All main section titles (e.g., Introduction, Method, Results, References) should have Heading 2 default Word style.
Subsections → Heading 3 and Heading 4.
❌ Do not use Heading 1 anywhere in the body (from the Introdcution onwards).
❌ Do not apply Headings 2–4 before the article body (in the title/authors and abstract sections Heading 1 may be used).
✅ The Reference List must also be Heading 2.
References
Section title must be “References” / “Referencias” / “Referências” depending on language.
Each reference must be in its own paragraph.
No line breaks between reference and DOI/URL.
DOIs and URLs must start with http:// or https://.
Supported publication types (fallback to closest if unmatched):
journal-article
book
chapter
confproc
thesis
legal-doc
Acronyms/abbreviations:
Only exact acronyms are recognized in body (lower case non-essential words permitted).
✅ Works: FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, 2008).
❌ Not recognized: SENESCYT – Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT, 2022).
✅ Fix: Use abbreviation in reference list e.g., SENESCYT. (2023). Informe de rendición de cuentas 2023. Quito, Ecuador. Or use full name in both the reference list and the body.
⚠️ Reference manager links must be removed/unlinked before conversion.
Tables & Figures
Must follow APA 7 formatting guidelines. Follow order and each element in a stand-alone paragrph:
Table/figure label (Table 1)
Table/figure description
Table/figure itself
Table footer (optional)
In the XML output, all table elements will appear centered by default.
✅ Merged columns supported.
❌ Merged rows not supported.
Equations are not supported, but may be inserted as figures.