Sep 24, 2024
A cover article is a way for every scholar to recognise his or her efforts and research results. Scholars generally pay more attention to the cover. When designing a journal cover, the first thing we need to consider is the layout (size), which is usually shown on the journal's website or in the editor's invitation letter. Let's take the cover of a RSC journal as an example, and discuss with you how to deal with the layout issues in the cover design process.
The figure below shows the cover invitation letter for RSC journals, which is divided into two cases: Cover artwork and Back Cover artwork.
Let's first focus on Back Cover artwork, generally speaking, the size required by Back Cover artwork is 188mm wide x 136mm high, that is to say, we need to submit the final cover manuscript to the editor, it needs to be such a size (layout).
There are 4 details we need to pay attention to here:
Firstly, there will be a 168mm wide x 166mm high safe area included in the total size of 188mm wide x 136mm high, we need to put the most important content into this safe area. Try to avoid important content in the outermost 20mm, such as molecular formula, text, key structures, etc.
Secondly, the cover image should not be too empty or biased to one side, as shown in the picture below, which is a typical substandard work.
Secondly, the colour of the half-ring logo will be specifically adjusted by the editor according to the Cover artwork we submit, and we can make it without having to think about it during the production process, as shown below.
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