Journals Blog - Sheridan

The Scarcity of Paper – Pulp (non)Fiction

It’s no secret that the paper market is volatile; in fact, it has become increasingly unstable. Wood pulp costs continue to jump and impact paper prices. Mills have closed due to exorbitant raw material costs, among other factors.

Saddle or Perfect? Choosing the Right Magazine Binding

The thickness of a publication determines whether or not the publisher has an option between saddle stitching the spine of their publication (typically three staples) or perfect binding (where the...

Ten Top Takeaways from ISMTE’s Tenth Annual North American Conference

It’s been a great decade for the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors, otherwise known as ISMTE. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the society held their 2017 North American...

Understanding Journals Overs and Unders

Most journal printers will apply a notation to their quote specifying their “overs and unders” policy when producing your journal. What exactly does that mean? And why are “overs” and “unders”...

Changing Your Paper Weight, Page Count, or Trim Size? Don’t Guess; Calculate!

Have you ever wanted to do a quick calculation to determine the impact on the weight of your publication if you were to change your page count, the basis weight of your paper, or your trim size? The...

Paper Dummies are a Smart Idea

Page counts going up? Coming down? Are you considering a different trim size? Or maybe changing the basis weights of your papers, adding a cover wrap, French gate, or eight page cover? Paper dummies...

Distributed Print Partners: Like Minds; Continents Apart

Sheridan’s Global Print Alliance and its membership in the International Printer’s Network (IPN) Global — an international network of leading-edge companies in the print, visual communications, and...

2017: Finding Time to be Real

Click. Delete. Trash. Toss. I admit it; much of 2016 was a blur of just trying to keep up, while wondering who the heck was accelerating the clock. How did an entire year go by in the span of maybe...

Ceiling Crashers

In the summer of 2016 in America, we are living in historic times, witnessing defining moments. Ceiling crashing moments. Yet, so many past moments – both important and mundane – have led up to...

Is Your Online Journal Working Hard Enough? 5 Quick Tips To Make It A Success

You likely have an online version of your journal, but are you missing out on the rich benefits it affords? It should be more than a mirror image of your print publication… 1) Keep It Fresh....