The number of words required in a paper generally refers to the text, which does not include abstracts, quotations, catalogues and references. The paper format refers to the writing standards and stylistic requirements of the paper. Intuitively speaking, the paper format means that the paper meets the standard style and content requirements that can be made public.

A paper generally consists of title, author, table of contents, abstract, key words, text, references and appendices, some of which (such as appendices) are dispensable. The composition order of the paper is: title, author, abstract, keywords, English title, English abstract, English keywords, text, references, appendix and thanks.