The following are the specifications for submission of digitally produced ads to American Fastener Journal. We hope this will be useful and answer any questions which you may have. However, if you have questions which are not addressed here, please call us.

Standard Unit Size	Width	Depth
Full page (no bleed) hold art to 7.5" x 10"	8 1⁄2"	11"
Bleed full page (8.5" x 11" trim, plus .125" bleed)	8 3⁄4"	11 1⁄4"
Bleed spread 2 page (17" x 11" trim, plus .125" bleed)	17 1⁄2"	11 1⁄4"
2/3 page vertical	4 1⁄2"	10"
1/2 page island	4 1⁄2"	7 3⁄8"
1/2 page horizontal	7"	4 7⁄8"
1/3 page vertical	2 1⁄4"	10"
1/3 page horizontal	4 1⁄2"	4 7⁄8"
1/4 page vertical	3 3⁄8"	4 7⁄8"
1/4 page horizontal	4 7⁄8"	3 3⁄8"
1/6 page vertical	2 1⁄4"	4 7⁄8"
1/6 page horizontal	4 1⁄2"	2 5⁄8"

IMPORTANT!
A proof generated from the supplied file is required and must accompany the CD/file. Without submitting a proof copy accompanying your ad material we can not guarantee that your ad will print correctly.

MEDIA ACCEPTED

• CD-ROM
• DVD

• Layout Application Files: QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreehandDesktop Elements Formats: TIFF, EPS, DCSFonts: PostScript Type 1 (Please, no TrueType Fonts)Logos and Artwork: EPS and TIFF
  
  
• PDF/Acrobat Distiller

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
Advertisers can upload to our ftp site via the Fastener Journal website.

• Please use compression software (StuffIt or Zip).
• Go to http://www.fastenerjournal.com/ad_submission.html
• Fill in the information requested.
• Password: nutsnbolts

DESKTOP INSTRUCTIONS

• Build pages to trim size and extend bleed 1/8" beyond page edge.Use stylized fonts and do not apply style attributes to basic fonts.Avoid rotations and cropping of images in layout program.Include all fonts, images/scans, logos/artwork.Do not nest EPS files in other EPS files.All 4-color images/scans are preferred in CMYK mode.Four-color solids should not exceed SWOP density of 300%.
  
  
• Include final lasers of files for black/white ads, color proof for 4-color ads.

• Provide all EPS, TIFF and other art files placed in the page layouts.Provide both screen and printer fonts. Please do not use TrueType fonts.The colors specified in placed illustrations must have the exact same name and definition as those specified in the page layout document.If you are submitting a 2- or 3-color ad, please set up as process color. American Fastener Journal is a 4-color publication. If you are placing a spot color ad, PMS color is correct.Live line-art scans should be at least 1000 dpi in resolution at 100%. Halftone or continuous tone scans should be at 300 dpi at actual size.
  
  
• Provide a paper laser print at 100% with crop marks and registration marks. Also indicate color breaks, tint values, version changes and FPO art. For 4-color ads, a full color proof is preferred.

• When providing corrections on disk, provide laser proofs with the corrected areas clearly indicated.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Digital material submitted which does not meet specifications or is otherwise improperly prepared and requires additional work (typesetting, design, composition, artwork, color changes to provided files) on the part of American Fastener Journal staff will incur a minimum charge of $100. If changes are extensive, additional charges at the rate of $75 per hour will be incurred. These charges are not commissionable.

Camera ready art. Additional charges will apply to all ads submitted in this format to convert them to digital files for imaging.

Requests for returning disks or other materials must be made in writing on the insertion order or contract for the current issue. A nominal shipping charge may be assessed.

PDF INSTRUCTIONS
REMEMBER TO INCLUDE CROP MARKS AND BLEED ON FULL PAGE BLEED ADS!

Publication trim size is 8.5 x 11. Size including bleed is 8.75 x 11.25. Hold live area to 7.5 x 10.

Be sure PDF is CMYK, press quality, and fonts embedded.

Use the following instructions in Acrobat 8.0 to create press-quality pdf.