# venue-templates

> Access comprehensive LaTeX templates, formatting requirements, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues (Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, ACM), academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI), research posters, and grant proposals.

**Use case**: Get venue-specific LaTeX templates and submission requirements

**Canonical URL**: https://agentcookbooks.com/skills/venue-templates/

**Topics**: claude-code, skills, science, scientific-writing

**Trigger phrases**: "NeurIPS paper template", "Nature submission requirements", "ICML formatting guidelines", "venue template for", "journal LaTeX template"

**Source**: [K-Dense AI](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/venue-templates)

**License**: MIT

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## What it does

`venue-templates` is a Claude Code skill from K-Dense AI's [scientific-agent-skills repo](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills). It turns Claude into a submission preparation specialist with access to formatting requirements, LaTeX templates, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues — Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, and ACM journals; machine learning and HCI conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI); research poster formats; and grant proposals (NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA).

A session produces a ready-to-compile LaTeX file using the correct template and class for the target venue, with formatting pre-applied so you can focus on content rather than formatting compliance.

## When to use it

Reach for it when:

- You're preparing a paper for a specific journal or conference and need the correct LaTeX class, style files, and formatting setup
- You want to confirm page limits, figure number restrictions, or supplementary material policies for a target venue before drafting
- You're switching from one venue to another and need to reformat an existing manuscript to meet the new requirements

When *not* to reach for it:

- You need writing assistance for the paper content itself — use `scientific-writing`
- You need a research poster specifically — use `latex-posters`

## Install

Copy the `SKILL.md` from K-Dense AI's [venue-templates folder](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/venue-templates) into `.claude/skills/venue-templates/` in your project.

Trigger phrases: "NeurIPS paper template", "Nature submission requirements", "ICML formatting guidelines", "venue template for".

## What a session looks like

A typical session has three phases:

1. **Venue identification.** Specify the target journal or conference. Claude retrieves the current formatting requirements — page limits, double/single column, font, reference style, figure format, and supplementary material policy.
2. **Template scaffold.** Claude generates a LaTeX file using the appropriate document class and style files, with placeholder sections and the correct preamble configuration for the venue.
3. **Compliance check.** If you provide an existing draft, Claude checks it against the venue requirements and flags non-compliant elements — incorrect margins, figure count, or reference style.

## Receipts

**Where it works well:**
- ML conference templates (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR) — the LaTeX classes are well-documented and Claude's setup is reliable for double-blind submission mode
- Journal submission checklists — confirming the full set of required files (cover letter, author contributions, data availability statement) before you upload to the journal system

**Where it backfires:**
- Venue requirements change annually for conferences; always cross-check the generated requirements against the official call-for-papers for the current year
- Some proprietary journal submission systems have additional formatting quirks in their Word templates that aren't captured in the LaTeX path

**Pattern that works:** run venue-templates at the start of a new paper to set up the scaffold, not at the end when reformatting from your own structure — it's much cleaner to write into the correct template than to retrofit it.

## Source and attribution

Originally authored by [K-Dense Inc.](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI). The canonical SKILL.md lives in the [`venue-templates` folder](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/venue-templates) of their public scientific-agent-skills repository.

License: MIT. Install, adapt, and redistribute with attribution preserved.

This page documents the skill from a practitioner's perspective. For the formal spec and any updates, defer to the source repo.