The size and resolution guidelines below must be followed in order for electronic images to be of sufficient quality to be published in the Journal.

Photographs (halftones) and radiographs (either color or black and white) will be accepted in electronic form if the image is a minimum of 4 inches wide (any height) and a minimum resolution of 300 ppi/dpi. We can accept electronic files for photographic images in the following file formats: Adobe PhotoShop TIFF, EPS, JPEG. If JPEG settings are used on a digital camera, please ensure that the image resolution is set high enough to meet the 300 ppi requirement (the default setting on most cameras is 72 ppi).

Illustrations (black and white line art), charts, and graphs are often recreated in the Journal office. Digital images must be a minimum of 4 inches wide (any height), and the resolution must be 1200 ppi/dpi. We can accept electronic files for illustrations in the following file formats: TIFF, EPS, JPEG, PDF. The output software must be either Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe Acrobat (for PDF images). For hard-copy submissions, we can accept laser and inkjet prints (600 ppi or higher print resolution is preferred).

Forms (figures that reproduce questionnaires, flow charts, or other primarily-text material) should be submitted as data-processing (text) documents if that is practical.

If you have any questions about the technical guidelines, please contact the Journal publication designer, Jo Deckert, at (301) 581-9200.