FAQ - elsarticle.cls

[LaTeX Tutorial]      [Using elsarticle.cls]

Preamble and Front matter

1. When I compile the pdf with elsarticle, I always get a blank first page which is numbered 1. The rest of the document starts at page 2. [Answer]
2. I have a problem with the document class elsarticle. In the final document, the first page is empty except for a comma, and the title. The abstract begins in the second page. With elsart.cls I did not encounter this problem. [Answer]
3. I am using elsarticle.cls and having problems with the abstract part. The abstract is missing from the PDF even if I code it using the {abstract} environment. [Answer]
4. The abstract is obtained as two successive lines only instead of a paragraph, even if it is coded in the {abstract} environment. [Answer]
5. I am using the lineno package to add line numbers to the manuscript before submission. This does not number the lines in the abstract. Is there a way around this? [Answer]
6. The title page appeared twice. How can I remove one? [Answer]
7. How can I typeset the title page and the main matter in separate pages? [Answer]
8. I have made numerous attempts to get the email addresses to appear on the title page of my article, but with no luck. [Answer]
9. How should I code a dedication? [Answer]
10. Whenever I try to add one of the options 1p, 3p, or 5p, I get the error Package keyval Error: centering undefined. It points to this line in elsarticle.cls (for 3p):. What can be the problem [Answer]

Main matter

1. I am preparing my paper using elsarticle.cls and LaTeX. Can you tell me how to compress lists of at least three consecutive numerical citations that occur together in the text? [Answer]
2. I am using the elsarticle.cls package for my paper submission. It really works very well, but I cannot use the natbib package with the sort&compress option; an option clash error appears when I use it. In such a case, the reference citation appears as [30, 40, 15, 31, 32, 4] rather than [4, 15, 30-32, 40] as does the ordinary article class. [Answer]
3. I am using elsarticle.cls, and I want to present two subfigures side by side, caption them separately and also would like to incorporate a global caption. [Answer]
4. When I use the review option, my tables become distorted due to double spacing. How can I prevent double spacing? Also, is there a way to prevent double spacing for a portion of the document? [Answer]
5. I have coded the bibliography for author–year citations. But still I obtain numbered citations. How can I format the citation in the author–year form? [Answer]
6. I would like to add nomenclature. Could you please guide me on that? [Answer]
7. How can I create an acknowledgement section? [Answer]
8. When I use \Box, an error message appears — `\Box not provided in base LaTeX2e'. [Answer]

Back matter

1. I just cannot typeset the references and bibliography in harvard style (i.e., author–year format). [Answer]
2. I am using `elsarticle-harv.bst' as a bibtex style file that is supposed to produce references in an author–year citation style. However, it produces the references in numerical style. Can you please tell me what went wrong? [Answer]
3. I have a problem with bibliography. The reference list does not appear. Also the `?' only appears where the references are cross-referred to. [Answer]
4. How do I get natbib to generate the references with journal abbreviations rather than full journal names. [Answer]

General questions

1. I would like to sumbit a paper to Elsevier. Please advise me on how to proceed? [Answer]
2. I would like to know the status of my submited paper. [Answer]
3. I am preparing a paper for Chemical Engineering Science. I have downloaded the required LaTeX package. However, I am confused about which reference style I should use for this journal? [Answer]
4. I am using a template file (elsarticle-template-num). For the abstract part, the paper asks for an MSC code. Where do I find that code for my paper? [Answer]
5. From where can I download the source files used to create elsdoc.pdf? [Answer]
6. How do I create the same line- and page-breaks as in the final print copy? [Answer]