They are more compact and sharper than TIFF or other bitmap files. For compression, choose the LZW method, as it is standard and should not pose any problems to the journal production process.ĮPS files (encapsulated postscript) files encode the graphs as vectors and fonts, so have infinite resolution (except for any embedded pictures).

For size, choose to make the exported file the exact width the journal wants.If your graph is entirely black on white, choose the monochrome or gray scale color model. Different journal have different requirements.It seems that RGB is now more popular than CMYK, so choose RGB if you don't know what your journal wants. Choose the color model requested by your journal.Some of our customers say they always give the journal more resolution than requested, and this seems to work well for them. Definitely avoid the 100 dpi resolution, which is way too low for publication. It would seem to make sense to choose the highest resolution (1200 dpi) but some journals prefer 300 dpi. For resolution, try to follow your journal guidelines.

If your journal asks for a tiff file without an 'alpha channel', choose 'White' for the Background color in Prism's Export dialog, not transparent or clear.

In most cases, you will want the page background in Prism to be white, and to check the option in the Export dialog to include that color in the file.Transparent backgrounds can sometimes cause problems.But here are some general notes on preparing Prism graphs for publication.Įxporting as TIFF, our customers tell us, usually works well.

Each journal has their own rules, and these sometimes change. When you submit figures to journals for publication, you have to decide which format to use.

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