NCSS Print Advertising

This page is for print advertising only. If you need to post a (Web-only) employment opportunity, please go to Job Listings. For Program and Preview Conference advertising click here.

National Council for the Social Studies, the premier association for social studies educators, offers a range of opportunities to reach educators and decision makers at all levels.

With more than 25,000 members and subscribers, NCSS represents the spectrum of the profession involved with social studies education at all levels. NCSS brings together educators from all social science disciplines, including history, economics, political science, geography, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and law-related education.

Social Education

month/issue Reservation Deadline Art Materials Deadline
Jan/Feb
December 4, 2008
December 18, 2008
March
January 16, 2009
February 3, 2009
April
March 11, 2009
March 25, 2009
May/June
March 30, 2009
April 13, 2009
September
July 9, 2009
July 22, 2009
October
August 18, 2009
September 1, 2009
Nov/Dec
September 23, 2009
October 7, 2009

Social Education Ad Sizes/Rates

Download the Insertion Order Form

Covers and Premium Positions
Frequency
Cover 4
Cover 2 or Cover 3
page 1*
Ad runs 1 time
$3,000
$2,900
$2,900
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,800
$2,700
$2,700
Ad runs 5–7 time
$2,700
$2,575
$2,575
4-color Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,800
$2,225
$1,825
$1,450
$1,075
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,495
$2,075
$1,750
$1,350
$975
Ad runs 5–7 time
$2,295
$1,975
$1,650
$1,275
$950
2-Color Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,600
$2,025
$1,625
$1,250
$875
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,295
$1,875
$1,550
$1,150
$775
Ad runs 5–7 time
$2,095
$1,775
$1,450
$1,075
$750
Black and White Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,300
$1,725
$1,325
$950
$575
Ad runs 2–4 time
$1,995
$1,575
$1,250
$850
$475
Ad runs 5–7 time
$1,795
$1,475
$1,150
$775
$450

Our 2-color ad is defined as black and one other process ink
Process inks are: Cyan (blue), Magenta and Yellow.

Advertisers trying to target the Middle-School market should consider advertising in the Jan/Feb , May/June and September issues of Social Education.These issues will include our publication Middle Level Learning which currently accepts no advertising, but also targets middle grade educators.

Advertisers focused on educational book sales should consider advertising in our May/June issue. Our annual Notable trade book recommendations guide is stitched into the center of May/June. Our readers anticipate this issue and are thinking “Books.” (So if you are a publisher of books for the middle-school grades, May/June is doubly targeted for your customers.)

The September issue of Social Education deals multiple themes. Features will focus on the U.S. Constitution.

Advertisers who purchase ad space of a half page or larger in the November/December issue of Social Education are eligible to supply additional materials for that issue. See red box below.

The November/December Social Education is not only mailed to NCSS members, but it is distributed at the annual NCSS conference. These conference copies are poly-bagged with your inserts.

Once your insertion order is complete and the space is reserved, you should prepare 2,500 pre-printed copies of your insert.

The insert can be no larger than 8.5 × 11 inches in size. It can be no more than 4-pages in length.

Shipping Instructions:
NCSS Suite 500
8555 Sixteenth St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Attn: Social Education
Polybag Insert
Nov/Dec Issue

Deadline for your materials to arrive is October 15, 2009

Social Education is published seven times per year.
Readership for Social Education includes all levels of K-12 and university educators. With an average of 25,000 subscribers, this NCSS publication brings together educators from all social science disciplines.

The following are topics drawn from last year’s Social Education editorial content.

  • 9/11 and Terrorism
  • The Constitution in Action
  • Exploring Complex Social Phenomena with Computer Simulations
  • High-Stakes Testing: How are Social Studies Teachers Responding?
  • Intelligent Design
  • Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns
  • Using Digital Audio in the Classroom

TSSP

month/issue
Reservation Deadline
Art Materials Deadline
Jan/Feb
November 21, 2008
December 5, 2008
March/April
January 6, 2009
January 20, 2009
May/June
April 25, 2009
April 8, 2009
September
July 2, 2009
July 16, 2009
October
August 3, 2009
August 17, 2009
Nov/Dec
September 4, 2009
September 18, 2009

TSSPAd Sizes/Rates

Download the Insertion Order Form

Covers and Premium Positions
Frequency
Cover 2 - Cover 3
Ad runs 1 time
$2,650
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,550
Ad runs 5–7 time
$2,225
4-color Ad Sizes
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,600
$2,050
$1,725
$1,350
$1,025
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,300
$1,825
$1,600
$1,275
$950
Ad runs 5–7 time
$2,125
$1,750
$1,495
$1,175
$900
2-Color Ad Sizes**
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,400
$1,850
$1,525
$1,150
$825
Ad runs 2–4 time
$2,100
$1,625
$1,400
$1,075
$750
Ad runs 5–7 time
$1,925
$1,550
$1,295
$975
$700
Black and White Ad Sizes
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1 time
$2,100
$1,550
$1,225
$850
$525
Ad runs 2–4 time
$1,800
$1,325
$1,100
$775
$450
Ad runs 5–7 time
$1,625
$1,250
$995
$675
$400



Our 2-color ad is defined as black and one other process ink
Process inks are: Cyan (blue), Magenta and Yellow.

Social Studies and the Young Learner

month/issue Reservation Deadline Art Materials Deadline
Jan/Feb
November 26, 2008
December 10, 2008
March/April
February 5, 2009
February 19, 2009
Sept/Oct
June 25, 2009
July 9, 2009
Nov/Dec
September 23, 2009
October 7, 2009

Young Learner Ad Sizes/Rates

Download the Insertion Order Form

Covers and Premium Positions
Frequency
Cover 4
Cover 2 or 3
page 1*
Ad runs 1–2 time
$1,700
$1,600
$1,550
Ad runs 3–4 time
$1,600
$1,500
$1,450
4-color Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1–2 time
$1,500
$1,250
$1,100
$900
$775
Ad runs 3–4 time
$1,425
$1,175
$1,050
$850
$725
2-Color Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1–2 time
$1,300
$1,050
$900
$700
$575
Ad runs 3–4 time
$1,225
$975
$850
$650
$525
Black and White Ad Rates
Frequency
Full page
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/6
Ad runs 1-2 time
$1,000
$700
$600
$400
$275
Ad runs 3–4 time
$925
$675
$550
$350
$225

The Young Learner is published four times a year.

It is printed on exceptionally high-grade paper.

Upcomming Editorial Themes include:

  • Lesson plans on notable women in history
  • Elections 2008: Participation and Empowerment
  • Integrating geography resources
  • Museum artifacts and resources
  • Children’s literature

Advertising Reservations

To reserve your prime advertising space today contact:
Bill Doran
voice (302) 644-0546
fax (302) 644-4678
advertising@ncss.org

Media Kit

Social Education Distribution Bonuses and Promotions

Dos and Don’t for Ad Building

Printing Specifications (Specs) for designers

PDF Distiller Settings
Graphic/Advertising professionals, download and import this job options file into Adobe Distiller to create perfect pdfs for our requirements.