16 Book Back Matter Templates

Research-heavy order: Notes → Bibliography/References → Appendices → Index → Acknowledgments/Author note as house style requires.

Reader-engagement order: Acknowledgments → Discussion questions → Reading guide → About the author → Related books.

Appendix test: Include [material] in an appendix only if readers may need it but placing it in [chapter] would interrupt the main flow.

Back-matter audit: Element | Reader purpose | Required? | Cross-references checked? | Final order.

Source-record and update audit for Book Back Matter: statement / example → [ ]; external fact, project fact, interpretation, recommendation, convention, or original example → [ ]; controlling first-party / primary source → [ ]; secondary source if used → [ ]; source record / locator → [ ]; date or version checked → [ ]; update trigger → [ ]; publish / qualify / revise / hold → [ ].

Source-ledger and revision-history audit for Book Back Matter: claim / recommendation / example → [ ]; source or project record ID → [ ]; source status active / superseded / corrected / retracted / retired → [ ]; claim-level last verified date/version → [ ]; event that triggered recheck → [ ]; correction / withdrawal action → [ ]; reader-facing disclosure needed? → [ ]; what changed and why → [ ]; prior wording/version retained at → [ ].

Claim/source status audit: Item [claim/source/example] | Status [active / review due / stale / corrected / retracted / superseded] | Controlling source/version [x] | Last verified [date/version] | Stale trigger [x] | Correction severity [0–3] | Reader disclosure [none / note / correction / withdrawal] | Changelog entry [what changed + why].

Dependency and propagation audit: Claim / example / recommendation [x] | Controlling source / project record [x] | Dependency strength [direct / shared / advisory / independent] | Review trigger / reason code [x] | Needs-review scope [local / direct dependents / cluster] | Replacement source requirements [x] | Carry-forward decision [x] | Propagation targets [x] | Reader disclosure / changelog action [x].

Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].

Back-matter architecture: element [x] | primary reader [x] | job [documentation/reference/context/engagement/promotion] | required? [yes/no] | final position [x].

Priority audit: required/legal [x] → evidence/reference [x] → context/contribution [x] → reader engagement [x] → optional promotion [x].

Cross-reference QA: source note [x] | body marker [x] | appendix/page/link target [x] | final-file check [pass/fail] | correction [x].

Element removal test: section [x] | distinct job [x] | duplicated by [x] | harm if removed [x] | verdict [keep/merge/cut].

Reader-aid branch: need is [discussion / guided reading / reference / reusable tool] → choose [questions / reading guide / glossary-index / appendix-resource].

Context branch: reader needs to know [x] after the body → Author Note if disclosure/context; Acknowledgments if contribution/gratitude; notes/bibliography if evidence trail.

Edition check: material tied to current edition [x] | date/version [x] | likely to change? [x] | maintenance owner/location [x].