A free A4 modern academic paper and preprint template that pairs scholarly rigor with contemporary software documentation aesthetics. Featuring crisp neo-grotesque typography, generous whitespace, structured section numbering, and modular card callouts, it gives AI, computer science, and data research papers the aesthetic polish of modern engineering publications.
Design & style
- Standard A4 portrait format with running preprint headers, DOI links, and CC-BY folios
- Contemporary sans-serif hierarchy balancing comfortable reading columns with spacious margins
- Modular figure cards, code highlights, and mathematical formulation panels
- Clear numbered section taxonomy with visual dividers and lead abstract styling
Best for
- Machine learning, AI safety, and computer science research preprints (arXiv, NeurIPS, ICML)
- Computational economics, multi-agent systems, and robotics research papers
- Tech industry research labs and developer engineering white papers
- Interdisciplinary quantitative working papers demanding crisp modern readability
Sample contents
- Preprint running header — publication series marker, permanent DOI, and license badges
- Title & author attribution — monumental research headline, institutional affiliations, and corresponding emails
- Executive abstract & keywords — highlighted summary box with research domain tags
- Mathematical formulation body — two-column narrative with structured theorem blocks and equations
- Empirical benchmark table — multi-model comparative performance metrics and ablation figures
- Reproducibility & citation annex — code repository links, bibliographic references, and ethical review notes
Key facts
- Slug:
modern-academic - Kind: paper
- Style: modern-academic
- Dimensions: A4 Portrait (595 × 842 pt)
- Package:
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