Formerly Proceedings (Earth and
Planetary Sciences)
Instructions
to
authors
Figure formats
All figures including photographs should be numbered consecutively in
arabic numerals in the order of appearance in the text. The figure
captions must be typed on a separate page. Do not include in the
figure any information that could easily be included in the caption.
The journal publishes colour figures free of cost if the reviewers and
the editors are convinced colour is essential for a figure.
Authors are encouraged to prepare all figures to final size.
Decide if the figure is to be a one-column figure (maximum width 8.4
cm, including all labels and legends) or a two-column figure (maximum
width 17 cm, including all labels and legends). An obvious
advantage of doing this is that it helps reduce the work to be done
when revising the manuscript or communicating the final version to the
publishing office of the journal. A more subtle advantage,
however, is that the reviewers (and the editor) see exactly what the
reader will see in the printed journal, making it possible for them to
spot potential difficulties that a reader may face in interpreting the
figures. Preparing figures initially to the expected final size
also avoids the need for the publisher to enlarge or reduce the figure
to fit the journal requirements, thereby maintaining the original
quality. Given the quality of modern laser printers and the
relative ease, compared to even a few years ago, of obtaining laser
printouts of figures, providing the publisher with camera-ready figures
or
electronic copies ensures better figures in print.
Combine multipart figures or plates, adding letter labels as needed for
captions, or provide separate captions for each part. The number of
figure files should equal the number of figure captions.
For most graphics with lines and text only, use vector graphics EPS
(Encapsulated PostScript). EPS is preferred because it is
scalable and one can zoom in without seeing large pixels in most cases.
Most vector-based illustration software allow you to save an
illustration as an EPS file.
For images or photographs, use TIFF or high-resolution JPEG. JPEG
is the best format for photos with a large file size because of the
automatic compression used, which dramatically reduces file size while
still providing good detail.
For false-colour imagery, shading, or texture, use TIFF. TIFF
provides the highest resolution to ensure patterns and shading are
maintained, yet it offers lossless compression and thus smaller file
size.
Use Helvetica as the font for legends and labels. Ensure that no
label or legend is smaller than 8 pt. All lines must be at least
0.5 pt (no hairline rules).
