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Image, Sound, and Video Files

  • All image, sound, and video files are submitted in separate files.
  • The author either owns all submitted image, sound, and video files or has obtained permission from the copyright holder(s) to use all image, sound, and video files prior to submission.
  • All submitted image, sound, and video files clearly indicate credits and provenance, adhering to the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style. (If you are submitting from a scientific discipline, please contact the Managing Editor to discuss appropriate citation styles.)
  • Image Files: All figures and images should be submitted as uncompressed PNG or TIFF files scaled at 100% and prepared according to the following standards.
    • Scanning from prints (grayscale or color)
      Minimum accepted: 400 ppi, 256 color
      Preferred: 600 dpi or higher, millions of colors (true color)
    • Scanning from negatives or slides(grayscale or color) Minimum accepted: 2400 ppi or higher, millions of colors (true color)
    • Original digital photograph (grayscale or color)
      Minimum accepted: 400 ppi, 256 color
      Preferred: 600 ppi or higher, millions of colors (true color)
    Sound Files: All sound files should be submitted as uncompressed "wave" files prepared according to the following standards.
    • Windows wave files (.wav)
      Minimum accepted: 16 bit stereo at 44.1 kHz
      Preferred: 24 bit stereo at 48 kHz or higher
    • Macintosh AIFF (.aif)
      Minimum accepted: 16 bit stereo at 44.1 kHz
      Preferred: 24 bit stereo at 48 kHz or higher
    • Sun audio (.au)
      Minimum accepted: 16 bit stereo at 44.1 kHz
      Preferred: 24 bit stereo at 48 kHz or higher
    Video Files: All video files should be submitted in an uncompressed format, preferably as digitized video files copied to a mass storage medium (like DVD-R) or, alternatively, as clips archived onto a mini-DV tape with an accompanying list of names and corresponding time code numbers for all clips.
    If you have questions regarding image, sound, or video formatting, please contact us.