What all is included in the manuscript word count? (2024)

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What all is included in the manuscript word count? ›

The word count usually includes everything in the main body of the text including citations, quotations and tables.

Generally speaking, the word count will include the following: All titles or headings that form part of the actual text. All words that form the essay (the main body of text).

Calculating Manuscript Word Counts

average per line; multiply the words/line by the number of lines on a full page of text to determine the words/page. Multiply the words/page by the total number of manuscript pages regardless of whether they contain text, figures, tables, displayed equations, or a combination thereof.

My general rule of thumb is you're OK if you turn in an article with 5 percent fewer words to 5 percent more words than assigned. For a 500-word story, that would be 475 words to 525 words. For a 1,000-word story, that would be 950 words to 1,050 words. For a 3,000-word article, it would be 2,850 to 3, 150 words.

Word Count / Length

If your journal caps original research articles at 2,000 words, don't submit your 5,000 word paper (unless you like rejection)! Some journals may have limits on page numbers, so be mindful of that.

300 pages is 150000 words single-spaced or 75000 words double-spaced. Typical documents that are 300 pages or more include full-length novels. A typical single-spaced page is 500 words long. It will take approximately 500 minutes to read 300 pages.

The word count is the number of words in a document or passage of text. Word counting may be needed when a text is required to stay within certain numbers of words. This may particularly be the case in academia, legal proceedings, journalism and advertising.

However, for the purposes of an assignment, we would only expect your word count to include the text (and in text citations) of the body of your work, not the title page, contents page, reference list or appendices. As always, double check with your tutor to find out their preference.

Citations within the text are usually included in your assignment word count. So quotations, references, footnotes, etc. would all be counted. The bibliography or reference list, however, is usually not included in the word count.

Is conclusion included in word count? ›

The general rule of thumb is to allocate 10% of the word limit for the introduction and 10% for the conclusion. This rule will leave 80% for the body paragraphs or sections. Remember that normally the references and appendices are not included in the word count.

The number of pages in, and the general length of, a manuscript varies considerably in terms of genre, topic, readership, and many other important factors. Most manuscripts tend to be around 70,000-120,000 words long, which equates to around 250-450 pages.

The words that are excluded from the word count of an essay are the words written on the title page, table of contents, reference page or appendix.

To determine the word count of a book, count up the words on a typical page. Then multiply by the number of actual pages (don't count the copyright page, title page, index pages, etc.).

A 20,000 word count will create about 40 pages with single spacing or 80 pages double-spaced when using normal 1-inch margins, 12 pt. Arial font, and a standard A4 (letter size) page size.

3,000 words is 6 pages single-spaced or 12 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 3,000 words include college essays, operating manuals, and longer form blog posts. It will take approximately 10 minutes to read 3,000 words.

A 100-page book would be, then, about 25,000 words; a 150-page book would be roughly 37,500 words. For the larger, 6 x 9 trim size, would be about 300 words per page. These books are generally heftier in general, so for a 150-page book you can target 45,000 words and 60,000 words for a 200-page book.

10,000 words is 20 pages single-spaced or 40 pages double-spaced. Typical documents that are 10,000 words include college dissertations, theses, and in-depth blog posts and journal articles. It will take approximately 33 minutes to read 10,000 words.