Notes on Scholarly Journal Typesetting using Adobe InDesign

Authors

Paul Royster, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

4-19-2019

Document Type

Article

Comments

Copyright 2019 Paul Royster.

CC-BY license.

Abstract

As requested, I have put down some notes on the methods and rules for typesetting and page composition of scholarly journals, articles, and books. These are intended to aid in the production of professional-looking digital documents of an academic nature. Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software, often marketed as part of Adobe Creative Suite. This is a short, 6-page do's and don'ts on achieving a classical scholarly page design. Library publishers may wish to consult and agree or disagree with the thoughts expressed. Three sample templates are attached that may be used and adapted by those who wish.