Submitting the Best Quality Artwork

These are generally black-and-white photographs such as light and electron micrographs. The best quality photographs include a continuous gradient of tone from black to pale gray. If several pictures are to be printed as one group, reproduction will be best if all of the photographs have about the same level of gray-black density. Halftones should be on glossy paper.

Please consider the size and orientation of your figures as they will appear on the printed page. If you have not trimmed the figures to fit the single- or double-column width of the Journal, you must provide an overlay on the figure with the impor-tant areas circled so that the printer can trim it appropriately.

Color Figures

Color illustrations may be submitted as either a print or a transparency, although a color print is preferred. The best reproduction will be obtained from an original print rather than from copies made of it. Figures consisting of multiple pieces will yield the best reproduction if they are separated into groupings of similar colors. Color figures should be on glossy paper.

Line Drawings and Graphs

Unmounted prints are preferred. All symbols and letters should be sized proportionately to the figure so that they are readable when the figure is reproduced. The font in figures should be sans serif, boldface, with the first letter capitalized and the remaining letters lower case; the lettering should not be larger than the type used in the text of the published article (after the figure is reduced to fit the width of one column). To further save space, all figure titles and legends should appear only in the figure legend, not in the actual figure. Broken lines and poorly reproduced symbols cannot be corrected by the printer.

Tables

Tables should be submitted typed as the rest of the manuscript. They should be formatted so that they will fit vertically in a single- or double-column page width.

Remember, it is very expensive to reshoot illustrations at the time you receive the proofs of your article. It is in your best interest to submit the best quality artwork.