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Academic Article LaTeX Template

Standard article with abstract, sections, math equations, and bibliography.

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What’s included

This template builds on the article document class and the following packages, already wired up in the preamble:

lmodernmicrotypefontencamsmathamssymbamsthmgeometrynatbibhyperref

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
% ── References: written to refs.bib at compile time ─────────────────────
% Replace these entries with your own, or delete this block and point
% \bibliography{} at your .bib file. Run pdflatex, bibtex, pdflatex x2
% (latexmk and Overleaf do it for you).
\begin{filecontents*}[overwrite]{refs.bib}
@article{smith2023,
  author  = {Smith, John},
  title   = {A Great Paper},
  journal = {Journal of Things},
  year    = {2023},
  volume  = {42},
  number  = {1},
  pages   = {1--10}
}
\end{filecontents*}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks=true, allcolors=[rgb]{0.13,0.30,0.55}}
\geometry{margin=2.5cm}

\title{Title of Your Paper \\[0.3em] {\large Subtitle or Affiliation}}
\author{First Author\thanks{Corresponding author: email@university.edu} \and Second Author}
\date{\today}

\begin{document}

\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
This paper presents a study of... Write your abstract here, summarizing the main contributions, methodology, and results. Keep it concise (typically 150--300 words).
\end{abstract}

\section{Introduction}

Write your introduction here. Reference prior work \cite{smith2023} and state your contributions clearly.

\section{Methodology}

Describe your methods. You can include equations:

\begin{equation}
  E = mc^2
\end{equation}

And more complex ones:

\[
  \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx = \frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2}
\]

\subsection{Experimental Setup}

Describe your experimental setup here.

\section{Results}

Present your results. Consider adding tables and figures.

\section{Conclusion}

Summarize your findings and future work.

\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{refs}

\end{document}

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