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Free Magazine Publishing Checklists
Free checklists for magazine makers: tick off each step as you plan, produce, make accessible and publish an issue, with notes on why it matters.
The checklists on this page turn the steps from our guides into something you can work through while you make an issue. Each checklist groups its items into sections, and the help text under an item explains why the step matters and, where a standard applies, which one, for example PDF/X for print files or WCAG for the digital edition. Tick items off as you go: your ticks are saved only in this browser, nothing is sent to us, no account is needed, and you can clear them to start the next issue.
The checklists are short on purpose; the guides explain each stage in full. How to design a magazine covers the grid, type, flatplan and proofing, and how to create a digital magazine covers screen design, export settings and device tests. How to publish a magazine online goes from the finished file to a live issue, and how to get more readers for your digital magazine covers newsletters, search and sharing. For print and digital editions that more readers can use, read how to make your magazine accessible. Resources collects tools, guides, courses and reference material for magazine makers, and all guides are grouped by topic.
Checklists
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Checklist · 22 items
Magazine Accessibility Checklist
Make print and digital magazines accessible: contrast, type size, reading order, alt text, tagged PDFs, captions and language, with links to WCAG 2.2.
Type, colour and paperStructure and reading orderImages, links and mediaAccessible PDFs and digital editionsTest and publish
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Checklist · 22 items
Magazine Publishing Checklist
Plan the issue, clear rights, proof pages, export PDF/X files, add ISSN and metadata, then distribute, promote and archive.
Plan the issueRights and permissionsProofing and print filesDigital edition and metadataDistribution, promotion and archiving
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