bmc_article.tex

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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
\documentclass[10pt]{bmc_article}    



% Load packages
\usepackage{cite} % Make references as [1-4], not [1,2,3,4]
\usepackage{url}  % Formatting web addresses  
\usepackage{ifthen}  % Conditional 
\usepackage{multicol}   %Columns
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} %unicode support
%\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc} %applemac support if unicode package fails
%\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} %UNIX support if unicode package fails
\urlstyle{rm}
 
 
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\def\includegraphic{}
\def\includegraphics{}



\setlength{\topmargin}{0.0cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{21.5cm}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0cm} 
\setlength{\textwidth}{16.5cm}
\setlength{\columnsep}{0.6cm}

\newboolean{publ}

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%Review style settings
%\newenvironment{bmcformat}{\begin{raggedright}\baselineskip20pt\sloppy\setboolean{publ}{false}}{\end{raggedright}\baselineskip20pt\sloppy}

%Publication style settings
%\newenvironment{bmcformat}{\fussy\setboolean{publ}{true}}{\fussy}

%New style setting
\newenvironment{bmcformat}{\baselineskip20pt\sloppy\setboolean{publ}{false}}{\baselineskip20pt\sloppy}

% Begin ...
\begin{document}
\begin{bmcformat}


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%% Enter the title of your article here     %%
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\title{A sample article title}
 
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\author{Jane E Doe\correspondingauthor$^1$%
         \email{Jane E Doe\correspondingauthor - jane.e.doe@cambridge.co.uk}
       and 
         John RS Smith$^2$%
         \email{John RS Smith - john.RS.Smith@cambridge.co.uk}%
      }
      

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\address{%
    \iid(1)Department of Zoology, Cambridge, Waterloo Road, London, UK\\
    \iid(2)Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Marine Sciences Kiel, %
        D\"{u}sternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
}%

\maketitle

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\begin{abstract}
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Text for this section.        
\end{abstract}



\ifthenelse{\boolean{publ}}{\begin{multicols}{2}}{}




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\section*{Content}
Text and results for this section, as per the individual journal's instructions for authors. %\cite{koon,oreg,khar,zvai,xjon,schn,pond,smith,marg,hunn,advi,koha,mouse}


\section*{Section title}
\subsection*{Sub-heading for section}
\subsubsection*{Sub-sub heading for section}
\subsubsection*{Sub-sub-sub heading for section}

\bigskip

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\section*{Author's contributions}
    Text for this section \ldots

    

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\section*{Acknowledgements}
  \ifthenelse{\boolean{publ}}{\small}{}
  Text for this section \ldots
 
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\newpage
{\ifthenelse{\boolean{publ}}{\footnotesize}{\small}
 \bibliographystyle{bmc_article}  % Style BST file
  \bibliography{bmc_article} }     % Bibliography file (usually '*.bib' ) 

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\ifthenelse{\boolean{publ}}{\end{multicols}}{}

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\section*{Figures}
  \subsection*{Figure 1 - Sample figure title}
      A short description of the figure content
      should go here.

  \subsection*{Figure 2 - Sample figure title}
      Figure legend text.



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\section*{Tables}
  \subsection*{Table 1 - Sample table title}
    Here is an example of a \emph{small} table in \LaTeX\ using  
    \verb|\tabular{...}|. This is where the description of the table 
    should go. \par \mbox{}
    \par
    \mbox{
      \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
        \hline \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{My Table}\\ \hline
        A1 & B2  & C3 \\ \hline
        A2 & ... & .. \\ \hline
        A3 & ..  & .  \\ \hline
      \end{tabular}
      }



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\section*{Additional Files}
  \subsection*{Additional file 1 --- Sample additional file title}
    Additional file descriptions text (including details of how to
    view the file, if it is in a non-standard format or the file extension).  This might
    refer to a multi-page table or a figure.

  \subsection*{Additional file 2 --- Sample additional file title}
    Additional file descriptions text.


\end{bmcformat}
\end{document}