Submission Requirements
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ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS
Materials are due at ad close. For extensions, please contact:
Carol Moskot, Publisher. Phone: 212-891-1398; e-mail: cmoskot@commentarymagazine.com
| Publication Trim Size | 7 – 3/4” x 10 – 1/2” |
| Full Page Live | 7” x 9 – 3/4” |
| Full Page Bleed | 8 – 1/4” x 11” |
| FRACTIONAL AD SPACES | |
| 2/3 page vertical | 4 – 1/8” x 8 – 3/4” |
| 1/2 page horizontal | 6 – 1/4” x 4 – 1/4” |
| 1/3 page vertical | 1 – 15/16” x 8 – 3/4” |
| 2/3 page square | 4 – 1/8” x 4 – 1/4” |
| 1/6 page | 1 – 15/16” x 4 – 1/4” |
| 1/9 page | 1 – 15/16” x 3 – 1/8” |
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Digital File Preparation:
- Layouts should be designed when possible so that ad can be positioned on either right- or left-hand pages
- All ad submissions must be PDF/X1a files.
- All fonts and images MUST be embedded. (True Type fonts cannot be used for Printing)
- Image resolution must be at least 300 dpi
- All colors within an ad have to be CMYK (no RGB or spot/PMS colors)
- Maximum ink density 300 total
- Check to be sure grayscale images or logos do not separate as CMYK, RGB, or spot colors
- We cannot be held responsible for color accuracy if contact color proof is not provided
- Please submit a 100 percent color proof, such as an Imation Digital Match Print, Kodak
- Approval, or a previously printed tear sheet
- No longer accepted: negatives, film, or files that have not been converted to PDF
Halftone screen:
- 150-line screen recommended
- Bleed sizes are figured to allow 1/4-inch trim on all sides
Printing Process:
- Web-fed offset, perfect binding
Paper stock:
- Inside pages: 60-pound matte text. Covers: 120-pound matte cover
Shipping address :
Ship Proofs to Commentary Art Department, 561 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY, 10018. Phone: 212-891-1400
For technical and production details, contact:
Carol Moskot, Publisher
Phone: 212-891-1398
e-mail: cmoskot@commentarymagazine.com
