Journal Advertising

These peer-reviewed publications provide the foundation on which clinicians base their practice methodology. They explore new techniques to prevent, identify, assess and rehabilitate speech, language, and hearing impairments.

American Journal of Audiology: A Journal of Clinical Practice (AJA)

Reach your market at the best price. AJA delivers audiologists who assess and fit hearing aids at the lowest CPM. AJA distributes professional information not commonly found in other journals. Peer-reviewed articles address screening, assessment, and treatment techniques; supervision;administration; professional issues; and case studies.

Circulation: 10,000 audiologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; speech-language pathologists; and students.

Four-color: Additional $1,000 per black/white ad.
AJA is unable to publish ads with coupons/BRCs.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology: A Journal of Clinical Practice (AJSLP)

AJSLP is the most widely circulated speech-related journal, covering all aspects of clinical practice. Published quarterly, it includes screening, assessment, and treatment techniques; supervision; administration; and professional issues. A "living" periodical, AJSLP changes in response to the needs of its readers.

Circulation: 41,000 speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiologists; and students in training for careers in communication sciences and disorders.

Space Reservation Deadlines: AJSLP
February issue: December 1
May issue: March 1
August issue: June 1
November issue: September 3
Art Closing: 7th of the same month.

Four-color: Additional $1,000 per black/white ad.
AJSLP is unable to publish ads with coupons/BRCs.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (LSHSS)

Professionals in schools are in need of assessment, evaluation treatment tools, and assistive listening devices. You will not find a more well-read vehicle for your school-related products. LSHSS's readership includes audiologists and speech-language pathologists, working in K-12 school systems nationwide and interacting with thousands of children.

Now that professionals can earn CEUs by reading LSHSS, they will spend even more time with this informative journal. Advertise in LSHSS, and ensure visibility for your school-based products.
 
Circulation:  53,000 speech-language pathologists in schools as well as other settings; audiologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; and students.

Cover 3 (four-color only): Additional $1,000.
LSHSS is unable to publish ads with coupons/BRCs.

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR)

JSLHR is ASHA's oldest, largest, and most highly respected research journal. Professionals keep abreast of research in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders through this bimonthly publication. Its well rounded, assortment of peer-reviewed research articles makes it a strong choice when you want to appeal to a broad range of ASHA professionals. 

Circulation: 19,000 researchers and scientists in communication disorders, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and students.

Cover 3 (four-color only): Additional $1,000. 
JSLHR is unable to publish ads with coupons/BRCs.

Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders (CICSD)

Market your degree program, products, and/or services to over 14,000 students and professionals through this biannual journal of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. Each issue contains a range of topics on educational and professional issues, written by established clinicians/scientists, emerging authors, and students. CICSD is used in university classes and continuing education programs long past the original publication date, adding shelf life to your message.

CICSD is unable to publish ads with coupons/BRCs.
Advertising is stacked following editorial.

ASHA Journal Ad Requirements

Electronic Submission Requirements

• Ads less than a full page require a border rule.
• ASHA does not float ads.
• ASHA reserves the right to refuse, reject, or cancel any ad for any reason at any time without liability.

All advertising must be submitted electronically.

Please provide:

• Labeled CD/disk with advertiser name, ad name, and publication
• Printout of items/files on CD/disk
• Contact color proof for ads with critical color (color reproduction is guaranteed only when a contact proof is supplied)
• Original Quark/Illustrator/InDesign files and high resolution PDF should be supplied

Acceptable Ad Formats

Adobe Illustrator EPS (Macintosh preferred)

• Files may not contain transparency options.
• Output resolution must be no lower than 800 dpi.
• All imported images must be embedded.
• Select all text and create outlines in Illustrator, so screen and printer fonts are not required for processing.
• Save files as Postscript Level 3 EPS.
• Documents must be CMYK or grayscale.

QuarkXPress 6.5 and Adobe InDesign for Macintosh

• Be sure to supply all the elements that went into the files: all fonts, art files (vector EPS, fonts as outlines, and high-resolution CMYK or grayscale or bitmap EPS images). Images should have a resolution no lower than 300 dpi. Bitmap files should have a resolution no lower than 1200 dpi.
• Custom effects should be applied prior to importing a graphic into the page layout program. Do not use third-party Xtensions (Xpress). Use the correct Adobe Type 1 or open type fonts; do not use TrueType fonts.
• Do not embed graphics files into InDesign page layout files.
• Supply a directory for all files copied to the transfer media plus composite lasers for each page and color references for all line art, and color images placed into the files (a single-page SWOP-calibrated file is recommended).

Adobe Acrobat PDF

• Print your finished ad layout to a PostScript file using LaserWriter Print Driver 8.6 or higher. Color ads should be printed as composite color. Black and white ads should be printed as grayscale.
• It is very important that you build your ad to the correct size. PDF files cannot be enlarged.
• Can make PDF from InDesign with preset.
• All fonts must be embedded or converted to outlines. To do this, you must have all of the fonts used in your digital files available and running correctly when you create your PDF.
• Do not assign menu styles to text objects in your file.
• Convert all graphics and images to CMYK.
• Do not save files using JPEG or LZW compression.
• Do not use DCS files to create pages that will be converted to PDF.

Clinical and Technical Requirements
Please refer to the Clinical and Technical Requirements page.

Camera-Ready Art (CRA) or Film Mechanical Requirements
All advertising submitted as CRA or film will be charged a processing fee of $25 per b/w ad and $100 per 4-color ad. Film negatives must be right-reading and emulsion down. All ads must include an accurate positive proof.

Send your electronic artwork to:

Ascend Media
Attn: ASHA Journals
7015 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66211

Files smaller than 2 MB may be submitted via e-mail to ads@ascendmedia.com. A hard copy proof is required; for b/w ads fax a proof to 913-469-1126. Color accurate proofs should be submitted via mail.

For questions regarding ad material requirements contact:

Sherry Dalton
800-445-4577
913-469-1110, ext. 1423
sdalton@ascendmedia.com

Journal Specs

Trim Size: 8 1/8" x 10 7/8"
Full Page Bleed Film Size: 8 5/8" x 11 3/8"
Printing Method: Web
Paper/Stock: Acid-free, uncoated, offset stock 
Line Screen: 133
Binding: Perfect bound
Placement Policy: Stacked following editorial
BRC/Inserts: Not available
Coupon Ads: Not available 

Contact Your ASHA Advertising Rep

Cherith Mummert, cmummert@ascendmedia.com, 800-445-4577, ext. 1454

Tim McCormack, tmccormack@ascendmedia.com, 800-445-4577, ext. 1367