A Repository for Academic Publication Templates in LaTeX

Welcome to a repository that harbors a selection of LaTeX templates tailored specifically for academic conferences. Among the supported formats are esteemed names such as ACM, IEEE, and USENIX. We have diligently tested these templates across a spectrum of conferences:

• ACM: ICLR, ICML, CCS, SOCC, SOSP
• IEEE CVPR
• NeurIPS
• Eurosys
• IEEE's S&P
• USENIX: ATC, NSDI, OSDI, Security
• MLSys

Necessary Tools

The journey to crafting a publication commences with equipping your system with essential programs:

• pdflatex compiles LaTeX into the venerable PDF.
• bibtex builds your bibliography.
• latexmk serves for incremental LaTeX compilation.
• htlatex caters to LaTeX-to-HTML transformation.
• chktex vigilantly lints your .tex manuscripts.

An OS-specific meta-package likely has all these tools bundled together. Installation guides for Ubuntu and MacOS are provided below.

Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install texlive-full

MacOS:

$ brew cask install mactex

Structuring Your Work

Files and Folders

• The paper.tex is the core document to be compiled.
• The paper.bib acts as the BibTeX master of all references.
• The sections/ houses the textual components of your paper.
• The style/ directory holds the styling macros.

Working with the Template

Abstracting the System's Name

For the sake of simplicity, the variable \systemname{} replaces the hard-coded system name, enabling future alterations.

Macros

Common packages, macros, and commands must reside in style/head-common.tex.

Adapting to Conference Styles

Three alterations in paper.tex adapt the formatting for your specific conference:

1. Header file inclusion (e.g. \input{style/head-usenix})
2. Author list inclusion (e.g. \input{author-usenix})
3. Bibliography style unveiling

Crafting Sections

The art of sectioning involves creating new files within sections/ and positioning them aptly in paper.tex.

...
\input{sections/design}
\input{sections/implementation}
...

Compilation Essentials

Use the incremental compiler with:

$ make all

Manual compilation is also an option:

$ make complete   # Run pdflatex, bibtex, then pdflatex again
$ make pdf        # Run pdflatex once
$ make bib        # Run bibtex once

Pre-Submission Checks

chktex and aspell

Run chktex and aspell on every .tex file in sections/. Shorthands are available:

$ make lint

$ aspell -c <filename>

Microsoft Word's Spell Check

Though unexpected in a LaTeX guide, MS Word's spell check still reigns supreme. Compile to HTML and use Word's spell check. Manual translation of changes back into .tex files is required.

Viewing the HTML file in a browser is facilitated by:

$ make serve

Cleanup

The commands below aid in cleaning various files:

$ make clean        # Removes all non-version controlled files
$ make latexclean   # Cleans intermediate LaTeX files

Your Contribution

Your improvements and adaptations are welcome. If you find yourself enhancing these templates, please extend your contributions to [email protected]. Thank you!