1. Incorrect use of numbers
2. Incorrect use of hyphenation
3. Incorrect use of et al.
4. Incorrect capitalization and punctuation in headings
5. Use of since instead of because
6. Improperly prepared tables and figures
7. Failure to use the serial comma
8. Failure to spell out abbreviations and acronyms as needed
9. Inconsistent use of double-spacing between lines
10. Incorrect use of and versus the ampersand