In this essay, I’ll break down and demystify the format of an article for a general journal. Note that I’m a sociologist, so my insights are field-specific. So, too, must I acknowledge that journals, ...

We will format your content according to our house style before ... please cite the full journal title. Journal articles should be cited in the form: A. Name, B. Name and C. Name, Journal Title, year, ...

JCO Journals have adopted a format-free submission policy (EZSubmit ... To honor our editors’ and reviewers’ valuable time, please do not exceed your article’s word limit by more than 1,000 words.

particularly if you have not submitted to the journal recently. Articles are the main format for original research contributions to Nature. In addition, Nature publishes other submitted material ...

I suggest that journals should take back the formatting baton. This seems more than justified in view of the burgeoning publication charges many of them impose.