 " Manuscript" is a broad concept in publishing, that can refer to one or both of the following: the formatting of a short story manuscript, an accepted manuscript (by its merit, not its format), not yet in a final format (but reviewed), published with non-final-format in advance , as preprint. A manuscript is the work that an author submits to a publisher, editor, or producer for publication. Even with the advent of desktop publishing ,  making it possible for anyone to prepare text that appears professionally typeset, many publishers still require authors to submit manuscripts within their respective guidelines. Manuscript format Although publishers  guidelines for formatting are the most critical resource for authors, style guides are also key references for authors preparing manuscripts since "virtually all professional editors work closely with one of them in editing a manuscript for publication." Manuscript formatting (also named standard manuscript format) depends greatly on the type of work that is being written, as well as the individual publisher, editor or producer. Writers who intend to submit a manuscript should determine what the relevant writing standards are, and follow them. Individual publishers' standards will take precedence over style guides.  Preprint An ordinary manuscript only becomes a "publisher's preprint" if it somehow gets distributed beyond the authors (or the occasional colleague whom they ask for advice) , but the " publisher " here is a loose concept. Illustrating: In a peer review context: if an author prepares a manuscript on their computer and submit it to a publisher for review , and the submission is not accepted, there never was any "publisher's preprint". In a web context (legal/cultural authorship): if an author needs to ensure authorship, they can use a repository to upload a version of their publication before full publication. In this context, web-publishing is not the only alternative , it is possible to use a legal deposit of the manuscript. In both contexts, a future "final print" is planned – with better layout, proofreading and some kind of prepress proofing – that will replace the "preprinted manuscript" .
A manuscript is the work that an author submits to a publisher, editor, or producer for publication. In publishing, " manuscript" can also refer to one or both of the following: the format standard for a short story manuscript, an accepted manuscript , reviewed but not yet in a final format , distributed in advance as a preprint. Manuscript format Even with desktop publishing making it possible for writers to prepare text that appears professionally typeset, many publishers still require authors to submit manuscripts formatted according to their respective guidelines. Manuscript formatting varies greatly depending on the type of work, as well as the particular publisher, editor or producer. Writers who intend to submit a manuscript should determine what the relevant writing standards are, and follow them. Although publishers ’ guidelines for formatting are the most critical resource for authors, style guides are also key references since "virtually all professional editors work closely with one of them in editing a manuscript for publication." Nonetheless, individual publishers' standards always take precedence over style guides. As formatting of a short story is considered the most general rubric for manuscript submissions, it is referred to as the standard manuscript format and is easily distinguishable from most published material. Preprint An ordinary manuscript only becomes a "publisher's preprint" if it somehow gets distributed beyond the authors (or the occasional colleague whom they ask for advice) . A future "final print" must be planned – with better layout, proofreading, prepress proofing, etc. – that will replace the " preprinted manuscript " . In a peer review context: if an author prepares a manuscript on their computer and submits it to a publisher for review but it is not accepted, there cannot be a "publisher's preprint". In a web context (legal/cultural authorship): to demonstrate authorship, an author can upload a version of their work to a repository before full publication. Note that an alternative could be to use a legal deposit .
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