EditverseBook production support: references, figures, index
from $175See levels and order
This service handles the production work that sits between an edited manuscript and the files a publisher will accept. It is for authors, volume editors and presses with a final text who need its references verified, its figures and tables made press-ready, or its index compiled.
The three levels are separate tasks, not a ladder. Order the one the book needs, per chapter for references and figures, and per 10,000 words for the index.
Specification
- You provide
- The final manuscript, source files for figures and tables, and the publisher specifications for reference style, artwork and index.
- We do
- Match each reference to its record and correct it; rebuild or clean figures and tables to specification; log every reproduced item; compile and edit the index.
- You receive
- Verified reference list with a corrections report; press-ready figures and tables with a permissions log; index file in the format the publisher asks for.
- Reporting standard
- The publisher specifications. Permissions are logged against the STM Permissions Guidelines (2024). Reference accuracy is the author responsibility under the ICMJE Recommendations (January 2026), and the corrections report documents it.
- Turnaround
- 5 business days per chapter.
- Revision rounds
- 1 revision.
- Team
- A reference specialist with biomedical database training, a scientific figure editor, and an indexer with subject knowledge of the book field.
Levels by task
| Included | Reference verification $175 per chapter | References, figures and permissions log $300 per chapter | Index $250 per 10,000 words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Each reference matched to its PubMed, DOI or publisher record | |||
| Corrections report and reference list in publisher style | |||
| In-text citations matched to the list | |||
| Figures and tables cleaned to publisher artwork specification | |||
| Permissions log: item, source, rights holder, licence, action needed | |||
| Back-of-book index with main entries, subentries and cross-references |
Same at every level: revisions, 1.
How the work is checked
- Record-level verification: authors, title, journal, year, volume, pages and DOI are compared with the database record, and retracted items are flagged.
- Unresolved references are listed with what was searched, so the author can supply the source or remove the citation.
- Figure files checked for resolution, colour mode, font embedding and legibility at print size against the publisher specification.
- Permissions log cross-checked with the figure and table list, so no reproduced item is missing.
- Index tested by sampling: page or locator references are checked back to the text, and synonyms are cross-referenced.
Not included
Requesting or paying for permissions, original medical illustration, typesetting and page layout.
Ordering and payment
Order the task you need by invoice: one chapter of references, one chapter of references with figures, or one 10,000-word block of index. If you would like to see a result first, use "Request this service", send a chapter, and pay after the first deliverable only if it meets your expectations. Files may be passed to the publisher once payment is made. An official invoice and receipt are issued on request. Whole-book production is by quote.
Questions
Do you obtain the permissions?
No. The log tells you which items need permission, from whom, and under what licence they were published. The request is made by the author or publisher who will hold the licence.
Is the index built from page proofs or from the manuscript?
Either. With page proofs the index carries page numbers. From the manuscript it is built with embedded or paragraph locators that the typesetter converts.
What happens to a reference that cannot be found?
It is listed in the corrections report with the databases searched and the closest matches, and left for the author to resolve.
Part of Medical books. Related: Medical book editing and Medical book chapter writing.
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