Please treat this style sheet as a checklist, and make sure you have followed every point before you submit your paper.

1. Page limit

The page limit is 25 pages, including references and any appendices.

2. Paper size

A4

3. Margins

Left and right: 2.5cm (0.98 inch).
Top and bottom: 3.5cm (1.37 inches).

4. Font

Times New Roman: 12 point for text; 10 point for footnotes

5. Title

12-point bold, left-aligned, italic capitals

6. Author name

Leave one blank line under the title, then put your name in 12-point capitals.

7. Abstract

Your paper should begin with an abstract.
Leave two blank lines beneath the author name.
Insert the heading, Abstract, (12-point bold, left-aligned).
Leave one blank line beneath this heading.
Start the abstract text. (See ‘Text’, below, for text style.)
Do not indent the first line of the abstract.

8. Text

Text should be single-spaced.
In-text citation and reference list at the end should be fully synchronized.
Do not skip a line between paragraphs.
The first line of each paragraph should be indented 1.25cm (0.5 inch). (This includes the first paragraph underneath all headings, except for the paragraph underneath the heading, Abstract, as described above.)

9. Headings

All headings should be left-justified, 12-point bold, not underlined.
Number your section headings, starting with ‘1’. (Even if your first section heading is Introduction, the number should be ‘1’. abstract should not be numbered)
Insert a dot after each section number or subsection number.
Leave one blank line after section and sub-section headings. (But, if there is no text between a section heading and a sub-section heading, it is not necessary to leave a blank line after the section heading).

10. Examples

Examples should be in the same font and font size as the text of the paper.
The example number should not be indented.
The body of the example should begin 1.25cm (0.49 inch) from the left margin.
Where examples are lettered as well as numbered, the letter should be 0.75cm from the left margin.
Leave one blank line before and after examples

11. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be in their actual positions (middle alignment) in the paper, not placed at the end or on separate pages.
Number tables and figures separately, and give each table or figure an informative title. The style for titles is as described under ‘Headings’ above.
Size of the tables/figures should be 2.5cm in APA format.

12. Footnotes (Humanities)

Footnotes should be single-spaced, and should not be indented.
Use footnotes, not endnotes.
If your first footnote consists of acknowledgments, mark it with * (an asterisk).

13. Appendices

Any appendices should come after references list.

14. References

Leave one blank line between the last line of your article, and the heading, References.
Leave one blank line between the heading, References, and the first reference.
References should be single-spaced in Times New Roman, 12 point in APA 7/8th Edition.
Second and successive lines for each reference should be indented 1 cm.
Do not leave any spaces between reference entries.
Justify both margins.
Be consistent with punctuation throughout your reference list.
Only include references to articles cited in your paper.

15. Correspondence details

Below your references, leave one blank line and type your name, affiliation, postal address and e-mail address. This text must be left-aligned and in italics.

16. Page numbers and headers

Do not number your pages. After printing, mark the page number lightly in pencil on the back of each page.
Do not use headers.

17. Submitting your paper

Please submit two single-sided copies of your paper. On one copy, delete the author name below the title and the correspondence details at the end of the paper. You can send the paper electronically as well.

Address for submission

The Editors IJESSS: International Journal of English Studies and Social Sciences , Al-RAHMAH Foundation Bhagtanwala, Sargodha