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.