Calendar Key
Ad Close Dates
- Standard Ad Close is 4 weeks
- Targeted Editions Ad Close is 5 weeks
- Style & Design Ad Close is 6 weeks
- Special Ad Sections require an ad commitment 7–8 weeks in advance
- Ad materials due at close
Brand Extensions
- TIME.com
- TIME For Kids
- Global (available across all editions)
Closing dates and editorial dates subject to change.
NA=Not Applicable
2008 U.S. CALENDAR
Click here for a printable 2008 Editorial Calendar (PDF)
| Issue Date |
Special National Editorial (Standard Ad Close, unless otherwise indicated) |
Targeted Editions (Ad Close Date) |
Special Ad Sections (Ad Commitment Due) |
On Sale |
Standard Ad Close |
|---|
| Jan 14 | Jan 5 | Dec 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Global Business (Dec 7) | Jan 11 | Dec 21 | ||
| Jan 28 |
Mind & Body
(Dec 21)
|
Jan 18 | NA | ||
| Feb 4 | Jan 25 | Jan 4 | |||
| Feb 11 | Global Business (Dec 28) | Heart Health (Dec 14) | Feb 1 | Jan 11 | |
| Feb 18 |
Oscar Walkup
|
Global Business (Jan 4) | Feb 8 | Jan 18 | |
| Feb 25 | Feb 15 | Jan 25 | |||
| Mar 3 | Global Business (Jan 25) | Feb 22 | Feb 1 | ||
|
Style & Design
(Jan 18)
|
Feb 22 | ||||
| Mar 10 |
Global Travel Tips
|
Global Business (Jan 25) | Feb 29 | Feb 8 | |
| Mar 17 |
Iraq Anniversary
|
Mar 7 | Feb 15 | ||
| Mar 24 |
What's Next
(Feb 15)
|
Global Business (Feb 8) | Mar 14 | NA | |
| Mar 31 | Space Race |
Global Business (Feb 15) | Mar 21 | Feb 29 | |
| Apr 7 | FYI (Feb 15) | Mar 28 | Mar 7 | ||
| Apr 14 | TIME 85th Anniversary |
Global Business (Feb 29) | Apr 4 | Mar 14 | |
|
Style & Design
(Feb 29)
|
Apr 4 | ||||
| Apr 21 | Spring Health Brief (Mar 7) | Apr 11 | Mar 21 | ||
| Apr 28 |
Environment
(Mar 21)
|
Global Business (Mar 14) | Apr 18 | NA | |
| May 5 | Pursuits (Mar 28) | Apr 25 | Apr 4 | ||
| May 12 |
TIME 100
(Apr 4)
|
Global Business (Mar 28) | May 2 | NA | |
| May 19 | May 9 | Apr 18 | |||
| May 26 | May 16 | Apr 25 | |||
| Jun 2 | Global Business (Apr 18) | May 23 | May 2 | ||
| Jun 9 | May 30 | May 9 | |||
| Jun 16 | Global Business (May 2) | Jun 6 | May 16 | ||
| Jun 23 |
America the Fit
(May 16)
|
Global Business (May 9) | FYI (May 2) | Jun 13 | NA |
| Jun 30 | Pursuits (May 23) | Jun 20 | May 30 | ||
| Jul 7 |
Making
of America
(May 30) |
Jun 27 | Jun 6 | ||
| Jul 14 | Global Business: G8 Summit Report (May 30) | Jul 4 | Jun 13 | ||
| Jul 21 |
Business of Sports |
Jul 11 | Jun 20 | ||
| Jul 28 | Global Business (Jun 13) | Jul 18 | Jun 27 | ||
| Aug 4 | Olympics Preview |
Jul 25 | Jul 4 | ||
| Aug 11 | Aug 1 | Jul 11 | |||
| Aug 18 | Aug 8 | Jul 18 | |||
| Aug 25 |
Olympics Coverage |
Global Business (Jul 11) | Aug 15 | Jul 25 | |
| Sept 1 |
Democratic Convention Walkup
Olympics Coverage
|
Pursuits (Jul 25) | Aug 22 | Aug 1 | |
| Sept 8 |
Republican Convention Walkup
|
Global Business (Aug 1) | Aug 29 | Aug 8 | |
| Sept 15 | Global Business (Aug 7) | LIFE Advertorial (Jul 18) | Sept 5 | Aug 15 | |
|
Style & Design
(Aug 1)
|
Sept 5 | ||||
| Sept 22 |
Community Service
(Aug
15) |
Global Business (Aug 8) | Women's Health (July 25) | Sept 12 | NA |
| Sept 29 | FYI (Aug 8) | Sept 19 | Aug 29 | ||
| Oct 6 | Heroes of the Environment |
Pursuits (Aug 29) | Sept 26 | Sept 5 | |
|
Style & Design
(Aug 22)
|
Sept 26 | ||||
| Oct 13 |
America by the Numbers
|
Global Business (Aug 29) | Fall Health Brief (Aug 29) | Oct 3 | Sept 12 |
| Oct 20 | Global Business (Sept 5) | NADA (Aug 22) | Oct 10 | Sept 19 | |
| Oct 27 | Global Business (Sept 12) | Oct 17 | Sept 26 | ||
| Nov 3 |
Election Walkup
|
Global Business (Sept 19) | Oct 24 | Oct 3 | |
|
Style & Design
(Sept 19)
|
Oct 24 | ||||
| Nov 10 |
Best Inventions
(Oct 3)
|
Pursuits (Sept 26) | Diabetes (Sept 12) | Oct 31 | Oct 10 |
| Nov 17 |
2008 Election Results
|
Global Business (Oct 3) | Nov 7 | Oct 17 | |
| Nov 24 | Global Business (Oct 10) | Nov 14 | Oct 24 | ||
| Dec 1 |
A to Z Health Guide
(Oct 24)
|
Global Business (Oct 17) | Nov 21 | NA | |
| Style & Design (Oct 17) |
Nov 21 | ||||
| Dec 8 | Holiday Movie Preview | Global Business (Oct 24) | FYI (Oct 17) | Nov 28 | Nov 7 |
| Dec 15 | Pursuits (Oct 31) | Healthy Holiday Eating (Oct 17) | Dec 5 | Nov 14 | |
| Dec 22 |
Year-End Lists
|
Global Business (Nov 7) | Dec 12 | Nov 21 | |
| Dec 29* |
Person
of the Year
(Nov 21); Pictures of the Year
|
Global Business (Nov 14) | Dec 19* | NA |
*On newsstands for 2 weeks