Most journals require authors to format their paper according to very specific guidelines at initial submission concept has found its way into many scientific journals since its introduction in 2011). This often includes rules for font type, margin size, and number of panels allowed on a figure. The guidelines themselves can make the submission and engthier and more arduous, especially when a manuscript is rejected and needs to be reformatted to fit a different journal style (even up to several times) until it is eventually published. 

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