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Formatting Instructions for the National Institute
Instructions for Submissions for Final Camera-Ready Papers
These guidelines include complete descriptions of the fonts, spacing, and related information for producing submissions to the National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning.
Paper Size: U.S. Letter
Margins:
Top: 1.25”
Bottom: 1.5”
Left: 1.2”
Right: 1”
Header: 0.5”
Footer: 1”
Do NOT use footers, headers and page numbers.
Title: The title should be centered in 16 pt Times New Roman, boldface, all capitalized and paragraph spacing after 24 pt.
Authors: The author's name should be centered in 11 pt Times New Roman.
Affiliation: The Affiliation should be centered italicized in 9 pt Times New Roman.
Abstract: Use the word ABSTRACT as the title, in 9 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing before 42 pt and paragraph spacing after 6 pt. The abstract is to be in 9 pt Times New Roman and justified.
Keywords: Use the word KEYWORDS as the title, in 9 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing after 18 pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt. The keywords are to be in 10 pt Times New Roman and justified.
Main Text: Type your main text in 10 pt Times New Roman and justified. Please do not place any additional blank line between paragraphs. The second paragraph and subsequent paragraphs should be indented first line 0.5 cm. Program listings or program commands in the text are normally set in typewriter font, e.g., CMTT9 or Courier.
First-order Headings: For example, "1. HEADING", should be 13 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing before 24 pt, paragraph spacing after 12 pt, flush left and all capitalized. Use a period (".") after the heading number, not a colon.
Second-order Headings: For example, "1.1 Heading", should be 13 pt Times New Roman, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing after 12 pt and paragraph spacing before 12 pt. Do not use a period (".") after the heading number.
Third-order Headings: For example, "1.1.1 Heading", should be 11 pt Times New Roman, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing after 6 pt and paragraph spacing before 6pt. Do not use a period (".") after the heading number. Do NOT use more than three levels of heading.
Footnotes: Use footnotes sparingly (or not at all) and place them at the bottom of the page on which they are referenced. Use 8 pt Times New Roman, justified. To help your readers, avoid using footnotes altogether and include necessary peripheral observations in the text (within parentheses, if you prefer, as in this sentence).
Figures and Tables: All figures and tables should have caption. Figure and table captions should be 9 pt Times New Roman. Initially capitalize only the first word of each figure caption and table title. Figures and tables must be numbered separately. For example "Figure 1. Text here", "Table 1. Text here". Figure captions are to be centered below the figures with paragraph spacing after 6pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt. Table titles are to be centered above the tables, paragraph spacing after 6 pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt.
References: The references must be listed alphabetically. References should be 9 pt Times New Roman, justified, indentation hanging 0.5 cm and paragraph spacing after 2 pt.
These guidelines include complete descriptions of the fonts, spacing, and related information for producing submissions to the National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning.
Paper Size: U.S. Letter
Margins:
Top: 1.25”
Bottom: 1.5”
Left: 1.2”
Right: 1”
Header: 0.5”
Footer: 1”
Do NOT use footers, headers and page numbers.
Title: The title should be centered in 16 pt Times New Roman, boldface, all capitalized and paragraph spacing after 24 pt.
Authors: The author's name should be centered in 11 pt Times New Roman.
Affiliation: The Affiliation should be centered italicized in 9 pt Times New Roman.
Abstract: Use the word ABSTRACT as the title, in 9 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing before 42 pt and paragraph spacing after 6 pt. The abstract is to be in 9 pt Times New Roman and justified.
Keywords: Use the word KEYWORDS as the title, in 9 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing after 18 pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt. The keywords are to be in 10 pt Times New Roman and justified.
Main Text: Type your main text in 10 pt Times New Roman and justified. Please do not place any additional blank line between paragraphs. The second paragraph and subsequent paragraphs should be indented first line 0.5 cm. Program listings or program commands in the text are normally set in typewriter font, e.g., CMTT9 or Courier.
First-order Headings: For example, "1. HEADING", should be 13 pt Times New Roman, boldface, paragraph spacing before 24 pt, paragraph spacing after 12 pt, flush left and all capitalized. Use a period (".") after the heading number, not a colon.
Second-order Headings: For example, "1.1 Heading", should be 13 pt Times New Roman, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing after 12 pt and paragraph spacing before 12 pt. Do not use a period (".") after the heading number.
Third-order Headings: For example, "1.1.1 Heading", should be 11 pt Times New Roman, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, paragraph spacing after 6 pt and paragraph spacing before 6pt. Do not use a period (".") after the heading number. Do NOT use more than three levels of heading.
Footnotes: Use footnotes sparingly (or not at all) and place them at the bottom of the page on which they are referenced. Use 8 pt Times New Roman, justified. To help your readers, avoid using footnotes altogether and include necessary peripheral observations in the text (within parentheses, if you prefer, as in this sentence).
Figures and Tables: All figures and tables should have caption. Figure and table captions should be 9 pt Times New Roman. Initially capitalize only the first word of each figure caption and table title. Figures and tables must be numbered separately. For example "Figure 1. Text here", "Table 1. Text here". Figure captions are to be centered below the figures with paragraph spacing after 6pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt. Table titles are to be centered above the tables, paragraph spacing after 6 pt and paragraph spacing before 6 pt.
References: The references must be listed alphabetically. References should be 9 pt Times New Roman, justified, indentation hanging 0.5 cm and paragraph spacing after 2 pt.
