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). Tables accept Table (English),
Tabla (Spanish), or Tabela (Portuguese). Figure labels also accept
Figura or Gráfico in Spanish and Portuguese, with the same
formatting and numbering rules.
Table/figure description
Table/figure itself
Table footer (optional)
In-text table references also accept Tables, Tablas, and Tabelas
(for example, Tabelas 1 e 2).
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.