Brenda Merideth
Advertising Coordinator
Email
+1 800 288 7636
(US and Canada only)
+1 918 560 2647
Fax: +1 918 560 2636
Effective January 2010
Mechanical Requirements
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| Size | Format | Width/Depth (in.) | Width/Depth (mm) |
| Tab Page | Vertical | 10 x 13.5 | 254 x 342.9 |
| 3/4 Page | Vertical | 7.5 x 13.5 | 187.325 x 342.9 |
| 3/4 Page | Square | 10 x 10 | 254 x 254 |
| Jr. Page | Vertical | 7.5 x 10 | 187.325 x 254 |
| 1/2 Page | Vertical | 5 x 13.5 | 127 x 342.9 |
| 1/2 Page | Horizontal | 10 x 6.75 | 254 x 171.45 |
| 1/4 Page | Vertical | 5 x 6.75 | 127 x 171.45 |
| 1/8 Page | Horizontal | 5 x 3.375 | 127 x 85.725 |
| 1/16 Page | Vertical | 2.5 x 3.375 | 66.5 x 85.725 |
- Trim Size
- 10.75 x 15 in.(273.05 x 381 mm)
- Printing Method
- Offset, web press
- Screen Size
- Halftones, 133-line screen or less
- Advertiser's Proofs
- Proofs are required to accompany all ads.
- Composition
- Typesetting for display ads billed at additional cost.
- Storage and Material
- Electronic files and proofs will be kept for one (1) year, then deleted unless other instructions are received from the advertiser or agency.
- Binding Method
- Single fold, saddle stitch
- Electronic Ad Submittal
- All ads must be submitted electronically.
Mode of Submission:
- Mail or package delivery:
- ZIP disk (100 MB or 250MB),
Jazz disk,
CD-ROM,
3.5 inch disk - File compression:
- Stuffit or PKZip self-extracting archives of either Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
FTP is the preferred method of transferring files electronically.
Submitting files as e-mail attachments is discouraged due to the size of the average document. Anything over 15 MB is rejected by AAPG ’s e-mail system. However, if that is the only means of transport available to you, be sure to send a confirming e-mail without attachments. Compressing the file before attaching it to an e-mail will help.
NOTE: In all cases, a hard copy proof of your advertisement is required.
Spreads and Bleed Ads
Gutter bleeds accepted on 1/2-, junior- and tabloid-page spreads with the approval of the publisher.
Spread ad materials must be furnished as one continuous piece.
| Format | Width x Depth |
| Half-page gutter bleed spread | 20-5/8 x 6-5/8 in. 523.875 x 168.275 mm |
| Junior-page gutter bleed spread | 15-3/4 x 10 in. 400.05 x 254 mm |
| Tab-page gutter bleed spread | 20-5/8 x 13-3/8 in. 523.875 x 339.725 mm |