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target='_blank' class='mi mil1 '>Physical Review Accelerators and Beams</a> </div> </div> </td> <td width='100%' valign='top' class='page'>  <div id='wikitext'> <h1>LaTeX Templates (see experimental versions below)</h1> <table class='home' ><tr><td valign='top'> <div class='vspace'></div> <table border='1' ><tr ><th align='left'>File</th><th >Description</th></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/jacow.cls' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>jacow.cls</a></td><td >Class file v2.98j (common A4/US Letter)[see below for <span style='color: red;'>BibLaTeX</span>]</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/JACpic_mc.pdf' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>JACpic_mc.pdf</a></td><td >Figure 1 (common A4/US Letter)</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/JACpic2.jpg' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>JACpic2.jpg</a></td><td >Figure 2 (common A4/US Letter)</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/jacow-collaboration.pdf' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>jacow-collaboration.pdf</a></td><td >Included pdf page (common A4/US Letter)</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/annexes-A4.tex' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>annexes-A4.tex</a></td><td >Annexes source (A4))</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/Letter/annexes-Letter.tex' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>annexes-Letter.tex</a></td><td >Annexes source (US Letter))</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/JACoW_LaTeX_A4.tex' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>JACoW_LaTeX_A4.tex</a></td><td >Document (<a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/JACoW_LaTeX_A4.pdf' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>A4</a>)</td></tr> <tr ><td align='left'><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/Letter/JACoW_LaTeX_Letter.tex' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>JACoW_LaTeX_Letter.tex</a></td><td >Document (<a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/Letter/JACoW_LaTeX_Letter.pdf' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>US Letter</a>)</td></tr> </table> <p class='vspace'>You can refer to the already created PDF from those files by clicking on the page sizes above. </p> <p class='vspace'>See the <a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/Changelog.pdf' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>Changelog</a> and the <a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/README' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>CTAN README</a> file for more information on the latest changes. </p> <p class='vspace'>The <strong>newest</strong> version (v2.98j - 2024-08-20) of <strong>LaTeX Template</strong> can be found on JACoW <a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/tree/master/LaTeX' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>repository</a>, hosted by <a class='link_url' href='http://github.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>Github</a>. </p> <p class='vspace'>The <strong>LaTeX Template</strong> (v2.7 - 2022-02-02) can be downloaded from CTAN <a class='link_url' href='https://ctan.org/pkg/jacow' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>packages</a>. Overleaf has currently version v2.15 - 2022-08-06. It is available from within <a class='link_url' href='https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/jacow-latex-template/sndznvggsycb' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>Overleaf</a>. </p> <p class='vspace'>Currently the newest version of <strong><code>jacow.cls</code></strong> is available for testing: </p><ul><li><strong><a class='link_url' href='https://github.com/JACoW-org/JACoW_Templates/raw/master/LaTeX/A4/jacow.cls' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>v2.98j</a></strong>   (Aug 2024) <code>BibLaTeX</code> macros optimized for better formatting than standard <code>ieeetran</code>; places period/fullstop in front of DOI; DOI now on line by its own when remaining space not suffient (thanks to Zhichu) </li></ul><p class='vspace'>Authors using the template for the first time might also wish to view the section on <a class='link_url' href='http://jacow.elettra.eu/index.php?n=Authors.UsingLaTeX' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>Using LaTeX</a>. </p> <p class='vspace'>Please make sure to use a modern TeX system (at least TeX Live 2024, MiKTeX21.x, or MacTeX) as a number of LaTeX packages are included in any current TeX system. </p> <p class='vspace'>JACoW class files (since v2.10) are fully adapted to the use of <span style='color: red;'>BibLaTeX</span>. </p> <p class='vspace'>The options for the class file in the <strong><code>\documentclass</code></strong> command should have the <strong><code><span style='color: red;'>biblatex</span></code></strong> option specified. </p><div style='white-space: pre;' > <p><strong><code>\documentclass[a4paper/letterpaper,</code></strong><br /><strong><code> % boxit, % check whether paper is inside correct margins</code></strong><br /><strong><code> biblatex, % biblatex is used</code></strong><br /><strong><code> % hyphens, % allow \url to hyphenate at "-" (hyphens)</code></strong><br /><strong><code> % xetex, % use XeLaTeX to process the file</code></strong><br /><strong><code> % luatex, % use LuaLaTeX to process the file</code></strong><br /><strong><code> ]{jacow}</code></strong> </p></div> <div class='vspace'></div><h3>Quotation marks with BibLaTeX</h3> <p>The default bahaviour in BibLaTeX is for the comma or period to be put inside the quotation mark, as in American English. In British English, however, the rule is to place the comma or period outside the quotation mark. </p> <p class='vspace'>To change this behaviour in BibLaTeX from the default US English to British English, the following command should be declared in your TeX file: <strong><code>\DefineBibliographyExtras{american}{\stdpunctuation}</code></strong> (<em>provided by Thorsten Lamb</em>) </p> <div class='vspace'></div><hr /> <h2>Hints for Installation </h2> <p>(<em>provided by Volker Ziemann</em>) </p> <p class='vspace'>On <strong>Ubuntu</strong> (14.4+), install the <strong><code>texlive-full</code></strong> package. </p> <p class='vspace'>On <strong>Opensuse</strong> (13.1+), install the <strong><code>texlive-latex</code></strong> package and add the following packages: <strong><code>texlive-newtx</code>, <code>texlive-siunitx</code>, <code>texlive-boondox</code>, <code>texlive-sttools</code></strong>. </p></td></tr></table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  <div id='page_footer'> <div style='float: left' class='by'><div class='page_update_info'>last update September 06, 2024, at 08:05 AM <a class='login' href='https://www.jacow.org/index.php?n=Authors.LaTeX&action=login'>by</a> Volker RW Schaa</div></div> <div style='float: right'><a href='https://www.jacow.org/Authors/LaTeX?action=login' target='_blank'>Login</a> | <a href='https://www.jacow.org/Authors/LaTeX&action=print' target='_blank'>Print</a></div> </div> </div> </center>  </body> </html>