Journal-Ready Figures
Journal-Ready Figures for Nature, Cell, Science, and PNAS
Select your journal. FigureGuild applies the correct column width, DPI, font size, and file format — so your figures are journal-ready from the moment you export.
Build journal-ready figures →Why journal-ready figures matter
Journals enforce strict figure specifications at the production stage. Submitting figures that don't meet these specifications causes one of two problems: desk rejection (if the figures are clearly wrong), or a production revision request after acceptance that delays publication by days to weeks.
The specifications differ between journals — not just in DPI but in physical column width. A figure built at Nature's single-column width (89 mm) is 4 mm too wide for Cell (85 mm). That 4-mm difference triggers a reformatting request.
FigureGuild solves this by treating journal specification as a first-class input: you tell it which journal, and every dimension follows from that choice.
Journal specifications at a glance
| Journal | Single col. | Full width | Line art DPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature | 89 mm | 183 mm | 1000 |
| Cell Press | 85 mm | 170 mm | 1000 |
| Science | 90 mm | 185 mm | 600 |
| PNAS | 87 mm | 178 mm | 600 |
| eLife | 87 mm | 178 mm | 600 |
| PLOS ONE | 85 mm | 170 mm | 600 |
See full requirements: Nature, Cell Press, all journals guide
What "journal-ready" means in FigureGuild
- ◆Canvas width in mm (not pixels) matching your journal's single-column or full-width specification
- ◆TIFF export at 300, 600, or 1200 DPI — or PDF for vector-quality line art
- ◆Typography: Arial/Helvetica at sizes that remain ≥7 pt at final print size
- ◆Color: sRGB for online-first; CMYK-safe palettes for print journals
- ◆Panel labels: bold uppercase A, B, C at the correct size and position
- ◆Consistent styling across all panels in the figure
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