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SCANNING COLOR LINE ART
Example: Color line art

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Color line art should be scanned according to the following requirements, regardless of the software and hardware used in the scanning process:

  • Images should be scanned in RGB mode*
  • Images should be scanned at a minimum resolution of 500dpi
  • Images should be tightly cropped
  • If applicable, please relabel your scanned artwork with a font supported by Elsevier and ensure it is an appropriate font size
  • Save your image in TIFF format with LZW compression applied

Note: the author is responsible for scanning quality.

*Note that for a number of Elsevier Health Science journals, there is a preference to receive color images in CMYK. Click here to view the list.

Cropping Images

Find below a visual example of how artwork should be cropped (the red area around the actual image should be removed):

Crop image

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Artwork files . . . . .

file formats

file naming

font information

acceptable media

sizing of artwork

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Multimedia files . . .

movies / animations

images

audio

application-specific

archives

supplementary material

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Color Artwork . . .

rgb / greyscale

rgb / cmyk

monitor calibration

color information

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Scanning . . .

color artwork

combination artwork

greyscale artwork

line art

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