If your book is to be illustrated, please read this carefully!

It is important to us that you are happy with your book and that you are aware of the options available with the reproduction of your artwork. It is also important for you to be aware of the constraints at our end. If your book is heavily illustrated, you may want to contact us discuss how the images will appear in the final text.

In particular, you should know that we print on 80gsm bookwove paper, which is standard for academic books in our subject area. Art paper will generally produce a sharper image, and if you have concerns over the quality of the images - because photographic details are important to the content of your book, or the quality of the originals is not to the highest standards, or because you prefer the look of art paper - you may want to consider a plate section (where all the photos appear together on a higher quality paper). If this will be impossible because the integration of the text and illustration is essential (as with some collections), you should contact us to discuss the best possible solution.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON ARTWORK

ARTWORK
Any authors/editors who will be submitting artwork to illustrate their book please take note of the information below and see the section entitled "Figures and Illustrations" in our House Style.

Artwork MUST be submitted with the final draft of the manuscript. Though please note that while Global Oriental will make every effort to ensure that your artwork is carefully handled and returned to you as soon as possible, artwork, must of necessity, be sent out of house and we can accept no responsibility for loss or damage. Therefore, we suggest you do NOT send irreplaceable artwork. If you have any questions about the artwork you are sending, please contact us. The numbering on the artwork must be clearly marked as must its position on the manuscript. A separate list of captions and copyright information etc should also be included.

1) PHOTOGRAPHS

BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS
Global Oriental prefer all photographs submitted to be black and white and clear enough for reproduction as we will not be able to improve on the quality and in some cases the printing process may cause the quality to deteriorate slightly (especially if submitted as colour). Photocopies are not acceptable.

SLIDES/TRANSPARENCIES
Global Oriental will accept both black and white and colour slides/transparencies (though these will be printed as black and white) but these will be sent directly to the printers to be screened and positioned. Global Oriental, therefore, will accept no responsibility for the final printed quality of any illustrations submitted through this method. If possible a photocopy of the image should be submitted along with the slide or transparency so that a positional image can be put in the proofs.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS FROM MAGAZINES
We DO NOT accept photographic prints from magazines, newspapers etc or photocopies of photographic prints from magazines or newspapers.

DISC/EMAILED IMAGES
Global Oriental will accept images on disc or via email. We can accept most formats but the images should be screened at 300 dpi or above. As the disc/emailed images will be sent directly to the printers to be positioned Global Oriental will not, however, accept responsibility for the final printed quality of any images submitted through this method. All contributors who submit artwork via this way should let us have contact details of where they can be easily and quickly reached in case there are problems at the printing stage. A photocopy or run-out of images should also accompany the manuscript so the publishers are aware of what artwork they should be receiving.

2) LINE ART

All line drawings should be drawn with black ink on a white background. Global Oriental will not undertake any redrawing and are unable to "clean up" images. If line art is submitted as a slide or transparency then the publishers will be unable to accept any responsibility for the final printed quality.