Q. I work at a university press, and during a meeting of project editors we had a disagreement about the correct placement of the glossary. CMOS recommends that the glossary appear between the notes and bibliography. Although we’ll accept this as your final answer, our question is why? Thank you!
A. CMOS now clarifies that a glossary usually precedes the notes and bibliography but may follow the notes, “especially if terms listed in the glossary appear in the notes.” See paragraph 1.68.