STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR ARTICLES SUBMITTED TO J-SIMLA
Font Type: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12-point
Margins: 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides (top, bottom, left, right)
Line Spacing: single spaced.
Paragraph Indentation: 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) at the beginning of each paragraph
Text Alignment: Left-aligned (ragged right edge)
Title Page
Title: Centered, bold, 16-point font, Upper Case
Author Names: Centered, 10-point font, superscript numbering for their detail.
Affiliations: Centered, 10-point font, Italic
Corresponding Author Contact Information: Underline, 10-point font, Email, and phone number
Abstract
Heading: Bold, 12-point font, Uppercase
Text: Structured, 12-point font, single-spaced, Not indented
Keywords: Italic, 12-point font, List of 3-10 keywords separated by semi-colon
Main Body
Headings and Subheadings
Section Headings: Bold, 12-point font, Left-aligned, Uppercase.
Subsection Headings: Bold, 12-point font, Left-aligned, Title Case
Sub-subsection Headings: Italic, 12-point font, Left-aligned, Title Case
Text
Introduction, Methods/Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Conflict of Interest, Funding:
Text: 12-point font, single-spaced
New paragraphs: Indent first line by 0.5 inch (1.27 cm)
Figures and Tables
Figure Captions: 10-point font, Below the figure, Centered
Table Titles: 10-point font, below the table, Centered
Table Text: 10-point font, single-spaced.
Numbering: Sequentially numbered (e.g., Figure 1, Table 1)
References
Citation Style: Follow the journal’s required reference style (e.g., Vancouver’s)