jESE - Artwork Instructions

Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering – jESE
J. Electrochem. Sci. Eng.

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Artwork Instructions

jESE accepts only TIF, JPEG, GIF or PNG formats of illustrations; those editted within MS files (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) ARE NOT acceptable. Scanned instrument data sheets are not acceptable too. Authors are fully responsible for the quality of their submitted artwork. Generally, all common artwork and graphic creation softwares are capable of saving files in mentioned formats. This 'option' can normally be found under the 'Save As...' or 'Export...' commands in the 'File' menu.

Resolution

When supplying graphic files, please ensure that the files are supplied in the correct resolution:

1. Line artwork: minimum of 1000 dpi

2. RGB image: minimum of 300 dpi

3. Greyscale image: minimum of 300 dpi

4. Combined artwork (line/greyscale/RGB): minimum of 300 dpi

TIFF

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is the recommended file format for bitmap, greyscale and colour images.

· Colour images should be in the RGB mode

· Images should be tightly cropped.

· If applicable, please re-label artwork with a font supported by jESE (Calibri and Symbol) and ensure it is of an appropriate font size.

· Save an image in TIFF format with LZW or packed-bits compression applied.

· It is recommended to remove the Alpha channels and to flatten the layers before submitting TIFF files

JP(E)G

JPG can be created with respect to photo quality (low, medium, high; from 1 to 10), ensuring file sizes are kept to a minimum to aid easy file transfer.

PNG

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression. PNG supports palette-based images, greyscale images and RGB[A] images. PNG was designed for transferring images on the Internet, not for print graphics, and therefore does not support non-RGB colour spaces such as CMYK.

GIF

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a bitmap image format supporting up to 8 bits per pixel. The colour limitation makes the GIF format unsuitable for reproducing colour photographs and other images with continuous colour, but it is well-suited for simpler images such as graphics with solid areas of colour.

Sizing of Artwork

§ jESE aspires to have a uniform look for all artwork contained in a single article. Hence, it is important to be aware of the style of the journal.

§ As a general rule, the lettering on an artwork should have a finished, printed size of 11 pt for normal text and no smaller than 7 pt for subscript and superscript characters. Smaller lettering will yield a text that is barely legible. This is a rule-of-thumb rather than a strict rule. There are instances where other factors in the artwork, (for example, tints and shadings) dictate a finished size of perhaps 10 pt. Lines should be of at least 1.5 pt thickness.

§ When deciding on the size of a line art graphic, in addition to the lettering, there are several other factors to address. These all have an effect on the reproducibility/readability of the final artwork. Every relevant detail in the illustration, the graph symbols (squares, triangles, circles, etc.) and a key to the diagram (to explain the graph symbols used) must be discernible.

§ The sizing of halftones (photographs and micrographs) normally causes more problems than line art. It is sometimes difficult to know what an author is trying to emphasize on a photograph, so you can help us by identifying the important parts of the image, perhaps by highlighting the relevant areas on it. The best advice that can be given is not to over-reduce halftones. Attention should also be paid to magnification factors or scale bars on the artwork and they should be compared with the details inside. If a set of artwork contains more than one halftone, again please ensure that there is consistency in size between similar diagrams.

General sizing of illustrations which can be used for the Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering:

· Small figure size - 60 mm width

· Medium figure size - 90 mm width

· Large figure size - 120 mm width

Requirements (width) for bitmap images:

Figure size	Image width	Image width in pixels
Figure size	Image width	A	B
Small	60 mm	709	2362
Medium	90 mm	1063	3543
Large	120 mm	1417	4724

A: 300 dpi > RGB , Greyscale image or Combination artwork (line/greyscale/RGB)

B: 1000 dpi > Line artwork

Naming, units and designations

IUPAC recommendations for the naming of compounds and physical quantities should be strictly followed. Avoid the use of the same abbreviation for different quantites. SI units, or other permissible units, should be used. The designation of physical quantities must be in italic throughout the text (including figures, tables and equations), whereas the units are in upright letters. They should be in Calibri font. In graphs and tables, the presentation of the numeric values of the variables should be mathematically correct (example: j / A m^-2, m / kg, T / K…). Any other designations are not acceptable. If the quantity presented at the graph axis or in the table heading requires additional explanations, this should be given in the caption or table title or footnote.

Latin words should be typed in italic, as for example: i.e. in vivo, etc.

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