%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % LaTeX Templates Journal Article % LaTeX Class % Version 2.0 (February 7, 2023) % % This class originates from: % https://www.LaTeXTemplates.com % % Author: % Vel (vel@latextemplates.com) % % License: % CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % CLASS CONFIGURATION %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} \ProvidesClass{LTJournalArticle}[2023/02/07 LaTeX Templates Journal Article Class v2.0] \usepackage{etoolbox} % Required for conditional logic and easily changing commands \newtoggle{unnumberedsections} % Create toggle for a class option \settoggle{unnumberedsections}{false} % Default value for the class option \DeclareOption{unnumberedsections}{\settoggle{unnumberedsections}{true}} % Set the class option toggle if the class option was used in the template \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{article}} % Pass through any extra options specified to the base class \ProcessOptions\relax % Process class options \LoadClass[twocolumn]{article} % Load the base class %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % REQUIRED PACKAGES AND MISC CONFIGURATIONS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{graphicx} % Required for including images \graphicspath{{Figures/}{./}} % Specifies where to look for included images (trailing slash required) \usepackage[bottom, hang]{footmisc} % Force footnotes to the bottom of the page and to the left margin \setlength{\footnotemargin}{6pt} % Horizontal space between the footnote marker and text %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % MARGINS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage[ top=2.5cm, % Top margin bottom=2.5cm, % Bottom margin left=2cm, % Left margin right=2cm, % Right margin footskip=1cm, % Space from the bottom margin to the baseline of the footer headsep=0.75cm, % Space from the top margin to the baseline of the header columnsep=20pt, % Space between text columns (in twocolumn mode) %showframe % Uncomment to show frames around the margins for debugging purposes ]{geometry} %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % FONTS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Required for inputting international characters \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Output font encoding for international characters \usepackage[sc]{mathpazo} % Use the Palatino font \linespread{1.05} % Increase line spacing slightly \usepackage{microtype} % Slightly tweak font spacing for aesthetics %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % HEADERS AND FOOTERS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{fancyhdr} % Required for customizing headers and footers \pagestyle{fancy} % Enable custom headers and footers \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Top horizontal rule thickness \fancyhf{} % Clear default headers/footers \fancyhead[RO]{\small\textit{\runninghead}} % Right-odd page header \fancyhead[LE]{\small\textit{\runninghead}} % Left-even page header \fancyfoot[RO]{\small\textbf{\thepage}} % Right-odd page footer \fancyfoot[LO]{\footnotesize\footertext} % Left-odd page footer \fancyfoot[LE]{\small\textbf{\thepage}} % Left-even page footer \fancyfoot[RE]{\footnotesize\footertext} % Left-even page footer %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % SECTIONS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{titlesec} % Required for modifying sections \iftoggle{unnumberedsections}{ % Conditional logic for the unnumbered sections class options \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} % Don't number sections at any level }{ \setcounter{secnumdepth}{2} % Number sections down to subsections } \titleformat {\section} % Section type being modified [block] % Section layout type, can be: hang, block, display, runin, leftmargin, rightmargin, drop, wrap, frame {\Large\bfseries\centering} % Text formatting of the whole section, i.e. label and title {\thesection} % Section label (e.g. number) and its formatting {0.5em} % Horizontal space between the section label and title {} % Code before the section title [] % Code after the section title %------------------------------------------------ \titleformat {\subsection} % Section type being modified [block] % Section layout type, can be: hang, block, display, runin, leftmargin, rightmargin, drop, wrap, frame {\raggedright\large\bfseries} % Text formatting of the whole section, i.e. label and title {\thesubsection} % Section label (e.g. number) and its formatting {0.5em} % Horizontal space between the section label and title {} % Code before the section title [] % Code after the section title %------------------------------------------------ \titleformat {\subsubsection} % Section type being modified [runin] % Section layout type, can be: hang, block, display, runin, leftmargin, rightmargin, drop, wrap, frame {\bfseries} % Text formatting of the whole section, i.e. label and title {} % Section label (e.g. number) and its formatting {5pt} % Horizontal space between the section label and title {} % Code before the section title [] % Code after the section title \titlespacing*{\subsubsection}{0pt}{0.5\baselineskip}{8pt} % Spacing around section titles, the order is: left, before and after %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % TITLE SECTION CUSTOMIZATION %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{titling} % Required for customizing the title section \setlength{\droptitle}{-4\baselineskip} % Move the title up \pretitle{\begin{center}\huge\bfseries} % Article title pre-formatting \posttitle{\end{center}} % Article title post-formatting \setlength{\thanksmarkwidth}{3pt} % Left margin for the first \thanks line \setlength{\thanksmargin}{-3pt} % Left margin for the second and onwards \thanks line \patchcmd{\maketitle}{plain}{empty}{}{} % Set the headers and footers style for the first page to empty %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % ABSTRACT CUSTOMIZATION %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{abstract} % Allows abstract customization \renewcommand{\abstractnamefont}{\normalfont\bfseries\vspace{0.5\baselineskip}} % Set the "Abstract" text to bold \renewcommand{\abstracttextfont}{\vspace{-0.5\baselineskip}\normalfont\small\itshape} % Set the abstract itself to small italic text %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % BIBLIOGRAPHY %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage[ backend=biber, % Use the biber backend for compiling the bibliography citestyle=numeric, % In-text citation style bibstyle=numeric, % Bibliography style sorting=none, % Order references in the order in which they are used in the document ]{biblatex} %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % TABLES %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{booktabs} % Required for better horizontal rules in tables \usepackage{array} % Required for manipulating table columns \newcolumntype{R}[1]{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{#1}} % Define a new right-aligned paragraph column type \newcolumntype{L}[1]{>{\raggedright\arraybackslash}p{#1}} % Define a new left-aligned (no justification) paragraph column type \newcolumntype{C}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}} % Define a new centered paragraph column type %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % CAPTIONS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{caption} % Required for customizing captions \captionsetup{skip=6pt} % Vertical whitespace between figures/tables and the caption (default is 10pt) \captionsetup{labelfont={bf,small}, textfont={it,small}} % Define caption font style %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % LISTS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{enumitem} % Required for list customization \setlist{noitemsep} % Customize spacing around and inside lists %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % LINKS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \usepackage{hyperref} % Required for links \hypersetup{ colorlinks=true, % Whether to color the text of links urlcolor=black, % Color for \url and \href links linkcolor=black, % Color for \nameref links citecolor=black, % Color of reference citations } %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % CUSTOM COMMANDS %---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \newcommand{\runninghead}[1]{\renewcommand{\runninghead}{#1}} \newcommand{\footertext}[1]{\renewcommand{\footertext}{#1}}