Author Forms and Templates

The Journal of Planner and Development (JPD) provides the following forms, templates, and author resources to support manuscript preparation, revision, and submission. Authors are required to use the official journal template and to follow the journal’s author guidelines, peer review policy, publication ethics requirements, citation style, and formatting rules.

1. Manuscript Preparation

Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the official JPD Manuscript Template. Manuscripts that do not follow the journal template, scope, ethical requirements, citation style, or academic standards may be returned to authors before peer review.

2. References and Citation Style

JPD adopts the APA author–date citation style. Authors must prepare in-text citations and the reference list according to the citation and reference requirements stated in the official JPD Manuscript Template and Author Guidelines.

All references cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and all references listed must be cited in the text. References should be recent, relevant, academically reliable, consistently formatted, and directly related to the manuscript topic. DOI links must be included where available.

Authors using reference management software such as EndNote, Mendeley, or Zotero should select APA 7th edition as the output style and carefully check the final reference list before submission to ensure full compliance with the JPD Manuscript Template.

3. Revision and Response to Reviewers

When revisions are requested, authors must submit a revised manuscript, a detailed response letter explaining how each reviewer comment has been addressed, and a marked version of the manuscript showing changes where requested.

4. Related Author Guidance