Publication Deadlines Overview

Understanding your deadlines is crucial for entering new contracts, submitting creative design requests and print-ready ads, submitting editorial content, the review rounds and ensuring all ads are approved by the final deadline. Below is an overview of your deadlines and an explanation of each.

Download the Publication Deadlines Overview

Deadline Reminders:

ARC sends an automated reminder email about ads/creative request deadlines.

Editorial Deadline:

All local content is due in ARC by 10 a.m. CT.

Content Reviews:

Feedback sent via ARC from the production team to local teams.

Content Review Deadline:

Any content requested by corporate in the content review is due in ARC by 10 a.m. CT.

Content Policy Deadline:

Any content policy corrections and adjustments must be resubmitted through a ticket by the deadline given.

Ad Insertion/Creation Request Deadline:

All of the following must be submitted in ARC by 11:59 p.m. CT:

New Contracts
Ad Size Changes
Contract Changes (pause or cancel)
Creation Requests
Past Ad Revisions

Distribution Deadline:

All of the following must be submitted in ARC by 11:59 p.m. CT:

Pub Copy Quantities
Additional Readers Edits
Business Lists Edits
Signed Clients
Exclusions

Our team completes the complicated puzzle of marrying together ad insertions, placement notes, and all editorial needs to create the blueprint for the magazine.

Final Ad Deadline:

All ads must be approved in your Ad List by 10 a.m. CT. Anything left unapproved will be replaced with previous artwork or a house ad.

Print-Ready Review:

The first proof of the magazine is sent to the local teams from the corporate office.

Print-Ready Edits Deadline:

Edits to the print-ready review round (quantity varies by page count) are due in ARC by 10 a.m. CT.

Final Review Proof:

The final proof of the magazine is sent to the local teams by 5 p.m. CT.

Final Review Edits Deadline:

Edits to the final review round (quantity varies by page count) are due in ARC by 10 a.m. CT.

Printer File:

The final version of the magazine is sent from corporate to the local teams. No additional edits can be made.

Payment Processing:

We will try to pull the payment (up to 3 times) until the Collections Deadline.

Collections Deadline:

Credit card payments can be made until 11:59 p.m. CT. Any payments that need to be manually applied must be received by 5 p.m. CT or the preceding business day if it falls on a weekend.

Commissions Payout:

Publishers are paid their commissions.

Deadline:

To view your detailed monthly deadline schedule, select your deadline dates below: