The International Astrostatistics Association on Overleaf

Overview

The International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) is partnering with Overleaf to provide free, one-year Overleaf Pro accounts and LaTeX resources to all members of the IAA community.

Join The International Astrostatistics Association on Overleaf

IAA members (as at February 10th 2016) who were already using Overleaf with the same email registered with the IAA have been automatically upgraded to Pro - simply login to Overleaf to start using your upgraded account!

IAA members who were not already using Overleaf with this email should have received an email inviting them to join Overleaf to claim their free upgrade. To claim your upgrade, please click the link in the email. If you have not received an email (please check your spam folder), please let us know and we'll look into it for you.

If you are a new member of IAA, please contact Rafael S. de Souza at rafael.2706@gmail.com to ask to be added to the Overleaf IAA group.

Quick Start

Welcome to your quick start guide to Overleaf. We've put together some useful resources and links in the sections below. If you have any questions about how to get started please let us know and we'll be happy to help!

There are a number of author interviews and case studies available on our blog to act as inspiration, including a recent interview with Maria L. Dantas. Maria is a PhD student and member of both COIN and the IAA, and talks about her experiences writing her reports and papers on Overleaf.

We also have over 1,000 LaTeX templates, examples and articles in our gallery, and have featured a selection of relevant templates below to help you get started.

Intro Videos

Featured LaTeX Templates

Preparation of Papers for AIAA Technical ConferencesOfficial

These instructions provide guidelines for preparing papers for AIAA Technical Conferences using LaTeX. AIAA is the catalyst for inspired idea exchange and solutions, a convener of the most original perspectives, and curator of essential research information. For the past 50 years, individuals and teams from around the globe have presented their latest research to their peers at AIAA conferences. To begin writing online (in your browser), simply click the Open as Template button, above. Additional guidelines for preparing your submission are included within the template itself. If you'd like to download any of the template files including the .cls file, please click "Open as template" above, then download the template “Source” zip file from the menu. For a list of AIAA forums and other events currently accepting abstracts, visit the AIAA events listing page. If you're new to Overleaf and LaTeX, check out our free introductory course for help getting started.

AIAA and Overleaf

Template for Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ)

The Journal of Logic and Computation aims to promote the growth of logic and computing, including, among others, the following areas of interest: Logical Systems, such as classical and non-classical logic, constructive logic, categorical logic, modal logic, type theory, feasible maths. The bulk of the content is technical scientific papers, although letters, reviews, and discussions, as well as relevant conference reviews, are included. For more information about the journal, see http://pasj.oxfordjournals

Oxford University Press (uploaded by LianTze Lim)

AASTeX Template for submissions to AAS Journals (ApJ-AJ-ApJS-ApJL-PSJ-RNAAS)Official

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has developed a markup package to assist authors in preparing manuscripts intended for submission to all the AAS-affiliated journals. The journals are the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), the Astronomical Journal (AJ), ApJ Supplements (ApJS), Letters (ApJL), The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ), and Research Notes of the American Astronomical society (RNAAS). The latest LaTeX classfile is AASTeX v7.0.1 and it can be obtained here. This is a bug fix for v7. The sample701.tex template uses this classfile to illustrate some of the newer features for submissions to the main Journals. Authors should consult the extensive guide for all the features in AASTeX v7+ Once your manuscript is complete, check the AAS journals pre-submission checklist to make sure you're ready to submit. Then use the "Submit to Journal" option in the Overleaf editor to submit your files directly to the journal for processing. Note that you will still need to log on to the submission site to supply additional meta-data. The transfer to the peer review site can take some time so please be patient. The editorial office will contact you when your submission has been processed and is ready for the final meta-data input. If you're new to LaTeX, check out our free online introduction to help you get started, or please get in touch if you have any questions.

American Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) LaTeX template and guide for authorsOfficial

This is a template and guide for preparing papers for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society using the 'mnras' LaTeX package. See the mnras_template.tex file (included and used by default when opening the template) for a simple template to help you get started. The mnras_guide.tex file (also included) provides instructions for using the additional features in the document class. This is not a general guide on how to use LaTeX, and nor does it replace the journal's instructions to authors.

