No doubt, as you read over your work, new ideas will come to you. Put the article away for a day or two and come back to it. A fresh approach will stimulate new ideas and reveal previously overlooked mistakes. There s really no such thing as a final draft. You ll think of improvements even after the article is published.
Many periodicals have style sheets available on request or on their Web sites.
These spell out everything from use of footnotes to margins to software specifications for an accompanying diskette. Some require multiple copies for circulation to an editorial board. Some insist the author s name not appear on the manuscript itself. Your name and address must be on a separate page. If you are unfamiliar with a periodicals specific requirements, take the time to send for the style sheet.