Guidelines for Manuscripts Prepared in TeX/LaTeX Format
Softcopy manuscripts prepared in LaTeX will be used in journal production provided the following guidelines are adhered to.
- Use only LaTeX2e. Use of plain TeX and RevTeX is discouraged.
- Use generic style files as far as possible. Only a minimum of formatting is required in the document.
- Include all sections of the article in one single file. Include the list of references within the LaTeX file. Do not submit separate .bbl or .bib files containing references. Follow the correct reference style for the journal. Refer to a recent issue of the journal for the appropriate reference style.
- References should be cited in text using \cite{}, and the list of references should be itemized using \bibitem{}.
- Use \frac to build fractions. Do not use \over or \stackrel to build fractions in displayed equations.
- Use \sum_{}^{} for summations and \prod_{}^{} for products.
- Use the array environment only to build true matrices, not for aligning multiline equations.
- Use characters/symbols in the generic LaTeX character set only. Symbols from other sets may not translate correctly.
- Avoid extensive use of \newcommand and \def.
- Some style files (text and bibliographic) that are available in the public domain may be used for most ACS journals, e.g., jacs.sty and jacs.bst; jpc.sty and jpc.bst; achemso. Please note that the ACS does not provide support for using these files.
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