memorandum-of-understanding/academic-manuscript-odds-and-ends-checklist.md).

# Academic Manuscript Odds and Ends Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, check to make sure you haven't made these common errors. This will give reviewers less to nitpick and decrease their potential frustration.

## 1. Check your in-text citations

* Ensure that they are in alphabetical order (i.e. the numbers in the brackets increase as they are listed)
  * For example: \[1,5,11] instead of \[5,1,11]

## 2. Check your figures

* Make sure you reference all parts of all figures in the body text
  * Figures should appear in the order they are referenced
* Parts of a figure should be labeled in alphabetical order of their appearance in the text
  * For example, 1a should be referenced first, followed by 1b. Modify the ordering of the text or the lettering of the figure to ensure this.

## 3. Check your references

Citation managers can often make mistakes importing references. Some things to check are:

* Are all author names spelled correctly?
  * Don't forget umlauts and other accents
* Are Latin names italicized in titles?
* Are the DOIs included? Are they displaying correctly or is the https\:// bit displaying twice?
* Are page numbers, volume number, and issue number all included?
* Are there URLs displaying in addition to the DOI? Omit these to save space.
* Consider using the [ISO 4 standard journal title abbreviations](https://www.issn.org/services/online-services/access-to-the-ltwa/) to save space.

Make sure to also modify your citation manager entries accordingly to save time later.