There is some disagreement on the best traditional font, but Times New Roman, Courier, and possibly Arial are the best bets. No big letters, no cramped pages to save trees / shipping costs, no Comic Sans font. Make the manuscript readable by choosing a traditional, 12-point font and double-spacing everything.Don’t staple the paper, and pack it neatly and securely for shipping. Also use a good-quality, 20-pound bond white paper if making a hard copy submission. No funky, unique, or "pretty" colors of any kind. Use all black text on all white paper.Despite the SMF being akin to the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot - rumored but never proven to exist - there are some formatting guidelines that are practically universal and should always be followed. Usually, if your formatting is common, simple, and consistent, your manuscript’s odds of immediately landing on the “reject” pile will be reduced. In absence of publisher guidelines, however, using the general guidelines here should work.Guidelines will often be posted on the publisher's website, but if you aren't sure, you can contact a person in the acquisitions department for clarification.
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