JCO ACCEPTED ARTICLES

SENDING MATERIALS FOR PRINT PUBLICATION

Revised Text Files

If you are asked to prepare a revised text file, send it by e-mail to jcoeditorial@jco-online.com.
Do not use the online submissions system after your article has been accepted.

Forms

Signed copyright or patient waiver forms can be sent to JCO by e-mail or can be included with
article figures, as described below.

Figures (photographs, charts, graphs, drawings)

DO:

Be aware that we are a print journal.

 Every article is printed on paper by a professional printing company. Every image must be
print quality. An image that looks good on your screen might not look good printed
on paper.

Send high-resolution, print-quality images.

 PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE AT LEAST 1,000 PIXELS WIDE OR TALL. Larger images
are better.
o Images should be at least 300dpi.
 Line drawings must be at least 1,200 pixels per inch.

Send original files whenever possible.

 Original files might be the ones that came straight from your camera or the files your
photographer gave you.
 For author photos, send the biggest file you have.
o If have a professional photo, send the original file your photographer gave you.
Do not send a small version.
o If you take your own photo, send the original. Even a smartphone photo is
usually at least 3,000 pixels wide.

Send individual figure files in their most original form. Do not resample, resize, or crop.
 Do correct mirror image orientation.
 JCO will correct color, add appropriate labels, and resize images.

Figure photos
 Send JPG, PNG, or TIFF files.

Author photos
 Please attach to an email or send with the print-quality, high-resolution digital figure files.
 Author photos should be high-resolution and not closely cropped.

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Drawings
 Send PSD, AI, EPS, or similar files.
 If you have drawings, diagrams, or other artwork, send the original layered or vector
files. If someone took the time to create a drawing, diagram, or other marked-up image,
send the original.
 For images that have layers, send the file in its native format. Do not flatten the image by
saving it as a JPG. We love files from Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and similar graphic
and design programs. Line drawings must be very high resolution: 1,200 pixels per inch.

Charts
 Send PDF files. Send the Excel file, too, if you made the chart in Excel.

Name each individual figure file to correspond with the figure name in the text.
DO NOT SEND PHOTOS IN MONTAGES OR COLLAGES.
 If all you have are montages, send the most original version of the montage. Do not add
borders or Fig. letters or numbers. Your management software has probably
downsampled (decreased quality) already!

Use WinZip or StuffIt to combine the figures into a single folder of files. Do not put figures into
separate folders.

Send images with Hightail or a similar file-transfer program, NOT email.

 Our email server will block large files. Also, your email server might compress the images
and make them smaller, without your knowledge.
 You can upload the package to our online drop box at: https://www.hightail.com/u/JCO.
 If you use a different online large-file-transmission system, make the expiration date at
least 90 days from now.

DO NOT:

Do not put the images in a PowerPoint slide deck or into any other program, unless you have to
use PowerPoint to draw a diagram.
 Most programs will compress the image and make it low-resolution.

Do not retouch or resample the images.

Do not add labels or figure numbers and letters. JCO will add these as needed, based on the
figures in your original submission.

Do not email the images by inserting them into the body of the email.
 This will compress them and make them smaller.
 If you absolutely must send an image by email, attach it to the email instead of
copying/pasting into the body.