Manuscripts are almost always conditionally accepted before they receive final acceptance. Even if the editor has no substantive conditions remaining, a paper will not receive final acceptance and proceed into production until the authors submit a final version that conforms to style and formatting requirements for publication. Authors of a conditionally accepted manuscript must follow the detailed instructions for preparing the final version found in this document. That document also specifies the format and procedure for uploading final documents. A final manuscript that does not fully comply with formatting requirements will be returned to the authors, delaying final acceptance and publication.

Once the paper does receive final acceptance, it will enter the production process which consists of these steps:

• BEQ through its publisher Cambridge University Press uses a plagiarism screening service, iThenticate, to check the originality of content before publication. If passages of the accepted paper are found to be too similar to previously published material, authors will be asked to make edits to remedy the duplication.
• The paper is then copyedited by the publisher, who will reach out to the author with any queries that arise (e.g., unclear passages, missing information, incomplete references, and the like).
• The proof version of the article is created, and the author is invited to use a web-based tool to review the proof and make any necessary final (minor) edits or corrections. The editor reviews the proof as well.
• Once the proof is approved by author and editor, the article will appear online as a FirstView publication in advance of its scheduled publication in a print issue of the journal.