Document Classes ⇒ LaTeX Template for a Journal

[sw3quant]

I am submitting an article for a journal (the Journal of Trading, http://www.iijournals.com/page/submitanarticle). The journal does not provide a LaTeX template, and so I would like to make my own.

I have never done anything like this before, so would like to ask for some help.

I wanted to post an example article as attachment to this post, but for some reason the maximum attachment size is 400KB, and so I can't. An example article from the journal I need to submit to can be seen at http://www.docstoc.com/docs/68090336/De ... Day-Trader

For example, I don't know how to:

1. make a vertical bar on the page
2. generate a large opening capital latter
3. do the indenting
4. allow figures to stretch over two columns.

The ideal response for me would be if someone could post a tex which included the layout as per above.

Many thanks

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Possibly it isn't allowed to copy journal articles and put it on the internet for download, or is the content free? So it could be better to not attach anyway.

A screenshot could already explain what is meant.

Stefan

[localghost]

[…] For example, I don't know how to:

1. make a vertical bar on the page
2. generate a large opening capital latter
3. do the indenting
4. allow figures to stretch over two columns.

[…]

1. Package eso-pic
2. Package dropcaps or lettrine
3. Which indentation exactly?
4. Package wrapfig

[…] The ideal response for me would be if someone could post a tex which included the layout as per above. […]

Unfortunately we don't live in an ideal world. So it will need some self-initiative from your side.


Thorsten

[sw3quant]

thank you for your reply. I have managed to get points 2 and 4 working ok.

could you give me an example of how eso-pic could be used to generate the vertical bar with the authors details on the LHS?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

The eso-pic directory on CTAN contains several examples. Together with the documentation it would be a good start. The examples shows clearly how to use eso-pic, it's remaining to draw a line, with commands supported in a LaTeX {picture} environment, such as \put and \line, and place the text.

Stefan