Oxford University Press

Royal Society Open Science Template

This is the LaTeX template for the Royal Society Open Science – a fast, open journal publishing high quality research across all of science, engineering and mathematics.

Developed by Techset

Astronomy and Astrophysics Template

A&A LaTeX macro package v9.1 downloaded from http://ftp.edpsciences.org/pub/aa/readme.html Note: In order to avoid the spurious warnings described in this TeX StackExchange post, this template is configured to create projects using TeX Live 2020.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

IAU Symposia Proceeding

A Latex template for the preparation of IAU Symposia Proceedings downloaded from http://www.iau.org/static/scientific_meetings/authors/. The package contains: Class File (iau.cls), Instructions, a Sample PDF and a Sample TeX file

Martyn Bristow

Springer Nature LaTeX Template

The official Springer Nature authoring template for LaTeX submissions. The template takes a content first approach with minimal formatting. It is designed to promote editorial policy best practice and contains options to help authors meet journal-level requirements. Latest update: December 2024.

Springer Nature

SPIE Proceedings: Style template and guidelines for authorsOfficial

This template is for authors submitting a manuscript to SPIE Proceedings based on an oral or poster presentation at an SPIE conference. The Overleaf template allows authors to write, edit, and collaborate online. Authors can then submit the paper to SPIE Proceedings by downloading the PDF and source files generated from Overleaf. Detailed information about submitting a manuscript to SPIE Proceedings can be found at http://spie.org/x14105.xml. If you're new to Overleaf and LaTeX, check out our free introductory course for help getting started.

SPIE

SPIE journal papers: sample manuscript showing style and formatting specificationsOfficial

This template is for authors submitting a manuscript to an SPIE journal. The Overleaf template allows journal authors to write, edit, and collaborate online. Authors can then submit the paper to an SPIE journal by downloading the PDF and source files generated from Overleaf. Detailed author guidelines for SPIE journals can be found at http://spie.org/AuthorGuidelines.

SPIE

FAQ & Help

What is the IAA?

The International Astrostatistics Association (IAA) is a non-profit organization for astronomers, statisticians, information scientists and others having an interest in astrostatistics. It was formed in August 2012, replacing the former ISI astrostatistics Network started in January 2010. It is an independent association, but is affiliated with the International Statistical Institute (ISI). The President of the IAA is Joseph Hilbe.

What is Overleaf?

Overleaf is an online collaborative writing and publishing tool. It allows you to collaborate online with coauthors and greatly simplifies the process of creating and writing a LaTeX document. Overleaf's custom templates allow authors to submit their papers directly to many journals and repositories via Overleaf, including the arXiv.

How can I sign up for my free Overleaf Pro Account?

If you're already a member of the IAA, you should have automatically received an invite to the email address you used to register with the IAA. If this invite hasn't arrived (please check your spam folder), please get in touch and we'll look into it for you.

What's a "Pro" account, and what happens when the one-year period is over?

At the end of the one-year trial, you may choose to continue as Overleaf Pro subscriber (current cost $8/mo), or your account will revert to the Overleaf Free plan. Any data or papers saved in Overleaf will continue to be accessible.

Special Awards: After the end of the first year, 10 award extensions of the Pro account will be granted to those users who have been particularly active in promoting and using the Overleaf platform.

For more information about the different Overleaf plans, please see this page, and if you have any questions about this please let us know.

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Quick links to Overleaf integration guides

Linking your Mendeley account, for quick import of your Mendeley reference library.
Work offline with Git: how to sync your Overleaf projects using Git.

See also How to synchronize an Overleaf LaTeX paper with a Github repository (external).

How to create plots and figures with Plot.ly and import them into your Overleaf projects.
How to make your paper citable and trackable by publishing to Zenodo.
How to publish your projects on figshare to get an instant DOI.
How to import your references from Zotero.
How to setup an auto-backup using Overleaf → Dropbox → BitBucket (external).

More resources from the International Astrostatistics Association

Please visit the International Astrostatistics Association website for more information and a list of other useful resources and services.

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