Advertising Resources

International Bulletin of Missionary Research

Published quarterly in January, April, July and October by the Overseas Ministries Study Center

ADVERTISING
MANAGER

Advertising orders, correspondence, and camera-ready copy should be sent to the advertising manager:

Charles A Roth, Jr.
CA Roth Jr Inc.
86 Underwood Rd.
Falmouth, ME 04105-1418
Mobile: (516) 729-3509
Fax: (914) 470-0483
carothjrinc@maine.rr.com

PRINT
EDITION

Select a size of your ad.

Select an issue for your ad.

Deadlines: Space reservation 15th of the third month prior to publication date. Camera-ready copy is due the 1st of the second month prior to publication as follows:

Printing: web offset
Trim size: 8-1/2" x 10-7/8"
Copy area: 7" x 10"
Column width: 2-1/4"
Screen: 110 max.
Black and white only
Bleed (full page ads only):
8-3/4" x 11-1/8"
Minimum ad size: 1/3 page
No inserts or classified ads
Camera-ready material required
Fax or photocopies are not accepted
A proof must accompany each ad
Typesetting available, paid for by advertiser

Ads will be accepted in the following formats: Adobe PDF by e-mail
Digital file by e-mail (tiff or eps)

Ads must be created using InDesign, Quark Xpress, PageMaker, or similar software. Embed all fonts and graphics when creating a PDF file.

E-JOURNAL
EDITION

All print edition advertisers receive a one-line listing without additional charge for three months in the e-journal edition. A single hyperlink to a web page of choice is included in the right column of the e-journal home page.

Similar in style to Google’s sponsored links, the International Bulletin of Missionary Research offers advertisers, whether or not they advertise in the current print edition, the opportunity to list up to four lines including a hyperlink in the right column of the e-journal’s home page. Banner and box ads are not available.

The options are as follows:

$250 for three months
$100 for one month

THE
DETAILS

Space contracts: Unless an advance space contract is made for four consecutive issues, the one-time rate will apply. No earned rates or rebates.

Rate: Advertising rate subject to change upon notice. Contracts may be cancelled at time of change without incurring short rate adjustment if contract has been earned up to this date.

Commissions and discounts: Agency commission of 15% on gross is offered to recognized advertising agencies provided payment is made within 30 days of invoice date. No cash discount.

Terms: Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date. Advance payment required for first-time advertisers and for overseas advertisers. 1.5% interest per month (18% per year) on balance overdue.

Conditions: Subject matter, form, size, wording, and illustrations shall be subject to approval of the editor, but no changes shall be made by the editor on advertising without the advertiser’s consent.

Circulation: The market of qualified professionals includes members of the American Society of Missiology, the International Association for Mission Studies, the Deutsche Gesellschaft for Missionswissenchaft, the American Theological Library Association, the Association of Professors of Mission in North America, the International Association of Catholic Missiologists, and executive administrators of Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox mission boards, agencies, and societies. The paid circulation for the print edition is approximately 3,800 worldwide; 18.4 percent of subscribers are e-journal only. As of the October 2009 issue, the IBMR publishes in full text PDF and HTML formats. In October 2009 e-journal statistics counted 3,911 visits from 2,139 unique visitors accounting for 52,223 page views.

Heritage:: The IBMR is the largest circulation scholarly mission research journal. Established 1950 by R. Pierce Beaver as Occasional Bulletin from the Missionary Research Library. Named Occasional Bulletin of Missionary Research in 1977. Renamed International Bulletin of Missionary Research in 1981.

Content: The IBMR includes:
• Reports on mission trends and conferences
• Annual statistical updates on global Christianity
• Profiles of current and past missionary leaders
• Book reviews and book notices
• Notices of new mission dissertations
• Noteworthy mission developments and people