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LaTeX submissions

Instructions for LaTeX submissions

Class files
Where provided, please use the TeX templates provided in the Instructions To Authors for your journal.

Accompanying files
All TeX related files should be submitted to the journal, such as the .bib, .sty, and .bst files. No additional styles should be used unless necessary (e.g., to include figure files, to set diagrams, etc.). The use of private macros is discouraged. Only macros used in the manuscript should be supplied with the article (i.e, whole macro libraries from authors’ sites should not be submitted).

References
References should be supplied in standard journal format using \bibitem and the bibliography environment. No private programs or counters should be used to generate the style of citations and references. If theorems, lemmas, propositions, definitions, and examples are needed, please follow the journal style found in the Instructions to Authors.

Authors are asked to use the LaTeX tags like \ref, \cite, etc., for the automatic referencing to figures, tables, reference citations, etc. If these are not used, the manuscript will be held up in acceptance and pre-production stages.

 

Submissions through Manuscript Central

Manuscript Central supports TeX version 7.4.5 and earlier.

Uploading your files
Please upload the main file first with the designation 'Main Document', followed by all of the files associated with the document.

The class file will need to be uploaded along with your main document so that Manuscript Central will be able to convert your files to PDF.

Figures
Images embedded within Tex or LaTex files should be in EPS format only.

If you need to include other images such as PDF, JPEG, GIF or TIF files, please remove references to them from the main TeX file and upload them with the designation 'Image File'. Manuscript Central does not support LaTex conversion with these types of images.

Fonts
Type 3 fonts can cause errors during PDF creation. This is because Type 3 fonts are actually bitmaps, which display poorly on screen in PDF files and sometimes cause printing problems. Examples of Type 3 fonts include PCL fonts, MacOS bitmap fonts, Windows vector (outline) fonts, and Postscript Type 3 bitmapped fonts.

Manuscript Central recommend that you substitute a standard Adobe Postscript Type 1 fonts for any bitmap fonts.

Further help
If you need any further help with LaTeX submissions to Manuscript Central, please contact ScholarOne support. Relevant pages from their FAQ include: