As a prospective author for Malaria Journal, what are the specific technical requirements for preparing a graphical abstract, including accepted file types, minimum resolution, and typical dimensions in the final publication? Also, when in the submission process should the graphical abstract be uploaded?
Navigate to the 'Submission Guidelines' page on Malaria Journal. Locate the 'Graphical abstracts' section to find information about upload timing. Navigate to the 'Preparing your manuscript' section. Click on 'Preparing illustrations and figures' under 'General formatting guidelines'. From the 'Preparing figures' page, click on the 'author academy' link for more detailed information. On the 'Data presentation' page, click on 'Figure types'. Scroll down the 'Figure types' page to find the 'Bitmap images' section or general figure requirements for resolution and dimensions. Extract the accepted file types, minimum resolution, typical dimensions, and the timing of the graphical abstract upload.
State that graphical abstracts are uploaded 'after peer review'. List the accepted file types for graphical abstracts (EPS, PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, CDX). State that images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. State that figures will appear as either single (85mm) or double column (176mm) in the final PDF.