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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.

Upcoming Deadlines and Publication Dates
Advertising Deadline (Noon)	Publication Date
January 8	January 12
January 15	January 19
January 22	January 26
February 5	February 9
February 12	February 16
February19	February 23
March 4	March 8
March 11	March 15
March 25	March 29
April 8	April 12
April 15	April 19
April 22	April 26
May 6	May 10
May 13	May 17
May 27	May 31
June 10	June 14
June 24	June 28
July 8	July 12
July 22	July 26
August 5	August 9
August 12	August 16
August 26	August 30
September 9	September 13
September 16	September 20
September 23	September 27
October 7	October 11
October 14	October 18
October 21	October 25
November 4	November 8
November 11	November 15
November 18	November 22
December 2	December 6
December 9	December 13
December 16	December 20

*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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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"

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 Brandon Haynie for insert deadlines and mechanical requirements.

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.

Brandon Haynie
Oklahoma Bar Association
P.O. Box 53036
Oklahoma City OK 73152
Telephone: (405) 416-7018
Fax: (405) 416-7001
E-mail: brandonh@okbar.org

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