Paper Formatting Guidelines
Manuscripts submitted for URTJ must be in structured doc, docx, and must conform to the following Requirements in order to facilitate the process of publication:
1. Manuscript shall be uploaded as a complete file including Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Result, Discussion, Conclusion and References.
• Line spacing 1.15 spaced text, tables, and references.
• Font size 11 Cambria
• I inch margin in all the side
• No paragraph indenting
• single column format Layout
• high resolution Figures (300-600 dpi)
• references APA preferable
• All pages numbered at bottom right
• Manuscript length must not exceed 10,000 words (including text and references).
• All graphics a MUST be converted to PDF and be embedded in document
2. Title page
• Maximum length of title is 15 words
• Names of authors and the affiliated institutions, etc
3. Abstract
• Maximum length is 300 words including:- purpose, justification, methods or procedures, results, and conclusions.
4. Text
• Text Writing should be in the third person (the author or writer or researcher).
• Headings should be on a separate line left justification and in uppercase
• Cite references in the text APA format preferable except specific cases
• Spell out full meaning of word acronyms, or abbreviations in parentheses before use in body of the work
• Place equations on separate lines to fit in the context of writing
• The paper must conform to a high level of English language or French language
5. Acknowledgment
• acknowledgment should be very brief
6. References
• Preferably APA style for single author and multiple authors
• list of references at the end of the paper in descending alphabetical order
7. Footnotes
• All footnotes should be numbered sequentially in each page
8. Tables
• Tables should be numbered serially in Arabic numerals from the first to last table
• Each table should start with the Arabic number and follow by a title
• Table number and title is place above the table
9. Figures /photos/graphics
• Figure should be numbered serially in Arabic numerals from the first to last table
• Each figure should start with the Arabic number and follow by a title
• figure number and title is place below the graphics