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YAML header

The md document needs to have a YAML header which contains metadata that will be rendered into the final document. This includes the title, abstract, author names, addresses, and so on. Each journal uses these items in unique ways in their Latex templates. Therefore, the headers differ slightly. The common entries are listed in the table below.

field	description
title	Every journal uses the title field. If your title contains a colon (:), enclose it in double-quotes (")
abstract	Every journal uses the abstract field. If your title contains a colon (:), enclose it in double-quotes ("). Be sure to check the word limits.

Details on the possible fields and options for each journal are listed here. Some entries are allowed to be lists, which follow the following syntax. The list name is at the top. Each element of the list starts with - followed by the first named entry. Every element must contain the same named entries in the key: value syntax.

authors:
- name: Michael C. Sachs
  affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892
  email: [email protected]
- name: Homer J. Simpson
  affiliation: Moe's Tavern, Springfield, USA
  email: [email protected]

AMSTAT

Notes

AMSTAT lists authors in an array with their affiliation (including address) and email. The bibliography entry must end in .bib. The field unique to AMSTAT is the authorfootnote, which is described as

The author’s footnote is used in JASA, JCGS, and TAS only. It gives the author’s position, employer, and complete address (including e-mail address). In JASA and TAS only, any acknowledgment of financial assistance should be stated next, followed by acknowledgment of individuals.

Fields

field	description
author	list which contains name, affiliation, email. Include address in affiliation separated by commas
date	Month and year of submission
authorfootnote	Footnote at the bottom of title page giving author's position, employer, and address
abstract	200 word limit
keywords	3 to 5 keywords, no abbreviations, no symbols
bibliography	.bib file, must end in .bib

Biometrical Journal

Notes

Biometrical journal separates the lead author from the co-authors list. Affiliations are given as a separate list, each item in the list has a key. Each author then gets associated with the affiliation by the inst field, which may refer to multiple affiliations in the list. Each author names requires an abbreviated name.

Fields

field	description
leadauth	Lead author name
authabbr	Lead author abbreviation for header
email	Lead author email
phone	Lead author phone number (including country code)
fax	Lead author fax (including country code)
firstinst	Lead author institution key. Multiple keys separated by commas. Each key must appear in the affiliation list below
authors	Optional. Co-author list with fields name, abbr (abbreviation), inst (affiliation key), and email
affiliation	List with fields name (including address) and key
date	Date of submission
year	Year of submission