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PAGE SET UP/ LAYOUT
  • PAPER SIZE – Standard Word Document size A4 (210 x 297cm)
  • PORTRAIT
  • MARGINS- TOP 2.5cm, SIDES 2.5 cm, BOTTOM 3cm
  • NO SPACING
  • HEADER:  1.27cm from TOP
  • FOOTER: 1.78cm from BOTTOM (Font size 12, italics)
PHOTOGRAPHS/ ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Submitted separately from text in jpeg format so can crop, resize and insert within text when editing.
  • Legend underneath, bold type and centred – eg Fig. 1.  Text.
REFERENCES
  • NO SPACING: Between lines, in format as below which separates the numbers from text.
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TEXT
  • FONT:  Times New Roman, Black
  • SIZE: 14
  • JUSTIFIED: Main body of text
SUB-HEADINGS
  • SIZE: 14, Capital letters, left position
  • BOLD
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/REFERENCES headings: CENTRED
SAVING AND SUBMITTING
  • SAVE AS: Word Document (*.docx)
  • SEND: Text in Word Document and jpeg file for photos and illustrations
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JOURNAL PUNCTUATION AND PAGE FORMATS
TITLE HEADING
  • Font: 14 – 16, Bold and Capital letters
  • Authors: Not capitalized- generally 14 Font

Reference numbers should appear:

  • After the fact, quotation, or idea being cited
  • Outside periods and commas
  • Inside colons and semi-colons

If citing more than one reference at the same point, separate the numbers with commas and no spaces between.

Examples:

  • This drug is used to treat hepatitis. 1
  • Storing latex at high heat may cause degradation, 2,3 but it is difficult to keep materials cool in a desert environment.
  • Some physicians choose to store prescription pads in locked cabinets 4; others keep them in their coats at all times. 5
BOOK TITLES
  • Italics
    i.e. [Courtesy of CRC, The University of Edinburgh]
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