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Nature / Science Style LaTeX Template

Journal manuscript in Nature/Science style: single-column, concise Methods, structured Abstract, display items.

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

lmodernmicrotypefontencamsmathamssymbgraphicxbooktabsnatbibgeometrysetspacehyperref

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[numbers,super,sort&compress]{natbib}
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{a4paper, margin=2.5cm}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\doublespacing

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
  {\Large\bfseries Your Manuscript Title Here}\\[1em]
  Author One$^{1,2}$, Author Two$^{1}$, Author Three$^{3,*}$\\[0.5em]
  {\small $^1$Department, University, City, Country}\\
  {\small $^2$Second Affiliation, City, Country}\\
  {\small $^3$Third Affiliation, City, Country}\\
  {\small $^*$Corresponding author: email@university.edu}
\end{center}

\vspace{1em}

\noindent\textbf{Abstract}\quad
Write a structured abstract of 150 words maximum. State the background, findings, and conclusions concisely.

\vspace{1em}
\hrule
\vspace{1em}

\section*{Introduction}

Begin with a broad statement of the field. State the gap your work fills. Conclude with a brief summary of findings \cite{watson1953}.

\section*{Results}

Present results in order of importance. Refer to display items as Figure~\ref{fig:1} and Table~\ref{tab:1}.

\begin{figure}[ht]
  \centering
  % \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{fig1.pdf}
  \fbox{Figure 1 placeholder}
  \caption{\textbf{Figure title.} Figure legend explaining panels a--d.}
  \label{fig:1}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \caption{\textbf{Table title.} Table legend; define abbreviations here.}
  \label{tab:1}
  \begin{tabular}{lcc}
    \toprule
    Condition & Mean & s.d. \\
    \midrule
    Control & 1.00 & 0.12 \\
    Treatment & 1.84 & 0.21 \\
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\section*{Discussion}

Interpret results in context of the literature. Discuss limitations and future directions.

\section*{Methods}

\subsection*{Data collection}

Describe data sources, sample sizes, and collection protocols.

\subsection*{Statistical analysis}

Describe statistical methods used.

\section*{Data availability}

Data are available at [repository URL] under accession [ID].

\section*{Acknowledgements}

This work was supported by [grant agency] grant [number].

\begin{thebibliography}{99}
\bibitem{watson1953}
Watson, J. D., \& Crick, F. H. C. (1953).
A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid.
\textit{Nature}, 171, 737--738.
\end{thebibliography}

\end{document}

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