Submission and Authoring in ACS Paragon Plus

Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts Using TeX/LaTeX

PLEASE NOTE:

ZIP files are no longer allowed for submission of TeX/Latex.
The ACS Paragon Plus Environment currently supports TeX/LaTeX Version 2.0.2 and earlier. If you experience any difficulty with your TeX/LaTeX submission or PDF conversion, please contact the ACS Publications Help Desk directly, by e-mail at ParagonPlus@acs.org or by telephone at (800) 227-9919.

File Preparation

Manuscript files prepared in TeX/LaTeX (Version 2.02 and earlier) will be used in journal production provided you adhere to the following guidelines.

Use only LaTeX2e. Use of plain TeX and RevTeX is discouraged.
Use generic style files whenever possible. Minimal formatting is all that is required in the document.
Include all sections of the article in a 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.

Submitting a TeX/LaTeX Manuscript

When you upload your manuscript files in Paragon Plus you will have to choose a File Designation for each file. The main body of the TeX/LaTeX document (i.e., a file ending with .tex or .ltx) should be designated as Manuscript text with embedded graphics (or Manuscript text without embedded graphics if there are no graphics associated with the paper). Any file referenced by the main TeX/LaTeX document (including other .tex files) should be designated as a TeX/LaTeX Suppl File. Any file that is part of a TeX/LaTeX document (i.e., all files referenced by the Manuscript text file) should be designated as a TeX/LaTeX Suppl File (including other .tex files).

When you upload your TeX/LaTeX Manuscript text file, the system will analyze the file to determine what additional resource files (such as image files and bibliographic files) are necessary to complete the document. The system will not allow you to submit your manuscript until you have completed your TeX/LaTeX document upload, including all necessary resource files. The system will also not allow you submit your manuscript if you designate a file as a TeX/LaTeX Suppl File, and it is not referenced by any TeX/LaTeX files uploaded to the system.

Viewing Your TeX/LaTeX Manuscript

You will be provided with an HTML and a PDF proof of your manuscript, which you should review carefully to ensure all formulas and other special formatting are rendered correctly.

Files uploaded as TeX/LaTeX Suppl Files will not be viewable as individual files in the HTML proof and will not be rendered independently of the entire TeX/LaTeX document. Images and other content will be displayed in the PDF proof at the location specified in your TeX/LaTeX document. In addition, captions for images displayed within a TeX/LaTeX proof must be created in the TeX/LaTeX document, since image proofs are not created separately (as they are for papers submitted in word processing format).

Updated: Sept. 25, 2006