ResearchPaperTemplate

A Latex template that minimises the repetitve work of styling and eleminate writing style-specific tex code.

The template supports IEEEtran and acmart styles only. However, I am planning to add support for more styles later.

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To write a paper, you only need to your content in tex files under the sections directory. It is recommended to write each section in separate tex file, but the template works pefectly fine if you write all content in one file.

Use the variables.tex file to define the title, abstract, keywords, document class (i.e. style), as well as the files in the sections directory that you would like them to be included. Note that the files must be added in the same order you want them to appear.

Example of variables.tex:

\def \varTitle{insert title here}
\def \varAbstract{
    insert abstract here
}
\def \varKeywords{
    insert, comma-separated, keywords, here
}
\def \varDocClass{IEEEtran}
\def \varKeyvals{conference}
\def \varSections{introduction,section1,section2,conclusion}

Note that you only need to insert/modify the arguments of the above commands. Check variables.tex

In addition to the above, you need to define the authors in files specific to each style (e.g., preamble/authorsIEEE.tex). This is the only place where you need to write style-specific tex code. I need to find to way to allow author style to be configured dynamically such that users only define the authors and affiliations in the variables.tex file. Feel free to contribute if you can help with this!

You can also use the preamble/packages.tex and preamble/configUser.tex to add packages and user-define preabmle code such as listings, filecontents, etc.

Finally, use references.bib for your bibliography.

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Feel free to contribute by completing any of the TODO comments or by adding support for other styles.