Journals Production


A two-day course in London £755+VAT


25–26 October 2011 6–7 February & 12–13 September 2012


This course will give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the journals production process. Your will be equipped with all the know-how required to liaise effectively with external suppliers and in-house colleagues.


In just two days you will learn: •


how to brief contributors, freelances, editors, suppliers and in-house colleagues


• how long things take and why • what different printing processes are used for.


Who will benefit from this course?


Those working in journals publishing who need to understand the journals production process. If you are new to journals publishing you may wish to consider Journals Publishing: An Introduction.


Your tutor Jeremy Mills was Group Sales and Marketing Director for The Charlesworth Group and worked in strategic development consultancy roles for publishing supply companies in the UK, USA and India. In 2003 he founded his own book publishing company, Jeremy Mills Publishing, which specialises in using modern, digital technologies and internet sales for non-fiction titles. In May 2007 he became co-owner and was appointed Finance Director of Riley Dunn & Wilson Limited, and has embarked on a programme of diversification into digital short-run book printing. In addition to this position, Jeremy still fulfils the role of Publisher and Director of Jeremy Mills Publishing, which was incorporated into the Riley Dunn & Wilson Group of Companies in May 2009.


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Programme Day One


• General overview of journals production workflow • Peer review


– Online and traditional methods – Capture of author files and images – Discussion and evaluation of problems and issues


• Electronic and traditional copy-editing


– Methods: in-house, freelance and supplier based – Word and XML, metadata, electronic editorial offices, article types – Editing: structure, style, language, cross-checking, technical – References: cross-checking, bibliographic structure, linking


• Graphics handling – monochrome and colour


– File naming conventions, hard copy graphics, checking and manipulation of electronic files


– Online delivery: colour and monochrome rendering – Proofing: monochrome, colour, digital, HTML, PDF and paper


• The typesetting processes


– Word or XML and pagination (LaTeX, 3B2, Quark, Adobe InDesign, etc) – Basis for SGML/XML usage – Typefaces, type sizes and typesetting standards


• The proofing and correction cycle


– Print and online deliverables – XML validation – Typesetter checking – Delivery expectations – Validation and delivery tool – Archival mechanisms – Electronic offprints


• Journal design


– Main considerations in journal design – Subject types – Page sizes – Economy for production – Legibility – Paper types


• Preparing a journal’s typesetting specification


“Good understanding of the production processes. Very nice to be able to exchange experiences with the other course participants.” Informa Healthcare delegate


“Has added considerably to my knowledge of journal production, and how this fi ts into publishing as a whole.” BMJ Publishing Group delegate


– Review of the main factors involved and presentation of case study: Production Specification for New Journal Title


DayTwo


• Working with offshore suppliers – Identification, cost comparisons, currency, communication and workflows – Dealing direct or via third party


• Pre-press


– Scanning, file handling, imposition, pre-flighting and checks • Case study preparation


• Conventional printing techniques – The lithographic process – Inking systems – Computer-to-plate – Registration systems


– Dot structures and screen techniques – Monochrome and colour printing – Special colours


• On-demand and digital printing techniques – Cost and quality comparisons for low-run journals and offprints


• Binding and finishing – Processes for journals: folding, gathering, limp binding, wirestitching and case binding


• Materials for journal production – Paper for text and covers – Characteristics and manufacturing – Calculating paper sizes and weights for purchasing


• Case study preparation • Case study presentations


• Likely technical developments in production technologies – Analysis and discussion – Course debrief – Q&A session.


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