Conference Program Advertising
Approximately 2,400 copies of the official conference program are printed annually.
Page Format/Specifications
Ad size: 6"w x 7½"h
Page size: 7"w x 8½"h
- There is a ½" border around all ads
- Ads larger than 6"w x 7½"h will be reduced to fit
- We will only accept black & white PDF files—and fonts and high resolution images must be embedded in the PDF. Images should be 300 dpi or higher. Please be sure that the PDF does not contain any security passwords.
- SPECIFY PRESS/COMPANY/INSTITUTION SUBJECT and FILENAME for your ad.
- Please DO NOT name files "SCMS ad".
Deadlines
Artwork & all payments due: Friday, January 16, 2026.
Deadline Extended: Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Rates
- Full Page | $550 USD
- 2-pg. spread | $900 USD
- 3-pg. spread | $1,450 USD
- 4-pg. spread | $ 2,000 USD
- Inside Covers* | $1,250 USD
*only 2 available—first 2 requests by e-mail to ads@scmsconference.com will get them—please wait for confirmation before submitting payment
- Full Page for Institutional Members | $275 USD
*if institutional members would like more than one page, please add 1 page to your cart at the 50% off price and then all other pages at the full page price (first in the list above)
Required Payment Information
- All payments are due prior to the conference and must be paid by the deadline of Thursday, February 5, 2026 to secure your ad in the Chicago conference program.
- Credit cards are the preferred method of payment.
Cancellation/refund deadlines are as follows:
Partial (80%) payment will be refunded if order is canceled before Friday, January 16, 2026.
No refunds will be issued after Friday, January 16, 2026. Thank you.
Partial (80%) payment will be refunded if the order is canceled before Thursday, February 5, 2026.
No refunds will be issued after Thursday, February 5, 2026
Ads not in compliance with specifications will be rejected and correct materials will be requested. Any ads that do not meet the specifications and require additional operator intervention incur additional handling charges. All ad contracts, payments
and ad materials are due no later than Thursday, February 5, 2026 Friday, January 16, 2026. Any art received past this deadline releases the publisher from advertising art inaccuracies. No guarantees of placement for display advertising.
The design company, nor the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), is not liable or responsible for electronic file errors, ads sent in error, or ads sent after Thursday, February 5, 2026 Friday, January 16, 2026.
Editorial Policies: The advertiser agrees to pay the total charges for advertising and any fees incurred by SCMS to correct or modify non-conforming materials in order to publish advertiser's materials. SCMS, program design team, and publisher are not
responsible for any errors in key numbers or any other typesetting in submitted advertising materials. All ads are accepted and published at SCMS's discretion. SCMS reserves the right to reject any advertising, for any reason, which, in the opinion
of the editor, does not conform to the editorial, graphic or professional standards of the program. No agreements, oral or written, which conflict with SCMS's policies set forth therein, will be binding on SCMS. All information concerning the SCMS
conference program is the sole property of SCMS and any unauthorized use or reproduction of said information is prohibited.
