Manuscript Templates

📄 1. Microsoft Word Template

The Word template is the recommended starting point for most authors. It is a single .docx file with the journal's layout, fonts, heading colours, line numbering, and declarations structure already configured. Authors replace the placeholder content with their own and submit the resulting file.

Download: IJTIMES Word Manuscript Template (.docx)

The template is set in A4 page size with margins matching the journal's published layout, with continuous line numbering enabled to support reviewer commentary. Italicised grey blocks within the template contain instructions for authors and should be deleted before submission.

📄 2. LaTeX Template

A LaTeX template is provided for authors who prefer to typeset in LaTeX. The template uses a custom journal class file that handles the title block, page geometry, bibliography style, line numbering, and the corresponding-author footer block. Authors compile locally with pdflatex.

Download: IJTIMES LaTeX Manuscript Template (.zip)

Extract the ZIP into a working folder. The folder will contain:

• ijtimes.cls — the journal class file (do not edit)
• ijtimes-template.tex — the example article source (this is the file authors edit)
• references.bib — example BibTeX file showing common reference types
• ijtimes-logo.png — the journal logo required for the title block

The standard compile sequence is: pdflatex → bibtex → pdflatex → pdflatex. The template has been tested with TeX Live 2024 and MiKTeX.

✅ 3. What the Templates Handle Automatically

Both templates are pre-configured for:

• A4 page geometry with the journal's standard margins;
• The journal's title block, including the logo, volume and issue line, and article number;
• Section heading style and numbering;
• Continuous line numbering throughout the manuscript;
• The IEEE reference style;
• The corresponding-author footer block, including the published copyright and Creative Commons licence wording;
• Automatic DOI display from volume, issue, and article ID.

✍ 4. What Authors Must Still Provide

Authors are responsible for all manuscript content, including all sections, figures, tables, equations, and references, as well as the four required declarations:

• Conflicts of Interest
• Funding
• Data Availability
• Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Authors must also provide an Author Contributions statement using the CRediT taxonomy. The volume, issue, and article ID values in the templates are placeholders — leave them as defaults at first submission.

📋 5. Template Strictness

Use of the templates is strongly encouraged but not strictly enforced. Manuscripts in any clear scholarly format are accepted at submission, provided they include all required content and meet the formatting expectations in the Author Guidelines. The journal's production team applies the published layout to all accepted manuscripts during typesetting.

📂 6. Acceptable Submission File Formats

The journal accepts manuscripts only in the PDF format.

🕑 7. Version History

The current template version is v1.3, effective from Volume 5, Issue 2, 2026. This version updates the corresponding-author footer block to reflect the journal's author-retains-copyright position, with the copyright line reading "© [year] The Author(s)." and the licence link pointing to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence.

📞 8. Support

If a template does not compile, renders incorrectly, or behaves unexpectedly, please email the editorial office at editor@ijtimes.com with a brief description of the issue and, where applicable, the LaTeX log file or a screenshot of the rendering problem. The editorial office responds to template support enquiries within five working days.