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Advertisement Specifications

Our digital ad specifications and mechanical requirements
Digital Ad Specs

All electronic ads must be Macintosh or pc compatible and accompanied by a contract proof (dot based) such as Kodak Approval or CREO Spectrum. All color proofs must meet SWOP standards and we suggest a color bar for accuracy. Monarch Magazine is not responsible for ads sent without proof or ads not meeting our electronic submission requirements. A design fee will be incurred for any work Monarch Magazine does on behalf of the customer. Advertising materials delivered beyond deadline are subject to additional charges.

Applications

In Design: All linked graphics and Postscript Type I fonts included. Removal of multilingual extensions is requested.

Adobe Photoshop: EPS, JPEGS and TIFFS accepted. Files must meet a minimum of 300 dpi requirements and be converted to CMYK.

Adobe Acrobat (PDF format): All resulting PDFSs must be gig resolution. All PDF files should be created with crop marks as a 12 pt offset. Fonts must be embedded on all PDF files. A proper postscript file must be generated and distilled within Acrobat Distiller with 1.3 compatibility in order to be accepted. Any files not meeting these criteria will be rejected.

Adobe Illustrator or Freehand: Convert all fonts to outline. Do not embed images. Link them to the document and submit them with native document (refer to graphic guidelines)

Fonts

Include a copy of ALL fonts used in your files. If EPS images are linked, be sure to include all linked fonts as well. Be sure to include both printer fonts and screen fonts for your files. All fonts must be Postscript Type I. True Type and MulitiMaster format will not be accepted.

Graphics

EPS, JPEG, PDF and TIFF files are accepted. All images should be 300-dpi and should be provided at final size. Convert all RGB graphics to CMYK for printability.

Size
Double Page Spread Double Spread Page
Live Area (Safety): 19 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Trim Size: 20" x 13”
Bleed: 20 7/8" x 13 3/8"
Non-Bleed: 19 5/8" x 12 3/8"
Full Page Full Page
Live Area (Safety): 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Trim Size: 10" x 13 "
Bleed: 10 7/16" x 13 3/8"
Non-Bleed: 9 1/4" x 12 3/8"
Half Page Vertical
Half Page Vertical
Live Area (Safety):
4 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Trim Size: 4 3/4" x 13"
Bleed: 5" x 13 3/8"
Non-Bleed: 4 1/4" x 12 3/8"
Half Page Horizontal
Half Page Horizontal
Live Area (Safety):
9 3/4" x 6 1/8"
Trim Size: 10" x 6 3/8"
Bleed: 10 7/16" x 6 3/4"
Non-Bleed: 9 1/4" x 5 3/4"
1/3 Page vertical
1/3 Page vertical
Live Area (Safety):
2 3/4" x 12 1/2"
Trim Size: 3" x 13"
Bleed: 3 1/4" x 13 3/8"
Non-Bleed: 2 1/2" x 12 3/8"
1/4 Page
1/4 Page
Live Area (Safety): 4 1/4" x 6 1/4"
Non-Bleed: 4 1/4" x 6 1/4"

Note: Please allow for additional 1/4" bleed on all sides of page for grind-off during binding.

Printing Process and Binding Method

Web Offset, Perfect Bound

Ad Submission
Upload your ads in Monarch’s web site.

Online ad portal: Create your account, upload your ads.

Terms and Conditions

We request an accurate color digital proof to be provided with all artwork. If neither color nor B/W proof is provided we cannot be responsible for variance I color, font substitution or shifting of image position. We will do everything in our control to match a provided color proof but cannot take responsibility for reasonable color variance. _All media submitted is considered non-returnable. -Monarch reserves the right to refuse advertisements. -Advance payment required for new -A signed contract must be received by Monarch.

  • All media submitted is considered non-returnable.
  • Monarch reserves the right to refuse advertisements.
  • Advance payment required for new advertisers.
  • A signed contract must be received by Monarch.