Scholarly Resources and Services

Yes, Publishers of books and monographs often require authors to create their own indexes!  In fact, if a publisher offers indexing there may be a clause in the author contract that indicates that the publisher will deduct the cost of preparing the index from author royalties.  

Yes,  Most journal publishers require the author write a short abstract to accompany the article.  

No.  Unlike Research Universities, UWG does not have a professional editor on staff to proofread or prepare indexes.  That being said, there are some resources that may be consulted highlighted below.  

• Indexing Guidelines for Authors --  (Wiley Author Services). Although targeting to Wiley authors, provides  some general guidance including links to some indexing tools (some of which require payment). 
• Indexing in Word -- Cambridge University Press  Video Tutorial.  Shows how one can tag in Word and then generate a final index.