Each journal has its own style for artwork preparation. However, we admonish that artwork should be prepared in such a way that it is viewed favorably by the journal.

Electronic artwork

In the case of Electronic artwork, the followings apply in most cases:

General points

• Ensure to use uniform lettering and sizing of the original artwork.
• Save text in illustrations as “graphics” or enclose the font.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
• Submit each figure as a separate file. 

Formats

Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalised, please “save as” or convert the images to one of the following formats: 

EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as “graphics”. 

TIFF: color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply “as is”. 

Please do not:

• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;
• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Color artwork

Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (MS Office files) and with the correct resolution. Note that printing of color artwork may attract extra charges.

Figure captions

Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.

Tables

Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.