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Proceedings and Addresses

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The Proceedings and Addresses is sent five times a year to 10,500 current members of the APA and to about 250 libraries.

General Issues

Two issues (Nos. 2 and 5) may contain Presidential Addresses, Board Meeting Minutes, Call for Committee Nominations, Conferences & Calls for Papers, Grants and Fellowship information, Philosophical Calendar, Memorial Minutes, Shopping List, Membership List, Volume Index (May only).

Program Issues

Three issues (Nos. 1, 3, and 4) contain the Programs of Divisional Meetings. These issues are also reproduced as programs and distributed at the Meetings:

Eastern Division Meeting (2,500 attendees)
(Late December)

Pacific Division Meeting (1,000 attendees)
(Early April)

Central Division Meeting (1,000 attendees)
(Late February, beginning in 2009)

Advertising in the program issues will not only reach all members; it will reach those who attend the Divisional meetings.

Publication Schedule for 2008-2009:


Number 1:	Eastern Division Meeting Program	Copy Deadline: August 1, 2008 Publication: September 2008

Number 2:	General Issue	Copy Deadline: September 2, 2008 Publication: November 2008

Number 3:	Central Division Meeting Program	Copy Deadline: November 3, 2008 Publication: January 2009

Number 4:	Pacific Division Program	Copy Deadline: December 1, 2008 Publication: February 2009

Number 5:	General Issue	Copy Deadline: March 2, 2009 Publication: May 2009

Dimensions:

Full Page 4� x 8

Half Page 4� x 4

Digital Specifications:

Refer to our Digital Specifications Guide for detailed how-to instructions on configuring your program settings to match our printer's production requirements.
Submit all ads in pdf format. NOTE: This is the only format we accept.
Use Adobe Distiller 4.0-6.0 to convert your ads to pdf format. NOTE: Make sure that your Distiller job options are set according to the specifications in our Digital Specifications Guide. Especially ensure that the compatibility option under the General tab is set to make Acrobat 4.0 (PDF 1.3) pdfs.
Submit all ads in black and white.
Ensure that all images and photos in your ads are at least 300 dpi. Do not include low resolution image formats, such as jpegs and gifs. Embed only high resolution images in your ads.
Make all images and photos in your ads grayscale.
Do not attach ICC Profiles or OPI color management to your ads. Pdfs will not contain OPI if the Distiller Job options specified in our Digital Specifications Guide are used.
True Type fonts can only be used in your ads if the PC virtual printer TrueType output criteria is set correctly. But to avoid potential problems with printing, it's best to avoid including them in your ads.
Configure your layout program's printer styles to match the settings in our Digital Specifications Guide. NOTE: Instructions and screen shots for both Quark and In Design are coming soon.
For additional information on prepping your ads for our publications, please email Erin Shepherd, APA Publications Coordinator, or contact our printer The Sheridan Press.

General Information and Instructions:

Agency discount: 15%. The discount applies only when an independent, separate, advertising agency sends us the ad copy, and receives and pays the APA invoice. In-house advertising departments of publishing companies and university presses do not qualify for the agency discount. Bills are due 30 days from date of invoice. The preferred format for sending ad copy is via a pdf file attached to an email to Erin Shepherd (pa_apacontact_submit@udel.edu). Negatives: right-reading, emulsion side down, screen size 120 lines or less. Bleed pages, coupon, color not accepted. Alterations of plates or camera-ready copy are charged to the advertiser. Ad content is subject to the approval of the APA.

A 10% discount will be given for advertising in complete volumes of the Proceedings and Addresses and Newsletters.

Advertising Rates

Complete Volume (5 issues)
Half page: $1,260
Full page: $1,980
Inside cover: $2,430
Outside cover: $3,150

All 3 Meeting Programs (Issues # 1, 3, & 4)
Half page: $725
Full page: $1,200
Inside cover: $1,530
Outside cover: $2,070

Eastern Division Program Only (Issue # 1)
Half page: $400
Full page: $600
Inside cover: $700
Outside cover: $900

Any Other Single Issue
Half page: $250
Full page: $400
Inside cover: $500
Outside cover: $650

Send Order Form and Advertisements to:

Erin Shepherd
Advertising
American Philosophical Association
31 Amstel Avenue
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
phone (302) 831-2895
fax (302) 831-8690
Email: Erin Shepherd