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Color charge policy change

I would like to announce a new color charge policy that will reduce the cost of publishing color in Evolution & Development. As you may know, our previous color charge was $400 per page of color. As the actual cost of printing a color page is upwards of $800 per page, this represented a 50% subsidy by the publisher. However, we and our publisher, Blackwell Publishing, recognize that this charge schedule posed a hardship to many authors, and that color is vital for display of certain data. Blackwell has thus generously agreed to a new color charge schedule of the first page of color gratis for each article, second page $400, and all subsequent pages $800 each. There are two notable features of this schedule that I’d like to point out. First, a page of color can include several figures, as the charge relates to pages, not figures. Second, most papers contain only one or two pages worth of color, which means that most authors will achieve a substantial savings. The editorial office can help you in arranging figures and other editorial measures that can help you achieve the most economical color cost possible.