Planetary Research — LaTeX Author Template (Review/Final)

Official LaTeX class and templates for submissions to Planetary Research. The default mode is review (line-numbered, 12pt); pass final for the camera-ready layout (11pt, right-aligned title/authors, adjusted margins).

Preview

Front page of the bundled submission-BIBLATEX.tex:

Generate (after installing LaTeX/ImageMagick):
pdflatex submission-BIBLATEX.tex && biber submission-BIBLATEX && pdflatex submission-BIBLATEX.tex && magick convert -density 180 submission-BIBLATEX.pdf[0] -quality 92 docs/frontpage.png

Repository layout

• planetary.cls — journal class (v1.2, 27 Nov 2025).
• submission-BIBLATEX.tex — main manuscript template using biblatex/biber.
• SuppInfo.tex — supplementary material template matching the class defaults.
• references.bib — sample bibliography.
• Assets: journal_logo.pdf, planet.png, cc.png, by.png.

Quick start

1. Place planetary.cls with your manuscript.
2. Minimal preamble:

\documentclass{planetary} % add [final] for camera-ready
\addbibresource{references.bib}
\title{A concise title}
\author[1,*]{First Author\,\orcidlink{0000-0000-0000-0000}}
\affil[1]{Affiliation, City, Country}
\date{\today}

3. In the document body:

\mstype{Article}
\keywords{radar interferometry -- planetary surface processes}

Build commands

• Full cycle (recommended):
  pdflatex submission-BIBLATEX.tex && biber submission-BIBLATEX && pdflatex submission-BIBLATEX.tex && pdflatex submission-BIBLATEX.tex
• Supplementary material: pdflatex SuppInfo.tex
• If available, latexmk -pdf submission-BIBLATEX.tex is fine; ensure it calls biber.

Class highlights

• Review mode: line numbers enabled; 2.5 cm margins.
• Final mode: left margin widened to 3.8 cm; title/authors flushed right; floats and captions right-aligned.
• Preloaded packages: authblk, orcidlink, biblatex (authoryear, biber backend), lineno, geometry, fancyhdr, xcolor, tabularx, booktabs, graphicx, hyperref.
• Provided helpers: \keywords{...}, \mstype{...}.

Tips

• Keep logo filenames unchanged; they are referenced by the class (journal_logo).
• Avoid defining ad-hoc macros in manuscripts; prefer editing planetary.cls if a feature is reused.
• Treat warnings (missing references, overfull boxes) as failures to fix before submission.

License and support

Released under the MIT License unless stated otherwise. For help, contact [email protected].