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1. General Cover instructions

All proofs and final cover files should be delivered following the naming convention and PDF specifications. Two files need to be supplied for Hardback and Paperback covers for POD-books, a "standard" cover for titles printed by Printforce in the Netherlands and a "US" cover for titles printed by Bookmasters. For journal issues only one file is necessary. Journals issues are printed by Printforce in the Netherlands in a paperback format. Thus the standard paperback specifications should be used.

The following standard guidelines should be followed:

Standard trim sizeBrill uses a standard trim size for most books and journals of width 155 x height 235 mm. The hardback and paperback covers, dustjackets and stamps are determined by this size. Note that trim size for specific publications can be different.
Colour 

All standard Brill covers should be full color (CMYK), i.e. do not use any SPOT colors or RGB colors.

In some older or “exceptional” cover designs SPOT colors have been used. In these cases two versions of the cover file are required. One version with the original spot colors and one CMYK version. Please use Pantone conversion tables for converting the spot colors to CMYK values.

SpineNo critical spines, i.e. no text or objects aligning exactly with the fold of the spine. Use the ‘type safety’ as is pointed out in this document. Please keep in mind that the covers may be used for both offset print and digital print and consequently the actual width of the spine of the finished may vary with 1 or 2 mm
Barcode The Barcode (EAN code) is placed on the bottom of the back cover and must be 100% black in order to avoid scanning problems in our distribution centers.
JPG front coverIn addition to the PDF file of the entire cover a JPG file of the front cover is also required. The JPG will be used for printed and online marketing purposes. The JPG file of the front cover must 300dpi at 100 % scale and RGB color mode. The filename is the Brill Order number which will be provided by the Production or Associate Editor on the cover request sheet.
Example 12345.jpg
FILENAME CONVENTION 
Template BOOKS [ISBN13] _ print _ cover_ [filetype].pdf
Examples 


  • Standard cover: 9789004123456_print_cover_cmyk.pdf
  • US cover:  9789004123456_print_cover_uspod.pdf
  • spot (if applicable) 9789004123456_print_cover_spot.pdf
  • stamp: 9789004123456_print_cover_stamp.pdf
  • dust jacket: 9789004123456_print_cover_dustjacket.pdf
Template ISSUES

[acronym]_[volume]_[issue]_cover.pdf

  • acronym = the journal acronym
  • volume = a three-digit number of the volume
  • issue = a two-digit number of the issue. In case of a double or multiple issue both first and last issue number are mentioned, divided by a dash.
Examples
  • AK_187_02_cover.pdf
  • EHMH_078_02_cover.pdf
  • RPTT_002_01-02_cover.pdf

2. Hardback Cover

Front/back trim widthStandard: 158 mm (including 7 mm crease)
US:  160 mm (including 11 mm crease)
Front/back trim height241 mm
Bleed16 mm
Slug15 mm
Spine widthThe Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known. The smallest cover is the leading cover.
CreaseStandard: 7 mm
US: 11 mm
TYPE SAFETY
front/back Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease)
spine

 >=  17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm

<17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm

2D codePlease keep an area of 30 mm by 30 mm free in the bottom right-hand corner of the back cover, measured from crease edge and the bottom edge. The 2D code itself is 7 mm by 7 mm and is placed 12 mm from the bottom edge and 12 mm from the crease edge.
LOGO
Logo front BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right
Logo Spine BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90°clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling). The smallest cover is the leading cover. Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered
BOUNDING BOXES
Trim box width 3 mm + back width + spine + front width + 3 mm
Trim box height 3 mm + front height + 3 mm
Bleed box width 16 mm + Trim box width + 16 mm
Bleed box height 16 mm + Trim box height + 16 mm
Media box width 30 mm + Trim box width + 30 mm
Media box height 30 mm + Trim box height + 30 mm

3. Paperback / Issue cover

SIZES
Front/back trim size 155 x 235 mm (width x height)
Bleed5 mm
Slug15 mm
Spine widthThe Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known.
Crease 5 mm
TYPE SAFETY
front/back Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease)
spine

 >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm

<17mm:  Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm

2D codePlease keep an area of 30 mm by 30 mm free in the bottom right-hand corner of the back cover, measured from spine edge and the bottom edge. The 2D code itself is 7 mm by 7 mm and is placed 12 mm from the bottom edge and 12 mm from the spine edge.
LOGO
 front BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance of bottom of spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right
spine BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered
BOUNDING BOXES
Trim box width back width + spine + front width
Trim box height front height
Bleed box width 5 mm + Trim box width + 5 mm
Bleed box height 5 mm + Trim box height + 5 mm
Media box width 20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm
Media box height 20 mm + Trim box height + 20 mm

4. Stamp (Cloth Cover)

SIZES
Front/back trim size width158 mm
Front/back trim size height241 mm
BleedNon
Slug15 mm
Spine widthThe Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known.
Crease7 mm
TYPE SAFETY
front/backTop 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease)
spine

 >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm

<17mm:  Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm

LOGO
frontBRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right
spineBRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered
BOUNDING BOXES
Trim box width3 mm + back width + spine + front width + 3 mm
Trim box height3 mm + front height + 3 mm
Media box width20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm
Media box height20 mm + Trim box height + 20 mm

5. Dustjacket

SIZES
Front/back trim size width158 mm
Front/back trim size height241 mm
Flap110 mm
Bleed5 mm
Slug15 mm
SpineThe Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known.
CreaseNone
TYPE SAFETY
front/backTop 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease)
spine 

>= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm

< 17mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm

flap Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 8 mm (3 mm board overfold)
LOGO
front BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right
spine BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance of bottom of spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered
BOUNDING BOXES
Trim box width

flap + back width + spine + front width + flap

536mm + spine

Trim box height241 mm
Bleed box width 5 mm + Trim box width + 5 mm
Bleed box height251 mm
Media box width20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm
Media box height281 mm

6. PDF specifications

The following technical information must be used to apply the correct settings in the PDF engine. Distiller job options are available on http://www.gwg.org/application-settings/


ProofFinal CMYK / UspodFinal spot

Final stamp

File:

Composite

Page :

Determined by Mediabox, Cover is Centered on the page

Final size

Determined by Trimbox

Crop marks:

Yes, including spine and crease marks

Bleed:

Determined by Bleedbox 16 mm for Hardback, 5 mm for Paperback

N/A

Color images

Low-res 150 dpi

High-res 300 dpi

N/A

Grayscale images

Low-res 150 dpi

High-res 300 dpi

N/A

Monochrome images

Low-res 300 dpi

High-res 600 dpi, Preferably 2400 dpi

Fonts:

All fonts embedded. Don't use Multiple master fonts

Security setting:

No limitations

Distiller Job option:

BRILL_proofs

GWG_SheetCmyk_2015 CMYK

SheetSpotHiRes_1v3

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