Manuscript Acceptance

For submission of the final version, a Microsoft Word source file is required. An electronic version of each figure is required at this stage. Acceptable file formats for digital artwork are TIFF, EPS, PDF, JPEG, and AI files only. Details on figure format requirements are described in Digital Art Guidelines. Multi-paneled figures must be presented on a single page. Figures in acceptable file formats, a Word source file, and all required forms and permissions must be sent promptly following manuscript acceptance or publication delays will result.

For color artwork, please choose colors that are far enough apart on the color spectrum to preserve maximum color distinction (e.g., black and some blues, as well as red and some oranges, can be difficult to distinguish when artwork is scaled for the journal page). Please also avoid using very light colors, such as pale yellow, since these tend to fade out and reproduce poorly. Use Helvetica typeface in point sizes no smaller than 8 pt and no larger than 10 pt, except for the main callouts (e.g., A, B, C), which should be 12-pt bold capital letters. Figure graphics should be proportionate to font size of text (e.g., axes labels), as figures are resized for publication.

In cases where manuscripts have been written in LaTex-type programs with equations in MathType or Word Equation Editor that cannot be provided in Word, .tex and .bib files along with a final PDF that matches the source document exactly must be submitted.

Page Proofs

Genome Research will send digital eProofs to corresponding authors. Authors must review their eProofs within 48 hours. Please remember that color artwork in eProofs and in the journal online is processed in RGB, though color artwork that appears in the print journal is processed in CMYK. (As noted in Online Manuscript Submission, authors are expected to have reviewed both color artwork formats onscreen prior to final artwork submission.) Note that colors viewed online depend to some extent on each monitor's resolution settings (likewise with printers), so some variation in color and contrast between the submitted image and the published artwork in print and online may occur.

eProofs are considered the final form of the paper so authors are encouraged to keep changes to a minimum. Ensuring that the details of formatting and nomenclature have been followed prior to final acceptance will greatly reduce the need for changes at this stage. If additional data or substantive changes to the text, figures, or tables need to be made at this stage, they must be approved by the Editor.

Authors are required to return their marked-up eProofs and a typed list of corrections (noting line number(s)) to CSHL Press/Production at [email protected].