3.7 FiguresAll illustrative materials are referred to as "Figures"; the journals do not use "Plates," "Maps," or other such terms. Authors are responsible for supplying figures in a camera-ready state (e.g., original drawings, PMTs, photographs) sized to fit within a standard folder. Xeroxes are not acceptable for publication. Originals should be professionally drafted on good-quality drawing paper (e.g., Albanene®), on mylar, or prepared using a high-quality laser printer. Avoid using gray on figures that will need to be scanned; use patterns of black or solid black where possible. Scanners do not pick up grays printed from laser printers very well. If original drawings are oversize, the author must provide reduced versions. Only black-and-white or color glossy photographic prints with good clarity are acceptable; preferred size is 5-x-7 or 8-x-10 inches. Whenever possible, authors should also provide the figures on disk in either Macintosh or Windows format, by preference using the following software: Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, Macromedia Freehand, or Corel Draw. TIFF files are preferred for most line drawings and JPEG for most photographs. When sending TIFF or JPEG files, the output resolution should be set to at least 600 dpi at the size at which they are to be published; do not use any lossy compression. If you prepare EPS files, include the "header" or "preview" and save any text as graphics if the program gives that option. Hard copies of the figures should be included with the package. Pack all figures well for mailing or shipment. In the case of accepted manuscripts, original figures are returned to authors along with the page proofs for their ARTICLE, REPORT, etc. All other original artwork is returned to authors when a final decision is reached on the disposition of a manuscript. Figures may be published in full color at the author’s expense, on recommendation from the editor and by arrangement with the managing editor. Most figures are reduced before publication. The maximum dimensions of a published figure are 5.75 in (ca. 15 cm) by 8 in (20.3 cm). Extremely complex illustrations with considerable detail and small lettering will not reduce well. All drawing and lettering must be professionally done with waterproof, black drawing ink (freehand, press-on, typewritten, and taped-on lettering are not acceptable) or using appropriate software. Use letters that are large enough so they will reproduce well even when reduced. Avoid cluttered illustrations. The caption should never be drafted directly onto the figure. Each original figure should be lightly numbered in pencil on the back to key with the captions list (see below). All symbolic keys to map or chart conventions should appear on the figure itself, not separately in the caption. Maps must have orientation arrows. Use a visual scale when objects, plans, sections, etc., are included in the figure. Place the scale on the actual figure, not in the caption. Do not use the form "1 cm equals 450 cm"; because almost all figures are reduced before publication, such scales will not be accurate after reduction. Wording on figures must conform to the journals' style, e.g., "cm" not "cm.," "A.D." not "AD," and accents should be added where necessary. Use Arabic numerals and number all figures sequentially in the order cited in the text. Provide a succinct caption for each figure, using sentence-only capitalization. Place all captions together, double spaced, on a separate page or pages. This list will precede the actual figures, which are placed in front of the tables at the end of the manuscript. Refer to the following examples of figure captions for placement of essential elements. Figure 2. The distribution of Numic languages in the Great Basin. Figure 4. Electron micrographs of carbonized remains from the Copán Valley: (a) Phaseolus sp. (bean) seed; (b) Celtis sp. (hackberry) pit; (c) Pinus sp. (pine) charcoal; (d) Albizzia sp. charcoal. Note: Only lowercase letters are used to identify sections of a figure. Figure 10. Two views of a Moche stirrup-spout bottle (spout missing): left, the Supernatural Human Decapitator holds his tumi at the Monster's throat, apparently about to decapitate him; right, he grasps the hair of the Monster Decapitator (Museo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología, Lima. Courtesy C. Donnan, photographer). Every figure must be cited in the text and must be numbered sequentially in the order it appears, using the following form. Do not abbreviate the word "Figure." Example: (Figure 2), (Figures 2–5), (Figures 1 and 2), (Figure 7a–f), (Figures 1, 2, and 5), "As shown in Figure 5.…" |