Preparing the Illustrations

• General points 
• Submitting your artwork electronically 
• Scanned artwork 
• Submitting your artwork as hardcopy     

Scanned artwork

Line scans

• Line artwork should be scanned at an original resolution that will permit a final output of at least 800 dpi (dots per inch). If the image is not to be reduced in size it should be scanned at a resolution of at least 800 dpi. If it is to be reduced to 50% of the original size the scanning resolution should be at least 400 dpi. If it is to be reduced to 40% of the original size the image should be scanned at 200 dpi, etc. It would be most helpful if you would state the required reduction
• Scans that are not relabelled should be stored as LZW-compressed TIFF files (please save with TIFF extension, i.e. Fig01.tif). Please note whether the figure has been compressed    

Line drawings with imported scans

• If a scanned image is to be labelled in a DTP application the imported file should be fully digitally integrated (if possible) in its high-resolution form, i.e. embedded on import and not linked to a low-resolution inclusion. Such files should be saved as an EPS with an EPS extension (i.e. Fig01.eps) and, if possible, with a PC preview
• Downsizing of imported scans should be carried out before labelling is added
• Scans that are to be overlain by a tint should be saved as EPS in Photoshop with the 'Save Whites as Transparent' option checked. The imported bitmap preview file should be brought to the front of the final document
• All other scans should be imported as TIFF    

Scanned photographs

• Should be scanned at 300 dpi
• Have a width aproximately 125mm
• Saved as TIFF file
• Saved as greyscale
• Do not embed in Word or Powerpoint    

Digital camera

• Most digital cameras produce JPG as their standard file format, some can be set to save as TIFF, if your camera offers this option, select it
• Set the camera to produce the highest quality JPG it can (the one with the least compression, it will be called fine/superfine/best/top in the settings menu on the camera)
• Download the file from the camera and immediately save to TIFF, follow the instructions on what to do with any other digital image
• Do not manipulate the JPG in any way before saving to TIFF, data will be lost from the figure that can't be replaced and there will be deterioration in the quality. This doesn't happen with the TIFF file