doc.tex

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[margin=1.25in, top=0.8in]{geometry} % Adjust the overall margins and top margin
\usepackage{titling}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\setlength{\droptitle}{-2em}
\setlist[itemize,1]{left=0pt}
\setlist[enumerate,1]{left=0pt}

\title{$title$\vspace{-2em}}
\author{}
\date{$date$}

\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}

\newenvironment{pandocbounded}{}{}
\setlength{\columnsep}{3em}
\begin{document}
\maketitle

$if(abstract)$
\vspace{-2em} % Add vertical space before the abstract
\begin{center}
\begin{minipage}{0.8\textwidth} % Adjust the width of the abstract
\begin{abstract}
$abstract$
\end{abstract}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}
\vspace{1em} % Add vertical space after the abstract
$endif$

\begin{multicols}{2}
$body$
\end{multicols}

\end{document}