| Preparing typeset articles with LaTeX |
| For those authors who use LaTeX to write their articles, we have developed the Elsevier LaTeX package. You need LaTeX 2e,
or LaTeX version 2.09 of 14 January 1992, if you want to use it. |
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Users of LaTeX 2e need only one file: the class file elsart.cls. |
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Users of LaTeX 2.09 need two files: the main document style elsart.sty
and the file with the point-size related definitions elsart12.sty. |
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| How to use the document class elsart |
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| The following files may help you in writing articles with the elsart document class. The guidelines explain features which
are specific for the elsart style. The template files may serve as a starting point for your article. |
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| Note that the template file does not run without TeX error messages until you have supplied title and author information. |
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| BibTeX style files |
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BibTeX style file elsart-harv.bst for articles with Harvard style (author-year) references. When you use this style file, you should also use the natbib package. |
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BibTeX style file elsart-num.bst for articles with numbered references. |
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| Other documentation for authors |
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| Our instruction booklet Preparing articles with LaTeX is available in DVI format (you need AMSFonts v2.1 to be able to print the documentation in DVI format), in PostScript format or in PDF format. |
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| Preparing IFAC papers with LaTeX |
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| The package for IFAC papers consists of the following files: |
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| How to use the document class ifacmtg |
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| Other than the sample file, there is no specific instruction on how to use the ifacmtg.cls document class. Since it is similar to elsart.cls, the guidelines and other documentation for authors, mentioned above, may be helpful. |
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| Preparing Proceedings articles with LaTeX |
| For authors preparing an article for a Conference Proceedings, we have developed a number of class files which print the article in the layout of the journal in which the Proceedings is to be published.
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| Elsevier's journals use one of a set of standard layouts numbered 1+–6+. For each layout we may provide a separate class file, called elsartNp.cls, where N is the number of the layout. Please, ask the editorial office of the Conference Proceedings or of the journal which layout is suitable for your particular Conference.
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| At the moment the following class file is provided:
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| elsart3p.cls
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Because these class files are based upon elsart.cls, you also need the document class elsart.cls. The guidelines and the template files are the same as for elsart.cls, see above. The number of columns is fixed for most of these styles. In style 3+ two columns is the default. The class option onecolumn selects a single column layout.
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| Preparing CRC articles with LaTeX |
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| For authors of Camera-Ready Copy (CRC) we have developed the Elsevier CRC package. You need LaTeX 2e if you want to use it. It comes in two versions: |
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One-column articles.
To write a one-column article, you need the package espcrc1. Download the package |
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Two-column articles.
To write a two-column article, you need the package espcrc2. Download the package |
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| The packages contain the files: |
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espcrc1.sty or espcrc2.sty, the document style. |
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espcrc1.tex or espcrc2.tex, the author guide. |
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Readme1 or Readme2, the readme fil. |
| Useful LaTeX packages |
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| The guidelines suggest several useful LaTeX packages. If you do not already have them
on your TeX system, you may get them from the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). |
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| CTAN is an archive with up-to-date copies of all the public-domain versions of TeX, LaTeX,
Metafont and ancillary programs, which is made available via a mirrored network of FTP servers. |
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You can enter the CTAN archive via a web interface in the UK, in the USA, or in Germany (page in German). You can search for a package on CTAN via this interface. |
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You can also enter the archive via FTP at ftp.tex.ac.uk, at
ftp.dante.de, at
ctan.tug.org, or
at one of the many mirror servers; see this
list or this
list of CTAN mirror sites. |
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| When a CTAN server does not respond, please try another one. |
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Note that CTAN is not related to Elsevier, and that Elsevier's author support cannot accept complaints or answer questions about the availability of any CTAN server. |
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| These packages are recommended for usage with our document styles: |
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The natbib package. |
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The various graphics packages. |
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The various amsfonts packages, including the amssymb package. |
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