The Journal of Computers, Mechanical and Management provides Microsoft Word and LaTeX templates to help authors prepare manuscripts in the journal's standard layout. Use of the journal templates is strongly encouraged but not strictly required at first submission. Manuscripts prepared in any clear, standard scholarly format are accepted, provided they meet the requirements set out in the Author Guidelines and the Submission Preparation Checklist. Authors who use the templates assist the journal's production team and reduce the time between acceptance and publication.
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 through the journal's online submission system.
Download: JCMM Word Manuscript Template (.docx)
The template is set in A4 page size with margins matching the journal's published layout, Arial body font, and the journal's brand colour applied to section headings. Continuous line numbering is enabled to support reviewer commentary. Italicised grey blocks within the template contain instructions for authors and should be deleted before submission.
A LaTeX template is provided for authors who prefer to typeset in LaTeX. The template uses a custom journal class file (jcmm.cls) that handles the title block, page geometry, bibliography style, line numbering, and the corresponding-author footer block. Authors compile locally with pdflatex; the journal does not currently offer an Overleaf project.
The LaTeX template is provided as a single ZIP archive containing the class file, an example article source, an example BibTeX file, and the journal logo required for the title block.
Download: JCMM LaTeX Manuscript Template (.zip)
Extract the ZIP into a working folder. The folder will contain four files:
jcmm.cls — the journal class file (do not edit)jcmm-template.tex — the example article source (this is the file authors edit)references.bib — example BibTeX file showing common reference typesjcmm-logo.png — the submission purpose journal logo, required for the title blockThe standard compile sequence, run from inside the extracted folder, is:
pdflatex jcmm-template.texbibtex jcmm-templatepdflatex jcmm-template.texpdflatex jcmm-template.tex
The first run produces the auxiliary files; bibtex resolves the bibliography; the final two pdflatex runs incorporate the bibliography and resolve all cross-references. The template has been tested with TeX Live 2024 and MiKTeX and uses only standard CTAN packages.
To produce a watermarked draft for internal review, change the first line of jcmm-template.tex to \documentclass[draft]{jcmm}. The watermark is removed automatically for the production version.
Both templates are pre-configured for:
Authors are responsible for the content of the manuscript, including all sections, figures, tables, equations, and references, as well as the four required declarations: Conflicts of Interest, Funding, Data Availability, and Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Authors must also provide an Author Contributions statement using the CRediT taxonomy. The journal's expectations for each of these are on the following pages:
The volume, issue, and article ID values in the templates are placeholders. Leave them as the defaults (X, Y, Z) at first submission; the editorial team assigns actual values upon acceptance and updates them in the production version.
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; manuscripts already in template form move through this stage more quickly. The journal cannot accept manuscripts in handwritten or scanned image format.
The journal accepts manuscripts in the following file formats:
.docx or .doc);.rtf);.tex) accompanied by a compiled PDF and any supporting files (figures, bibliography, custom class files where used).Plain-text submissions and PDF-only submissions are not accepted at first submission, because they cannot be edited during peer review or production.
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. Manuscripts accepted from Volume 5, Issue 2 onwards are typeset using v1.3. Manuscripts accepted in or before Volume 5, Issue 1 retain the earlier footer wording, as described on the Statement of Licensing Clarification page.
If a template does not compile, render incorrectly, or behave unexpectedly, please email the editorial office at editor@jcmm.co.in 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.
This Manuscript Templates page is effective from 26 April 2026. The journal updates the templates as its layout evolves and new author-facing requirements are added. Material updates to the templates are accompanied by a new version number, recorded in the version history above.
The journal's Article Processing Charge will move from USD 250 to USD 1,000 for manuscripts submitted from 1 October 2026 onwards. Submissions received on or before 30 September 2026 (23:59 UTC) will continue to be processed at USD 250. A tiered waiver scheme based on the World Bank country classification applies from 1 October 2026.
