General form of a journal paper
Generally submission of a manuscript to a editorial requires to follow the below guidelines –
To make paper readable-
• Use a 12 point standard font, such as Times, Geneva, Bookman, Helvetica, etc for writing and printing.
• Text should be double spaced on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper with 1 inch margins, single sided
• Number the pages consecutively
• Start each new section on a new page
• Recommended the page limits
Mistakes to avoid
• Placing the heading at the bottom of a page with the following text on the next page (insert a page break!)
• Dividing a table or figure – confine each figure/table to a single page
• Submitting the paper with pages out of order
kristinemorry 10:48 am on January 23, 2015 Permalink |
If your research paper is not appropriately formatted, chances are you’ll face rejection!. While every journal has certain specific guidelines to follow, APA style is followed by many journals. Here is a link that may be checked out just for reference- http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/res5e_ch09_s1-0009.html