If you are planning to include illustrations in your manuscript, you must notify your acquisitions editor. We also advise that you double-check your contract, which may stipulate a limit on the amount of artwork you can include in your manuscript. Author-provided images are subject to review by Praeger and may be rejected.

Keep in mind that compiling artwork can take a considerable amount of time, especially if you plan to use images from outside sources (e.g., archives, historical societies, government agencies, etc.). It is best to begin researching images well before you are ready to submit your manuscript.

We prefer that all photos and graphics be provided as camera-ready hard copies and submitted along with your manuscript. (Camera-ready figures are those images that are ready to be photographed, scanned or output for reproduction without further alteration.) Unless otherwise specified, you can assume that all images will appear in black and white.

If you choose to submit art electronically (see below), do not embed electronic graphics in text. When providing art electronically, you must still submit a printout of each image for placement and tracking purposes. The printout should include the image file name as it appears on the disk that you will provide.

Tables and figures should be numbered sequentially within each chapter in correspondence to their appearance in the text. Photographs are not numbered, but you must provide a caption and, if necessary, a credit line for each image when you submit your manuscript.

1. Photographs: Our preferred format for photographs is 8x10-inch black and white glossy photos. Photos provided in color will lose clarity and contrast when they run in black and white. If photos are available only in an electronic format, they must be provided on a disk in a Tiff format at 5x7 inches or greater and 300 dpi or greater. Changing a 72 dpi image to 300 dpi in Photoshop will not improve the quality of the image. Do not capture low-resolution images from the Web (e.g., screen shots) and submit as art; this is true for figures as well (see below).
2. Line art, including figures and maps: We prefer a camera-ready hard copy. If this is not available, please provide digital images at 800 dpi at 5x7 in a Tiff format. We cannot use line art that has been created in PowerPoint or Word formats, nor can we use images that were originally created in these programs and then simply saved as Tiffs. Line art and maps must be created in a program designed to produce print-quality graphics, such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign.
3. Tables: Think of tables as artwork. In most cases, you can assume your tables will be reproduced in the book exactly as you send them, so we require that you submit a hard copy of each table. The table title should not be boxed in with the tabular material. Provide each table on a page by itself. At times it can be helpful to have electronic copies of tables. Please place each table into a separate file. Do not include shading in your tables.
4. Note in your manuscript where your artwork will appear (e.g., “PLACE FIGURE 2.1 ABOUT HERE”), but do not embed lower resolution images in text as placeholders.
5. If you choose to use previously published artwork, you will need to obtain a camera-ready copy, as well as permissions (see below). The best way to ensure that you obtain appropriate camera-ready versions of the images you are obtaining is to submit a copy of these guidelines to the individuals or organizations that will be providing your images.
6. A copy of the art, even if it is provided camera-ready, is not the same as permission to reproduce that art. When you are obtaining a camera-ready copy of the art, make sure you also obtain reproduction permission.
7. Please provide a list of illustrations, along with captions and credit information. Captions are integral to your text and to the success of your book. Captions should be written as complete sentences. Please fully identify whatever is depicted in the image and explain how it is related to the text. Submit your caption list along with any permissions or requests for permissions when you submit your manuscript.
8. Unless you have been told otherwise by your acquisitions editor, your manuscript will not be accepted for Production until all artwork, captions, and permissions are provided.