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“Artwork” refers to the visual material you plan to include in your book – such as photographs, paintings, drawings, figures, charts, graphs, and maps. (Tables are not considered artwork as they are text-based.) You are welcome to submit your proposed artwork in hard copy or in electronic format. The basic rule is that all artwork must be in a format suitable for reproduction: either an original or high-quality reproduction of a photographic print, drawing, or map that we can scan, a high-resolution electronic file that we can upload, or an original design file for a graph, chart, or map. Note that the responsibilities involved in arranging, purchasing, and/or transmitting all artwork and necessary permissions rest with the author. Please consult our Permissions guidelines for more information.
If you submit original artwork to the Press in hard copy, we will scan the originals and return them to you when the book has been published. The final version of any figures or illustrations can only be as good as the copy supplied, so please be sure you are satisfied with the quality before sending them.
For electronic artwork such as photographs and paintings, please send us each image as a separate TIFF or JPG file. The image must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (dots or pixels per inch) and be at least five inches wide. This measurement refers to the width of the digital file, which can be larger or smaller than the original printed image and can be adjusted during the scanning process.
An easy way to check the resolution of an image is by opening the image in a photo viewer program and finding its dimensions in pixels (look for a menu item such as “Information,” “Properties,” or “Inspector”). The first number will indicate the width of the image. This number must be 1500 or higher (5 inches x 300 pixels per inch = 1500 pixels) if the image is to be suitable for print.
Do not enlarge small image files to meet these requirements, as this will produce a blurry, pixilated image. An image that meets minimum resolution specifications but appears pixilated or blurry onscreen will look even worse in print, so please check the quality of the image carefully too. Avoid scans of previously printed material in which the dot pattern of the ink is visible; these images can produce an optical illusion known as moiré when they are reprinted.
For figures, charts, graphs, and maps, please send us the original design files of these images if possible, as we may need to make editorial changes to their text.
MQUP can accept design files created in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. Illustrations created in other software should be exported as vector PDFs (PDF files that look smooth, not pixilated, when highly magnified) or EPS files. If they must be submitted as PNG, TIFF, or JPG files, they must meet the resolution specifications given above, and the clarity of any text included in the illustration may be reduced in the printed books.
Any shaded areas behind text should be set between 10% and 20% black in order to keep the text legible. Most charts, graphs, and maps are reproduced in black and white and therefore should not be submitted to the press as colour images. Instead, please use shades of grey or patterns to visually represent the data you wish to communicate.
Our books are generally 6 x 9 inches and our graphics usually do not exceed a maximum of 5 x 7 inches.
Please keep your original digital files. If you are submitting Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or EPS files, please send both working files and a copy of your graphic/illustration saved as a TIFF, JPG, or PDF for the copyeditor’s reference.
Please include the figure number at the beginning of the file name.