Manuscript preparation

LaTeX users

Authors are encouraged to use the LaTeX article class when first submitting an article to OPS for review. Accepted articles will be required to comply with the OPS template, which comprises the main_template.tex file, a refs.bib file (and a refsbibtex.bib file for BibTeX users) and suitable figures. Authors should be aware of the following:

  • The OPS LaTeX template is compatible with the standard LaTeX article class and BibTeX engine for bibliography generation.
  • The default engine for compilation is pdfLaTeX. Accordingly, graphics with .eps or .ps file extensions should first be converted to the .pdf format.
  • A very recent LaTeX distribution (like Texlive 2020) is highly recommended to avoid compilation glitches.
  • Authors are responsible for creating a .bib file of the cited bibliographic entries. In addition to authors' names, full journal name, volume, issue/number, page range, year and DOI (when available) are requested. For books, the edition, publisher and ISBN identifier entries are requested as well.

Non-LaTeX users

The use of LaTeX to prepare manuscripts for submission to OPS is highly recommended. However, manuscripts prepared in Word/OpenOffice will also be considered and will be internally reformatted using the official OPS LaTeX template. Authors should be aware of the following:

  • They are responsible for creating a .bib (also called bibtex format) file of the cited bibliographic entries. See, for instance, text2bib, jabref, Zotero, or Endnote2bib. Most publishers can export citations in the bibtex format. In addition to authors' names, full journal name, volume, issue/number, page range, year and DOI (when available) are requested. For books, the edition, publisher and ISBN identifier entries are requested as well.

Graphics and colors