12.1 Electronic Figure Submission

• Please note all figure source files for production are required at the revision stage.

•  The print-quality original figure files must be uploaded in one of the accepted formats.

•  Indicate what graphics program was used to create the artwork.

•  Authors should submit one complete figure per figure file. Multiple-panel figures that will appear on a single page should be combined into a single file whenever possible.

•  Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.

•  Name your figure files with "Fig" and the figure number, e.g., Fig1.eps.

•  Technical editors may resize the figures for layout purposes.

•  It is the policy of the JMMF that the use of color in figures during peer review must match the color or black and white format that will appear in print.

•  Note that JMMF encourages the use of color by authors and does not levy additional charges for color figures.

12.2 Accepted Figure File Types

12.3 Figure Captions

•   Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file.

•  Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.

•  No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed at the end of the caption.

•  Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.

•  Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.

12.4 Color Mode

All color image files must be submitted in their original RGB color. This will ensure that the brightest possible RGB colors will show online, as the RGB color space (light based) is capable of producing more saturated colors than the CMYK (ink based) color space.

Please be aware that some colors may become desaturated when figure images are converted to CMYK for print. This occurs most significantly with bright greens, oranges, and blues, as seen in the example below.

To ensure the best possible conversion to CMYK for the printed journal, when you work with raster images, use an application that supports ICC profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop. Be sure to always embed the originating ICC profile when saving the file. This is usually the default behavior.

For example, this screen shot is from the "Save As..." dialog box in Photoshop. The box to embed the ICC profile is checked by default; do not uncheck it. If you are using a different application, please see the appropriate documentation to ensure you are properly embedding the ICC profiles.

12.5 Figure Numbering

•  Figures should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.

•  Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.).

•  If an appendix appears in your article and it contains one or more figures, continue the consecutive numbering of the main text. Do not number the appendix figures, "A1, A2, A3, etc." Figures in online appendices (Electronic Supplementary Material) should, however, be numbered separately.

12.6 Figure Placement and Size

•  Figures should be submitted separately from the text, if possible.

•  The JMMF has standard widths for figures in our print journals and online PDFs (see the below table). In-figure text or other details may affect the final size. For example, the JMMF may set a figure larger than the standard width to ensure clarity. Alternatively, the JMMF may set a figure smaller than the standard width if there is less detail or if in-figure text is large. The height of a figure may also affect the final size. Other sizing exceptions exist.

•  Note that submitted figures may be at larger than the standard widths. This can be beneficial, for example, during the peer review process.

* Unit conversion: 1 pica = 0.167 in. or 0.423 cm.

12.7 Accessibility

•  All figures have descriptive captions (blind users could then use a text-to-speech software or a text-to-Braille hardware).

•  Authors are strongly encouraged to prepare their color figures so that the use of color effectively conveys the point of the figure, while ensuring that color-blind readers will be able to distinguish the various colors used and fully comprehend the figure.

12.8 Permissions

•  If you include figures that have already been published elsewhere, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format.

•  Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free and that JMMF will not be able to refund any costs that may have occurred to receive these permissions. In such cases, material from other sources should be used.