Artwork Guidelines

Manuscript writing is an integral part of sharing research outcomes. Authors write and publish manuscripts that target a specific journal audience. A manuscript presenting original…

When you open Photoshop, you are prompted to choose between RBG and CMYK. At first glance, these may seem like options you can ignore- arbitrary and without impact. However, they…

There are many useful ways to present your research data to editors, referees, and readers. Tables and figures are particularly effective when large amounts of information have to…

Tables and figures undoubtedly play a critical role in enhancing manuscript quality. Scientific tables and graphs represent a large amount of statistical data in a consolidated…

For a scientific image to be effective, its meaning must be readily understood. There are three main areas to consider when constructing a graphic image to accurately represent…

Modern science has long relied on published manuscript articles as the primary vehicle to communicate research. An indispensable feature of nearly all manuscripts—especially in the…

The old adage that a picture tells a thousand words can be very true in research articles. Used correctly, figures provide efficient visual presentations of your qualitative or…

Remember the time when journal articles were black and white? Black and white print, black and white illustrations, with X’s and hollow O’s and solid O’s to show the different…