It probably depends on your research field. In my main field (part of optics), articles must usually be sent in a specified format. If accepted, the final versi

It probably depends on your research field. In my main field (part of optics), articles must usually be sent in a specified format. If accepted, the final version is prepared by the authors and published as-is. Journals provide templates, usually for Word and/or LaTeX. Examples: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/submit/templates/ http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/submit/templates/ http://spie.org/x5258.xml http://spie.org/x5258.xml I would at least expect the text to be justified, and no 3D graphs (I'm talking about the general format, not strictly typesetting). Also, an IP address with a long query string isn't a very good reference.