Sistedes Digital Library templates

This repository contains the templates to be used for the camera ready version of papers to be published in the Sistedes Digital Library.

How to use these templates?

I already have a paper formatted using the LLNCS class file

Simple! Just add a copy of sistedes.cls to your existing files (next to your main LaTeX file) and change the \documentclass[...]{llncs} LaTeX command to \documentclass{sistedes} at the beginning of your document.

Everything should just compile and work out of the box. If you get compile errors, double check the packages you load in your project and their options (e.g., xcolor).

I use Overleaf and I want to start from scratch

Great! Just use any of the available templates!:

• Sistedes regular paper (Spanish)
• Sistedes regular paper (English)
• Sistedes relevant paper (English)

NOTE: the above templates may be outdated (the process to update them in Overleaf is a bit cumbersome). If you want to make sure you're using the latest version, replace the sistedes.cls file in your Overleaf project with the following file.

I use my own LaTeX environment

1. If your LaTeX distribution is modern enough, and already contains the llncs LaTeX class among its pre-installed packages, simply put a copy of sistedes.cls together with your main LaTeX file and use the \documentclass{sistedes} LaTeX command at the beginning of your document.

Otherwise:

2. Copy all three files sistedes.cls, llncs.cls and splncs04.bst in a directory that is searched by LaTeX (e.g., the local directory with your main LaTeX file) and use the \documentclass{sistedes} LaTeX command similarly.

Yoy may want to use any of ejemplo-articulo-regular-en.tex, ejemplo-articulo-regular-es.tex, or ejemplo-articulo-relevante-en.tex as a starting point for your contribution.

I use Microsoft Word!

If you prefer to write your paper in Word (ouch! 😄), you can use any of the templates available in the msword directory.

What does this template provide?

The sistedes LaTeX class relies on the the LLNCS class definition, but without modifying any source files. Instead, it is implemented as an extension that imports the standard LLNCS class. The sistedes LaTeX class is licensed under the same terms than the LLNCS LaTeX class file (CC BY 4.0).

This sistedes class implements the following extensions with respect to LLNCS:

• It always adds a watermark at the bottom of the page specifying the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, as required for publications in the Sistedes Digital Library.
• It produces PDF/A documents to improve portability, since papers are aimed to be permanently archived in the Sistedes Digital Library.
• It automatically sets the document metadata in the produced PDF (authors, title, keywords, and license).
• It provides some custom commands to easily typeset the "relevant paper" special type of submission.

Repository contents

This repository consists of the following files:

• sistedes.cls: main class file for the Sistedes digital library LaTeX template.
• llncs directory: contains an unmodified copy of the LLNCS template, as published at CTAN under the CC BY 4.0 license.
• llncs.cls: an unmodified copy of the LLNCS LaTeX document class in the llncs directory (required by the sistedes.cls class file).
• splncs04.bst: an unmodified copy of the BibTeX bibliografy style template for LLNCS (required, if using BibTex).
• fig1.eps: example image file, as made available at the Information for Authors of Springer Computer Science Proceedings site.
• ejemplo-articulo-regular-en.tex: Example file, showing a regular paper written in English (sources).
• ejemplo-articulo-regular-en.pdf: Example file, showing a regular paper written in English (result).
• ejemplo-articulo-regular-es.tex: Example file, showing a regular paper written in Spanish (sources).
• ejemplo-articulo-regular-es.pdf: Example file, showing a regular paper written in Spanish (result).
• ejemplo-articulo-relevante-en.tex: Example file demonstrating the submission of the abstract and metadata of an already published (in a conference or a journal) relevant paper (sources).
• ejemplo-articulo-relevante-en.pdf: Example file demonstrating the submission of the abstract and metadata of an already published (in a conference or a journal) relevant paper (result).
• LICENSE.txt: The license file (CC BY 4.0).
• README.md: This file.

Any issues using this template?

Just post an issue and let us know!