Academic LaTeX — Working Guide

Use this to set up and troubleshoot LaTeX manuscripts for AEC/engineering venues. A starter template is in article-template.tex next to this file (reference it with ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} or copy it for the user).

1. Choose the right document class (match the venue)

• Elsevier (Automation in Construction, Energy and Buildings, etc.): elsarticle (\documentclass[ review,3p,times]{elsarticle}; use model5-names/elsarticle-num bib styles).
• IEEE: IEEEtran (\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran} or [conference]).
• ASCE: the ascelike-new class (\documentclass[Journal]{ascelike-new}), ASCE bib style.
• Springer: sn-jnl (Springer Nature) or legacy svjour3.
• ACM: acmart.
• Generic/thesis: article/report/book or institutional thesis class; memoir/koma-script for control.

Download the venue's official template first; don't hand-roll formatting a class already provides.