It makes visual difference with unclosed paths that have fill and stroke.

Then File > Save As and select EPS in the file type. You should probably delete the other objects, in case the journal eps rendering doesnt respect the new bounding box. Automatically closes all paths that are filled. From there, you can select the vector objects corresponding to the figure, go to File > Document Properties > Resize page to content.Path effects are not exported, only the result of the effects.Filters (including radial blur) are not exported.No transparency: everything is exported opaque.(Although I think it is possible to save elliptical radial gradients, but I did not figure out how to save it in a way that is compatible with different Illustrator versions.) Radial gradients cannot be elliptical: all radial gradients will be converted to circular.Layer names lose non 7 bit ASCII characters.Circles and elliptical arc segments in paths are converted to bezier curves.You can regroup them afterwards, but without ungrouping, this script may think they are invisible. Text is not supported: convert them to paths, then ungroup them.Since its dual nature, it is possible that the result looks different in Illustrator than in other programs. Warning This script is not extensively tested. The script exports layers, groups, paths, clones, clipping paths, fill, stroke, gradient fill into a format that Illustrator understands. The generated EPS file uses custom Illustrator PS operators, and includes PostScript processes that stands in place of said operators when the file is not opened with Adobe Illustrator. This script converts an Inkscape SVG to Adobe Illustrator 7 compatible EPS. AI compatible EPS export for Inkscape 0.92 (might work with older versions too).

Inkscape eps file