General: 

• Font: ALWAYS Times New Roman 

• Spacing: 1.5 throughout (except quotes, which are single-spaced) 

• Margins: 1.75" left and 1.75" right (main text), with larger margins for consistency where specified 

• Paragraphs: Always indented and followed by paragraph breaks 

Title & Author 

• Title: ALL CAPS, 12-point, centered 

• Author name: 11-point, italicized, centered, directly below the title 

• Both followed by a paragraph space 

Abstract 

• Font: 11-point Times New Roman 

• Length: 1 paragraph 

• Indentation: 0.25" at start of each paragraph 

• Alignment: Justified left and right 

• Spacing: 1.5 

Headings & Subheadings 

• Section Headings: 

• ALL CAPS, centered 

• Numbered with Roman numerals (e.g., I., II.) followed by a period 

• Subheadings: 

• Title case, flush left (not centered) 

• Labeled with a capital letter + period (e.g., A.) 

• Italicized after the label 

Main Body 

• Paragraphs: First line indented 2" from the left 

• Section titles: Centered (aligned with margins, i.e., at 3.25") 

• Subsection titles: Flush left, labeled as noted above 

Headers & Footnotes 

• Running header: Short title of the article, centered (3.25"), 11-point Font, on every even-numbered page switching back and forth to “The Appellate: Journal of Law and Policy” on every odd-numbered page. 

• Footnotes: 

• 10-point Times New Roman 

• Left-aligned (not justified) 

• Placed at the end of a paragraph (no “see id.” or repeated notes necessary) 

Block Quotes 

• Spacing: Single 

• Double indent 

Required Sections 

• Introduction 

• Main Body 

• Legality, Policies Involved, or Review of Literature (when appropriate) 

• Conclusion 

Restrictions 

• No bibliographies 

• No descriptive footnotes (excludes translations, other circumstances can be discussed between the editorial board and author) 

• Roman numerals required for main headings