# A cover letter template for a journal paper submission in LaTex
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## Description
Paper submission in the journal is usually accompanied by a cover letter. The repository hosts a cover letter template for journal submissions written in LaTex that is minimalistic in one way while pre-defined with several commands that drastically speed up the process of preparing a cover letter for journal submission.
### Main Features of this template:
- Minimalistic design
- Include the custom logo of the affiliation
- Predefined commands for a journal name, author, date, etc.
- Many macros contained in this package speed up the process of preparing the necessary ingredients for the cover letter
- Defined macros for recommending up to 3 reviewers or editor
- ORCID logo and link to the submitting author's ORCID page
- Controls for adding a "Conflict of interest" statement and declaration
- Predefined different valedictions for different types of submissions (e.g., Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best regards, etc.)
- Custom greeting (e.g., "Dear Editor" or "Dear Editor-in-Chief" for regular submission, etc.)
- Option to add custom Signature (i.e. an image of your hand-written signature)
## Disclaimer
This software is provided as-is, and there are no guarantees that it fits your purposes or that it is bug-free. Use it at your own risk!
## License
Material in this folder is licensed under a
[Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License][cc-by-sa].
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## Contributors
