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Microbiologist - Advertising
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Advertising Copy Dates

The latest copy dates for the submission of advertisements for Microbiologist are:
Vol. 11; No. 1 March 2010: 11th January 2010
Vol. 11; No. 2 June 2010: 12th April 2010
Vol. 11; No. 3 September 2010: 12th July 2010
Vol. 11; No. 4 December 2010: 11th October 2010


Advertising rates per insertion

Advertisement Type Cost Advertisement Type Cost
Full Page Colour £650.00 Quarter Page Colour £300.00
Full Page Mono £400.00 Quarter Page Mono £130.00
Half Page Colour £500.00 Eighth Page Colour £150.00
Half Page Mono £270.00 Eighth Page Mono £60.00
Full Page Colour Special Position
Inside front cover, inside back cover, or outside back cover     £720.00
Member Discounts (applies to ALL full and corporate members)
  • 50% off the above rates plus the insertion discounts shown below.
Additional Corporate Member Discounts
  • Free quarter page colour advert in each issue
Insertion Discounts (applies to members and non-members alike)
  • 2 insertions : less 5%
  • 3 insertions : less 10%
  • 4 insertions : less 20%


Advertisment sizes

Advertisment type Bleed d x w Trim d x w Type Area d x w*
Full page BLEED 303mm x 216mm 297mm x 210mm 277mm x 180mm
Full Page does not bleed 264mm x 180mm 254mm x 170mm
Half page vertical does not bleed 264mm x 88mm 254mm x 78mm
Half page horizontal does not bleed 130mm x 180mm 120mm x 170mm
Quarter page does not bleed 130mm x 88mm 120mm x 70mm
Eighth page does not bleed 63mm x 88mm 57mm x 82mm
*Type area : no vital matter (text) should fall outside this area.


Artwork

Magazine format : 4 colour offset-litho. 60pp, perfect bound.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ADVERTISERS

Artwork MUST be supplied as Adobe Acrobat version 1.3 files OR PDF/x-1a files ONLY.

YOU MUST ensure your artwork is the CORRECT SIZE for the advert you have booked. Currently this is 88mm wide x 130mm deep for Corporate members' free quarter page adverts.

Advertisements which do not meet these specifications may be rejected.

*PDF/X-1a is an international standard (ISO 15929 and ISO 15930) file format specifically designed for the exchange of print-ready pages. For help creating PDF files to this standard please refer to the many resources on the Internet devoted to PDF/x.

IF YOU NEED FURTHER HELP IN PREPARING YOUR PDF FILES TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS PLEASE CONTACT OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY on +44(0)1933 664700

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