In American usage, a publication's masthead is a printed list, published in a fixed position in each edition, of its owners, departments, officers, contributors and address details, which in British English usage is known as imprint. Flannel panel is a humorous term for a magazine masthead panel.
In the UK and many other Commonwealth nations, "the masthead" is a publication's designed title as it appears on the front page: what, in American English, is known as the nameplate or "flag".
See also
- Colophon (publishing)
- Impressum
- Indicia (publishing)
References
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Examples of mastheads for digital magazines:
- Masthead at Vogue
- Staff masthead at Fast Company
- Masthead at National Geographic
- Masthead at Scientific American
