Here we provide a selection of academic journal templates for articles and papers which automatically format your manuscripts in the style required for submission to that journal. Thanks to the partnerships we're building within the publishing community, you can also now submit your paper directly to a number of journals and other editorial and review services via the publish menu in the editor.
This is an example paper for manuscripts for the journal Solar Physics, downloaded from the journal's support page for LaTeX authors. It contains the basic commands to write an article as well as some explanations for defining equations, figures, tables, and references.
A LaTeX template for TGDK provided by Dagstuhl Publishing (v2021). This version has been deprecated.
Please rather use the official template provided by Dagstuhl Publishing: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/tgdk-template-v2021/pdqdkynwnvns
(Deprecated, May 2024)
This is a sample file for ACM large trim, single column journals, using acmart.cls v2.08 (2024/06/04). This template is provided by the ACM - please see the ACM Submission Guidelines page for more details on manuscript preparation.
Important information regarding submission versions for review: After finalizing the formatting of your paper you must use the option “manuscript” with \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart} command. This will generate the output in single column review format which is required. Accepted manuscripts will be transformed during production to produce properly formatted output accord to the publication specifications. Authors will be provided the opportunity to review and approve the formatted output before the article is published to the ACM Digital Library.
This large single column format is used for submissions to:
Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP)
ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (HEALTH)
The Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT)
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH)
PACM on Programming Languages (PACMPL)
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems (POMACS)
ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP)
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI)
Once your article is complete, you can use 'Submit to ACM' button at the top of the Overleaf (formerly writeLaTeX) editor bar to quickly download your paper files and go straight to the appropriate ACM submission site.
ACM has transitioned to a new authoring template. This new TeX template (acmart v2.08) consolidates the previous eight individual ACM journal and proceedings templates. The templates are updated to the latest software versions, developed to enable accessibility features, and they use a new font set.
The new LaTeX package incorporates updated versions of the following ACM templates:
ACM Journals: ACM Small, ACM Large, ACM and TOG (also for SIGGRAPH authors publishing in TOG)
ACM proceedings templates: ACM Standard and SIGPLAN
All journals use acmsmall with the following exceptions:
acmlarge - Large single column format, used for IMWUT, JOCCH, PACMPL, POMACS, TAP, PACMHCI
acmtog - Large double column format, used for TOG
Note: Most proceedings authors will use the "sigconf" proceedings template. If you are unsure which template variant to use, please request clarification from your event or publication contact.
Important information regarding submission versions for review: After finalizing the formatting of your paper you must use the option “manuscript” with \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart} command. This will generate the output in single column review format which is required. Accepted manuscripts will be transformed during production to produce properly formatted output accord to the publication specifications. Authors will be provided the opportunity to review and approve the formatted output before the article is published to the ACM Digital Library.
Before using the 2017 ACM consolidated article template, we strongly suggest that you read the TeX User Guide. Authors who plan to use their own packages should read the longer Implementation Guide. More detailed Instructions for Authors are found at http://www.acm.org/publications/authors/information-for-authors.
It is important to provide the proper indexing information from the ACM Computing Classification System (CCS). Accurate semantic tagging provides a reader with quick content reference; facilitates the DL search for related literature; enables several DL topic functions such as aggregated SIG and journal coverage areas; and helps ACM promote your work in other online resources.
Once your article is complete, you can use the “Submit to ACM” button at the top of the Overleaf editor bar to quickly download your paper and go straight to the appropriate ACM submission site.
For conference proceedings submissions, please refer to the submission guidelines in the relevant call-for-papers or on the event website.
For support on using these templates, or on LaTeX in general, please contact the Overleaf team -- we're happy to help.