# LaTeX Author Package for the publications in IMS journals: The Annals of Probability (AOP) The Annals of Applied Probability (AAP) The Annals of Statistics (AOS) The Annals of Applied Statistics (AOAS) Stochastic Systems (SSY)

Contents of a .zip file
 Setup Options Name-year citation style Simplest usage of imsart package Recomended usage of imsart package Comments

## Contents of a .zip file

Following files are included in the distribution:

imsart.cls
document class file;
imsart.sty
imsart package (it's loaded by imsart.cls);
imsart-nameyear.bst,imsart-number.bst
suggested bibliography style (bibtex file);
ims-template.tex
topmatter template;
ims-sample.tex
journal sample article;
ims-sample.pdf
journal sample article(pdf file);

## Setup

• unpack .zip file;
• install imsart.cls, imsart.sty, imsart-nameyear.bst,imsart-number.bst in your TeX system (suggested directory: imsart);
• use the file ims-template.tex to start your article as a template;
• use the file ims-sample.tex as a reference for how to prepare a frontmatter of your article;

## Options

Please see the specific instructions for the journal on the journal's website which can be found at www.imstat.org. One of the following options must be set in a \documentclass[]{imsart}:

• aos
• aoas
• aop
• aap
• ssy

## Name-year citation style

Default citation style for the IMS journals is name-year, but numbered citation is also allowed. (Note AOAS allows only name/year.) To use name-year style the standard package natbib must be loaded and imsart-nameyear bibliography style specified:

\documentclass[aap]{imsart}
\RequirePackage{natbib}
...
\bibliographystyle{imsart-nameyear}


## Simplest usage of imsart package

The simplest (but not recommended) way to use imsart package is to replace line
\documentclass{article}
with
\documentclass[aap]{imsart}
in your LaTeX document.

## Recomended usage of imsart package

Use ims-template.tex as a template. The preamble of your Latex document should look like this:


%Possible keys: aap,aop,aos
\documentclass[aap]{imsart}

\arxiv{math.PR/0000000}

\begin{document}

\begin{frontmatter}

\title{A Sample Document\protect\thanksref{T1}}
\runtitle{A Sample Document}
\thankstext{T1}{Footnote to the title with the thankstext' command.}

\begin{aug}
\author{\fnms{First}  \snm{Author}\corref{}\thanksref{t2}\ead[label=e1]{first@somewhere.com}},
\author{\fnms{Second} \snm{Author}\ead[label=e2]{second@somewhere.com}}
\and
\author{\fnms{Third}  \snm{Author}%
\ead[label=e3]{third@somewhere.com}%
\ead[label=u1,url]{http://www.foo.com}}

\thankstext{t2}{Footnote to the first author with the thankstext' command.}

\runauthor{F. Author et al.}

\affiliation{Some University and Another University}

\address{Address of the First and Second authors,\\
\printead{e1,e2}}

\address{Address of the Third author,\\
\printead{e3,u1}}

\end{aug}

\begin{abstract}
...
\end{abstract}

\begin{keyword}[class=MSC]
\kwd[Primary ]{60K35}
\kwd{60K35}
\kwd[; secondary ]{60K35}
\end{keyword}

\begin{keyword}
\kwd{sample}
\kwd{\LaTeXe}
\end{keyword}

\end{frontmatter}


### Supplementary Materials

Supplementary Materials section must be positioned before the reference section and could be entered in the following way:

\begin{supplement}[id=suppA]
\sname{Supplement A}
\stitle{Title}
\slink[doi]{COMPLETED BY THE TYPESETTER}
\sdatatype{.pdf}
\sdescription{Some text}
\end{supplement}


Reference (hyperlink) to the supplement could be done by the command \ref{suppA}.

Note when preparing the supplementary materials if you are using imsart class you could suppress text Submitted to... with command \setattribute{journal}{name}{}.

## Comments

• option preprint must be used to produce the final version:
\documentclass[aap,preprint]{imsart};
• labels T1,t2 are used for thanks;
• labels e1,e2,e3,u1 are used to print electronic addresses. If hyperref package is used, they will be made into hyperlinks;

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