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Quick Guide to Preparing Figures

Line drawings

Grayscale drawings

Continuous-tone art*

Color

Example

 

 

 

Preferred electronic file types

EPS; TIFF

EPS; TIFF

TIFF

TIFF

Optimum pixels per inch at optimum width

1200

600

600

600

Minimum ppi at optimum width

300

300

300

300

ASCE Journals    

One-column wide, maximum

89 mm
3.5 in.

89 mm
3.5 in.

89 mm
3.5 in.

89 mm
3.5 in.

Two-columns wide, maximum 

178 mm
7 in.

178 mm
7 in.

178 mm
7 in.

178 mm
7 in.

ASCE Books

Optimum width

114 to 127 mm
4.5 to 5 in.

114 to 127 mm
4.5 to 5 in.

114 to
127 mm
4.5 to 5 in.

Not available

Maximum width

178 to 190 mm
7 to 7.5 in.

178 to 190 mm
7 to 7.5 in.

178 to
190 mm
7 to 7.5 in.

Not available

*Continuous tone art includes photographs (halftones).

** While we do accept JPEG files, we strongly recommend that you submit TIFF files instead. JPEG files degrade every time they are opened and saved, resulting eventually in a substandard image.      

 

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