Production Information

Sophisticated Woman is a 4-color process, web-fed publication printed with 175-line screen.

SUBMISSION: When submitted and proofed properly, most ads will incur no production charges. All ad materials are due no later than the 12th of the month preceding publication. Materials received after this deadline may not be available for approval. If no materials are received by the deadline, Sophisticated Woman reserves the right to run the last ad.

Ads and artwork may be submitted by CD-ROM, DVD or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Digital ads: Preferred digital format is PDF. Supplied PDF files must be PDF/X-1a:2001 compliant which embeds all fonts and high resolution images and converts all colors to CMYK.

• All bleed dimensions must be included in the final size.

• Black text should consist of black ink only.

• Dot gain is 20% and CMYK total ink limit is 220%.

Other graphic formats accepted are InDesign, Photoshop, Freehand or Illustrator.

Digital Images & Graphics: Must be at least 400 dpi in CMYK color space. Graphics can be provided as TIFF, EPS or high resolution JPEG. All ads must be accompanied with embedded fonts or text be converted to outlines. Special typefaces cannot be guaranteed exact match without a supplied font. Line art should be 1200 dpi.

Ad Production: Typesetting and scanning are provided to those unable to provide a camera-ready ad. To produce your ad, we need final ad content, logo, any graphic ­materials and, if desired, a style sample. The number of free scans allowed is based on the size of the ad: Logo—Free 1st time scanned; 1/6 page ad—1 free scan; 1/3 page ad—2 free scans; 1/2 page ad—3 free scans; 2/3 page ad—3 free scans; full page ad—4 free scans. Additional scans will incur a charge of $20 or $40 for ­oversized.

Photography: Our photographer can take digital photographs of merchandise, people or business on location for a $55 fee. This fee includes up to one-half hour of time. To minimize expense, we suggest taking several pictures in one shoot to cover your needs for additional ads. Quotes for longer photo shoots provided upon request. Photographs can be taken of merchandise in our office studio, with limitations on the number of shots to be taken: 1/6 page ad—1 free photo; 1/3 page ad—2 free photos; 1/2 & 2/3 page ad—3 free photos; full page ad—up to 4 free photos

Other Production Charges: All ads provided by the publisher remain the property of the publisher and cannot be used for any other purpose without publisher’s consent. The publisher also offers complete advertising/production services including design, copywriting, photography and digital production services. Custom quotes are available upon request and purchased designs are the property of the advertiser. Excessive production time may result in additional fees based on an hourly rate of $80.00.

Proofs: You will be provided with an initial proof of your ad. A second (final) proof will be submitted for your approval if corrections were necessary. While corrections of errors are free of charge, substantial changes will incur a minimum $40 production fee. All corrections are to be clearly marked on the proof and returned within 24 hours of receipt or the publisher cannot guarantee making the changes. Due to the nature of the web printing process, color may vary somewhat from proofs.

If you are running an ad that touches the edge on three or four sides of the magazine, we recommend you run the ad as a bleed. It will increase your space.

Ad Dimensions