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Illustrations
All illustrations must be submitted at the size they are to appear in The Journal of Neuroscience. Authors should prepare their illustrations to be 1 column width (8.5 cm) or the smallest size that will convey the essential scientific information. For multiple panel figures, 1.5 columns (maximum width 11.6 cm) or 2 columns (maximum width 17.6 cm) are permitted when appropriate. Vertical dimensions can vary, but must not exceed 22 cm.
Figures should be appropriately lettered and labeled with characters that will be 2-6 mm (8-12 points) high in the final reproduction. In cases of line drawings that could be reduced except that some lettering would be illegibly small, the figures may be returned to the authors for re-labeling, thus delaying publication of the manuscript. Any graphs or histograms should not include top and right borderlines. In addition, panels should not be boxed in by borderlines. Please see the Illustrations section of the Instructions for Authors for more information on how to prepare your figures.
The Journal of Neuroscience requires electronic submission. In order to achieve a higher acceptance rate for your digital art, please review the detailed instructions for preparation at http://cpc.cadmus.com/da/index.jsp. To better assist our authors with digital art preparation, the Journal has made available Cadmus professional Communication's software, RapidInspector. This application allows authors to pre-flight their artwork, meaning that the software alerts users when their files do not meet Cadmus' specifications. Additionally, it provides authors with instructions on how to reformat their files to meet Cadmus' criteria, thereby ensuring the successful use of their files. Sign up at the RapidInspector web site: http://rapidInspector.cadmus.com/RapidInspector/zo5/index.jsp and download the application. Make sure you visit the FAQs to answer any questions regarding downloading the application.
Rapid Inspector will evaluate your images to ensure compliance with basic technical requirements. Please be aware of the following technical guidelines for preparing images for publication in The Journal:
•Images containing either grayscale or color must be supplied at a minimum of 300 dpi. Images containing both a halftone and line art must be supplied at a minimum of 600 dpi. Images saved as bitmap or monochrome must be supplied at 1200 dpi.
•For images supplied in vector-based format, all fonts should be converted to outlines and saved as EPS (Encapsulated PostScript). If fonts are not converted to paths or outlines, there is a possibility of character substitutions or that your graphic may have to be converted to a bitmap, which reduces resolution and quality of the images. Below is an example of how to do this:
•TIFF and EPS are the only acceptable file formats.
The Help System is also an excellent resource for installation help. After you sign up and login to the RI web site see the Help System for additional information about RI and useful tips on how to create and correct graphic files. As this is now readily available, at no cost to authors, any digital file that has not been screened by RapidInspector that fails will result in additional charges that will be passed along to the author. If you require further information, please send an e-mail query to the Central Office, at jn{at}sfn.org.
All figures must be cited in the text and numbered consecutively (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.). Composite color figures are acceptable if the parts do not overlap. Authors should be aware that, in composite color figures that contain intense colors from opposite ends of the spectrum all colors may not reproduce equally intensely. Color figures should be saved in RGB format. Authors ordering reprints will incur an additional charge for color in their reprints which must be paid upon order. For cost purposes, the definition of a single figure is original art that can be processed as a unit and printed on a single page without intervening type. Authors should note the potential cost savings inherent in this definition: for example, two consecutive half-page color figures mounted as a composite and printed on one page, with both captions below or on the facing page, would be treated as one figure.
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