diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b4373bec8..923333435 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 rticles 0.20
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+- fix an issue with `rjournal_article()` template to insert newline in author's block only if a field exist (thanks, @huizezhang-sherry, #387)
 
 rticles 0.19
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diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/rjournal/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/rjournal/resources/template.tex
index 1267c918b..49e42eb0a 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/rjournal/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/rjournal/resources/template.tex
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 $author.affiliation2$\\%
 $for(author.address2)$$author.address2$$sep$\\ $endfor$\\
 $endif$%
-$if(author.url)$$author.url$$endif$%
-$if(author.orcid)$\\\textit{ORCiD: \href{https://orcid.org/$author.orcid$}{$author.orcid$}}$endif$%
-$if(author.email)$\\$author.email$$endif$
+$if(author.url)$$author.url$\\$endif$%
+$if(author.orcid)$\textit{ORCiD: \href{https://orcid.org/$author.orcid$}{$author.orcid$}}\\$endif$%
+$if(author.email)$$author.email$$endif$%
 }
 
 $endfor$