SMSIS 2027 LaTeX template aligned with the Word template
31 October 2026

QUICK START
Upload this ZIP as an Overleaf project. Set main.tex as the main document.
Select XeLaTeX in the compiler settings and compile twice.
For local use, keep the directory structure intact and run twice:
  xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error main.tex
LuaLaTeX also requires a complete Lua font-loader installation; XeLaTeX was tested.
The previous pdfLaTeX version is superseded by this package.

FILES
main.tex                 Editable manuscript example.
smsis2027.cls            Formatting and reusable paragraph commands.
preview.pdf              Visually checked four-page final-mode example.
fonts/                   Openly licensed Liberation Serif fallback fonts.
fonts/LICENSE-LibreOffice.txt  Distribution notices including the SIL font licence.

MATCHING THE WORD VERSION
The Word document is the reference. Every visible paragraph, including the final
checklist, is retained in main.tex. Technical instructions referring to Word are
retained verbatim for content parity; use the LaTeX equivalents below when editing
this version. Both templates remain working proposals, not a new conference policy.

A4 portrait, 25 mm margins, one column, black text, no running headers or page numbers.
Body: 11 pt; title: 18 pt bold; level 1 headings: 13 pt bold; level 2: 11 pt bold.
Abstract, affiliations, notes, references and captions: 10 pt.
Captions: centred and fully bold; table caption above, figure caption below.
Table: 160 mm wide; columns 80/40/40 mm; 0.5 pt borders in #D9D9D9;
header fill #EDEDED; cell padding 4.5 pt; left-aligned labels and centred numbers.
References: 5 mm hanging indent. Paragraphs: no first-line indent; 6 pt after.
Heading spacing follows Word's collapsing spacing and reference font metrics.
Word's proportional 1.15 line spacing is reproduced by measured line baselines,
not LaTeX's setstretch{1.15}, which produces different physical spacing.
Lengths use bp, the same physical point as Word, instead of LaTeX's smaller pt.

FONT
The class first looks for Times New Roman, matching the Word document's font setting.
If licensed Windows font files are supplied, place these in fonts/:
  times.ttf, timesbd.ttf, timesi.ttf, timesbi.ttf
These take priority. Otherwise an installed Times New Roman family is used.
Times New Roman is proprietary and is not distributed in this ZIP. Only upload
font files where your licence permits. Overleaf may require these font files.
If Times New Roman is unavailable, a warning is printed and the bundled Liberation
Serif is used. This is exactly the substitute used when rendering the reference
Word document in the verification environment. The included preview uses it.
Option previewfont forces Liberation Serif for reproducing that preview.
Do not describe the fallback as the actual Times New Roman font.

MATCHING LIMITS
Content, sizes, colours, indentation, table settings and paragraph geometry have
been aligned and all four rendered pages inspected against the Word reference.
Both reference previews have four pages. Major vertical positions agree closely.
The sample paragraphs have not been hard-wrapped or turned into images.
Different typesetting systems, installed font versions and replacement manuscript
text can still produce different justification and line/page breaks. A universal
pixel-identical result in Microsoft Word and LaTeX cannot be guaranteed.

EDITING IN LATEX
Use \smsispara{...} for ordinary paragraphs.
Use \smsissmall{...} for abstract/keywords/JEL text.
Use \smsisnote{...} for left-aligned small notes.
Use \smsisreference{...} for individual reference entries.
Use \section{...} and \subsection{...} for numbered headings.
Use \smsisunnumbered{...} for unnumbered headings.
Use \smsistablecaption{...} and \smsisfigurecaption{...} for automatic numbering.
Place \label{...} immediately after the caption and use \ref{...} to refer to it.
For additional figures, use \includegraphics inside a centred paragraph; the
sample contains only a text placeholder, matching Word, with no added frame.
The table is native, editable LaTeX. Copy its structure for further tables.
The simple model is in the editable \smsisequation definition in smsis2027.cls.
For general mathematics, use amsmath's equation environment and \eqref{...}.
Unlike Word SEQ fields, LaTeX references update by compiling twice, not by F9.
No bibliography processor is needed for the example. A bibliography manager may
be added if its output follows the required Harvard author-date format.

REVIEW AND FINAL MODES
Use \documentclass[final]{smsis2027} for the final accepted version.
Use \documentclass[review]{smsis2027} for anonymous review.
Review mode hides the author block and the sample acknowledgements/funding section.
It does not remove identifying information elsewhere: check self-citations,
repository links, other declarations, comments, custom metadata and filenames.
Remove any identifying details from source packages sent for peer review.

BEFORE SUBMISSION
Replace all example text and bracketed placeholders. Remove unused sections and
example entries. Keep the paper within the conference's stated 6-8 page limit.
The four-page instructional template is not a finished conference paper.
Verify all bibliographic records. Check cross references and page breaks.
Suggested abstract length and extra transparency declarations remain proposals,
as in the Word version. Consult the current conference instructions:
https://www.ekf.vsb.cz/smsis/en/paper-submission-publications/paper-submission/
