The Oxford Dictionary defines manuscript as a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed and encompasses an author´s handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published. It generally implies works prepared by hand including handwritten or typescript drafts of pre-publication papers or works not otherwise reproduced in multiple copies and only for restricted viewership. It further also refers to a original handwritten or typed version (draft) of a book, article, etc., prepared by an author for further processing such as editing, proofing, comments by readers to freeze into a final, acceptable form, publication etc. for the target audience.1 Each manuscript is usually prepared for an intended purpose and the formats and styles of presentation of the contents may significantly vary. A manuscript is intended to provide information on a specific matter. It can range from simple one-line slogans in advertisements to theses to books to voluminous...
