Artwork formats checklist

Preferred and accepted file formats for artwork submission

Checklist

Before you submit your artwork, make sure you can answer "yes" to the following:

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  My files are in the correct format: EPS, PDF, TIFF or JPEG, or Microsoft Office files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

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  My color images are provided in the preferred RGB colorspace (unless the journal's guide for authors prescribes otherwise)

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  The physical dimensions of the artwork match the dimensions of the journal to which I am submitting — see Sizing of Artwork

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  The lettering used in the artwork does not vary too much in size — see Sizing of Artwork

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  I have used the recommended file-naming conventions — see File Naming

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  All illustrations are provided as separate files (unless the journal's guide for authors prescribes otherwise)

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  All artwork is numbered according to its sequence in the text

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  Figures, schemes and plates have captions and these are provided on a separate sheet along with the manuscript, in addition, all figures are referred to in the text

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  If required, I have specified the preferred magnification factor of my artwork on the sheet with filenames that accompany the submission

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  All the rights are cleared both for print and electronic publication - view the Elsevier permission guidelines

Figure captions

Submit figure captions with your submission. There are two ways to submit figure captions with your submission:

1. If the journal provides for a submission item type called "Figure Caption", submit your caption here in the form of a text file

2. If there is no such submission item type, you should list your figure captions at the end of your manuscript text file