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Oklahoma Bar Journal

The Oklahoma Bar Journal is three times a month in January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November and December and bimonthly in June and July. All advertising is subject to approval of the publisher. Publisher cannot assume liability for content of advertising. The Oklahoma Bar Journal was established in 1930 and is received by every member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Subscriptions are made available to the general public and law libraries at a cost of $55 a year.

RATES (Black & White)
No frequency-placement discounts available

SPACE UNITS EACH TIME SPACE UNITS EACH TIME
Full Page $654 Quarter Page $186
Half Page $342 2-Page Spread $1,049

Guaranteed position opposite table of contents $720

RATES (Color)
No frequency-placement discounts available

First Right Page
(Opposite Inside Front Cover)
$1,080
Back Cover $1,438
Inside Front Cover $1,379
Inside Back Cover $1,318
Center Insert $1,438

AGENCY COMMISSION/CONTRACTS

All advertising rates are net and not subject to commission. All display advertising must be accompanied by a written request including ad size, number of insertions and dates desire and position preference. Preferred positions and cover positions will be guaranteed when available.

Advertising Deadline
(noon)
Publication Date

January 5

January 9

January 12

*January 16

January 26

January 30

February 2

February 6

February 9

*February 13

February 23

February 27

March 9

*March 13

March 16

March 20

March 23

March 27

April 6

*April 10

April 13

April 17

April 20

April 24

May 4

May 8

May 11

*May 15

May 25

May 29

June 1

June 5

June 15

June 19

June 29

July 3

July 20

July 24

August 3

*August 7

August 10

August 14

August 17

August 21

August 31

*September 4

September 7

September 11

September 21

September 25

September 28

October 2

October 5

*October 9

October 12

October 16

November 2

*November 6

November 9

November 13

November 16

November 20

November 30

December 4

December 7

*December 11

December 14

December 18

*Issues contain bar news, articles, ads, etc. The other two issues per month contain court material and ads. Deadlines for all issues will be Tuesday noon of the week of publication.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Each issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal contains a classified advertising section. Regular classified ads are available at $1 per word, $35 minimum charge per issue. Frequency-placement discounts are not available. Deadline Tuesday noon. Classified ads must be submitted in writing and must be prepaid.

DISPLAY CLASSIFIED

Display classified advertising is available with a box border and bold typeface at $50 per column inch per issue. Frequency-placement discounts are not available. A minimum of one column inch will be sold and additional space is sold only in increments of a full inch. Deadline Tuesday noon. All display classified advertising must be submitted in writing and be prepaid.

BLIND BOX SURCHARGE

A surcharge of $15 to cover forwarding of replies is required on all blind box advertisements. This will apply each time the ad is published. Word count must include the phrase "Send replies to Box____, Oklahoma Bar Association, P.O. Box 53036, Oklahoma City, OK 73152." 

Names of box holders will not be disclosed. If there are persons or firms that you do not want your reply to reach, address the reply to the box number and enclose that envelope in another envelope, address to the Oklahoma Bar Journal, along with a list of those persons or firms. If the advertiser is anyone on that list your letter will be destroyed.

BILLING

All classified and classified display advertising must be prepaid. Display advertising also should be prepaid unless special arrangements have been negotiated. Proof of publication will be provided only upon request.

DISPLAY ADVERTISING

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

Page is 2 columns, each column is 3 inches wide. Trim size of page is 7 7/8 inches X 10 3/8 inches. The Oklahoma Bar Journal is printed OFFSET. One-piece negative or original artwork is accepted. Publisher will set type, provided selection is made from printer's type faces.

AD SIZE WIDTH DEPTH
Full page 2 col. (6 3/8") 9"
Half page (horizontal) 2 col. (6 3/8") 4 3/8"
Half Page (vertical) 1 col. (3") 8 3/4"
Quarter page (horizontal) 2 col. (6 3/8") 2"
Quarter Page (vertical) 1 col. (3") 4 3/8"

PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS

Preferred Material:

Digital files are preferred. 4-color CMYK film is acceptable but file must be built the correct ad dimensions. Black only ads can be submitted as camera-ready copy.

File Formats Accepted:

Black and White ads: Files must have a resolution of at least 200dpi. Files will be output with a line screen of 100.

Color ads: All digital files must contain only CMYK data. No RGB or any other color space accepted. Files must have a resolution of at least 300dpi. Files will be output with a line screen of 133.

The following are acceptable formats. Keep in mind, printer will not be able to make corrections in these formats:

  1. CMYK or grayscale EPS All fonts must be outlined.
  2. CMYK or grayscale TIFF
  3. PDF 1.4 or lower version (Write a postscript file and use acrobat distiller to make PDF file; do not use an export pdf plug-in within a program to make PDF) (Distiller must be set up for 200dpi, CMYK output). Fonts must be embedded.

The following formats are also acceptable. All fonts and artwork must be provided along with page layout file. Printer will be able to make minor corrections if necessary:

  1. QuarkXpress 6.5 or lower (PC or Mac version)
  2. Illustrator CS2 or lower (PC or Mac version)
  3. Freehand 10.0 or lower (Mac version only)
  4. InDesign CS2 or lower (PC or Mac)
  5. Pagemaker 7.0 or lower (PC or Mac version)

Back Page Ad Dimension:

6 3/8" wide x 8" deep
Can bleed ad on top and face of book (cannot bleed on bottom due to mailing label). Dimensions for back page ad that bleeds would be: 8 1/8" wide x 8 3/8" deep.
Remember ¼" on top and right side of ad will be trimmed off. Keep type ½" away from top and right side when laying out ad.

Inside Front and Inside Back Ad Dimension:

6 3/8" wide x 9" deep
if ad bleeds: 8 1/8" wide x 10 5/8" deep. Remember ¼" on top and left side (inside front) or right side (inside back) will be trimmed off. Keep type ½" away from these sides when laying out ad.

Center Insert:
Contact Jeff Kelton for insert deadlines and mechanical requirements.

DISTRIBUTION

More than 15,000 issues of The Oklahoma Bar Journal are mailed each week to every member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, law students, libraries and various other interested subscribers. More than 14,000 of those receiving the publication are attorneys.

SEND AD IN WRITING STATING NUMBER OF TIMES TO BE PUBLISHED TO:

Jeff Kelton
Oklahoma Bar Association
P.O. Box 53036
Oklahoma City OK 73152
Telephone: (405) 416-7018
Fax: (405) 416-7089
E-mail: jeffk(at)okbar.org

Note: If you do not receive a reply to your e-mail within one business day, please call Jeff Kelton at (405) 416-7018. Some e-mail messages inadvertently get caught in the OBA's spam filter.


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P.O. Box 53036, 1901 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036
Phone (405) 416-7000; Fax (405) 416-7001

 

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