Research Paper Format

Research paper format

The .SYSTEMX white paper uses a reusable branded MLA-style publication format. Edition 2.0, Portable Project Coordination for AI-Assisted Work, is the current paper. Its publication release, examined software baseline, and media editions remain separate identifiers.

Publication identity

.SYSTEMX is the product mark. Publication credit: A product of Wayne Tech Lab LLC. Author: Lucas (SatoshiUNO).

• Networks.Chat: author portfolio.
• WayneTechLab.com: business website.
• Repository: source and releases.
• Wiki home: the public user manual.

Credits are publication metadata; company attribution remains separate from the product mark. Reusable context, tasks, and agent memory stay blank until adopted for a real project.

Page and research structure

US Letter pages use one-inch margins, twelve-point Times-family body text, double-spaced paragraphs, and half-inch first-line indents. An author/page running header accompanies the company/edition footer. Navigation opens the portfolio, business, repository, and manual; Contents returns to the index.

Edition 2.0 uses a cover, abstract/keywords, linked contents, figure list, reading routes, twelve main sections, appendices A/B, and Works Cited. Four original figures explain architecture, coordination, scoped records, and a hypothetical input-token model. Local PNGs and editable SVGs are separate from the unchanged alpha.3 four-part 4K field guide. Captions distinguish schematic implementation and constructed accounting from measured findings.

Parenthetical references link to alphabetized Works Cited entries with hanging indents. Implementation citations pin the examined version/full commit; unpaginated sources receive no invented page numbers. Keep creator history, implemented behavior, local verification, hypotheses, and proposals distinct.

This is an MLA-style white paper with adaptations: cover, contents, numbered sections, company credit, footer navigation, color, and compact technical displays. It is not a strict classroom submission template. See the official MLA guidance and the receiving institution's rules.

Build a separate draft

Use the publishing guide, edition 2.0 builder, and edition 2.0 configuration. Keep manuscript, figures, citations, and metadata together. The old publication-template.json and builder are archival edition 1.2 tools.

From a reviewed checkout, with ReportLab/Pillow already available:

draft_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
python3 -I -B docs/media/verify_white_paper_v2.py \
  --output "$draft_dir/coordination-verification.json"
python3 -I -B docs/media/build_white_paper_v2.py \
  --output "$draft_dir/SYSTEMX-White-Paper-v2.0-draft.pdf"
python3 -I -B docs/media/tests/test_publication_security.py

The standard-library verifier creates disposable records and makes no provider call. The PDF builder embeds local PNG/JPEGs and executes no SVG, Mermaid, shell commands, or network requests. ReportLab/Pillow are optional publishing dependencies, never portable runtime requirements. The builder embeds licensed Times New Roman faces when available, otherwise uses standard PDF Times; record selected fonts/dependency versions and do not redistribute fonts.

Write a separate draft under an existing directory. The tools pin directory components, reject linked/nonregular targets, and atomically replace a completed draft. They require POSIX directory-descriptor support on macOS/compatible Linux; this is not a native Windows publishing path. The portable manager has separate platform support.

Review and retain exact editions

Render and inspect every page: cover, contents, figures, tables, code, references, headers, and footers. Check selectable text, navigation, citations, external links, bounds, metadata, package limits, and evidence scope. Passing a local walkthrough does not establish live application acceptance, cloud sync, productivity, or production security.

New published editions use new filenames. Keep the latest paper active, retain older editions at immutable tags, and freeze PDF/manuscript/figure/metadata hashes after review. Rebuilds may change dates, document IDs, fonts, or dependency output despite similar appearance. Published PDF paths are reserved; inspect archived editions through their explicit source and separate draft output.

The PDF is selectable and linked, but not tagged PDF/UA. Keep editable Markdown as a text alternative. Exclude PDF JavaScript, automatic navigation, tracking, and credentials. Edition 1.1 audio is historical and does not narrate 2.0; never relabel it. Format/review is not measured savings, AGI, peer review, endorsement, or production certification.

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