In order for manuscripts to be considered for review in JOTMAR, they must strictly adhere to the formatting rules outlined below:

Template Requirement:
All submissions must be prepared using the official Article Template provided by the journal. Submissions that do not follow the template will not be processed.

Double-Blind Peer Review:
To ensure a double-blind peer review process, the main manuscript file must not contain any identifying information about the author(s), such as names, titles, affiliations, ORCID numbers, or email addresses.

Font and Size:
The entire manuscript must be written in Calibri font, with a 12-point font size.

Paragraph and Page Layout:

Text should be justified on both sides.

Left and right indentation: 0.5 cm

First-line indentation for paragraphs and headings: 1.0 cm

Paragraph spacing:

Before: 0 pt

After: 6 pt

Line spacing: 1.25 lines

Heading Styles:

Article title: Calibri Light, 14 pt, bold, and centered.

Main section headings: written in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Subheadings: Only the first letter of each word should be capitalized (Title Case).

Footnotes and Acknowledgements:
If the article was previously presented at a conference/symposium or derived from a project or thesis, a * (asterisk) should be added at the end of the title and an explanatory footnote should be provided.