Elsevier

This Quarto format will help you create documents for journals published by Elsevier. For more about producing LaTeX output for Elsevier journals, see https://www.elsevier.com/authors/policies-and-guidelines/latex-instructions.

Creating a New Article

You can use this as a template to create an article for one of the Elsevier journals. To do this, use the following command:

quarto use template quarto-journals/elsevier

This will install the extension and create an example qmd file and bibiography that you can use as a starting place for your article.

Installation For Existing Document

You may also use this format with an existing Quarto project or document. From the quarto project or document directory, run the following command to install this format:

quarto add quarto-journals/elsevier

Usage

To use the format, you can use the format names elsevier-pdf and elsevier-html. For example:

quarto render article.qmd --to elsevier-pdf

or in your document yaml

format:
  pdf: default
  elsevier-pdf:
    keep-tex: true    

You can view a preview of the rendered template at https://quarto-journals.github.io/elsevier/.

Format Options

The Elsevier format supports a number of options for customizing the format and appearance of the document. Specify these under the journal key.

---

name

The name of journal that this article will be submitted to. If not provided, this will default to 'Elsevier'.

---

formatting

preprint - default, which produces a standard preprint format

review - produces a document with additional spacing between elements (good for notes and comments)

doubleblind - omits the title block, allow for a doubleblind review

---

model

1p - the 1p model of Elsevier journal formats. Always single column.

3p - the 3p model of Elsevier journal formats. Sometimes single column, sometimes two column. Refer to the specific journal for guidance.

5p - the 5p model of Elsevier journal formats. Always two column.

---

layout

onecolumn - for 3p model documents, use a single column format (default)

twocolumn - for 3p model documents, use a two column format

---

cite-style

number - use numbered formatting for citations (default).

numbername - use numbered name formatting citations.

authoryear - use author / year formatting (harvard) for citations.

super - use numbered superscript formatting for citations.

Please refer to the specific journal for guidance.

---

graphical-abstract

Produces a separate page before the main document with a graphical abstract.

---

highlights

Produces a separate page before the main document with a list of highlights.

---

For example:

format:
  elsevier-pdf:
    journal:
      name: Journal Name
      formatting: preprint
      model: 3p
      layout: onecolumn
      cite-style: number
      graphical-abstract: "![](abstract.png)"
      highlights:
        - Highlight 1
        - Highlight 2 
        - Highlight 3

Additional Examples:

Two column format

Note per Elsevier's instructions both model: 3p and layout: twocolumn should be specified for proper two column layout.

format:
  elsevier-pdf:
    journal:
      formatting: preprint
      model: 3p
      layout: twocolumn
      cite-style: number

Include a graphical abstract and highlights

format:
  elsevier-pdf:
    journal:
      cite-style: authoryear
      graphical-abstract: "![](abstract.png)"
      highlights:
        - Highlight 1
        - Highlight 2 
        - Highlight 3

Put the title and abstract on their own page

format:
  elsevier-pdf:
    journal:
      cite-style: number
    include-in-header: 
      text: |
        \newpageafter{author}