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  ICEE Journal LaTeX Package -- Version 3.0 (2026)
  Intelligent Computing for Energy and Environment
  Published by Elamena Academic Press
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This package provides a polished single-column manuscript template
with improved readability, modern front matter, clean article metadata,
comfortable spacing, professional tables, clear captions, and robust
Overleaf / pdfLaTeX compatibility.

REQUIRED FILES
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Keep these files in the same folder:

  icee.sty             Journal style package: \usepackage{icee}
  ICEE_template.tex    Ready-to-edit manuscript template
  logo_icee.png        ICEE journal logo
  logo_elamena.png     Elamena Academic Press logo
  refs.bib             Sample BibTeX database

COMPILATION
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Recommended:

  latexmk -pdf ICEE_template.tex

Manual compilation:

  pdflatex ICEE_template.tex
  bibtex   ICEE_template       only if BibTeX is enabled
  pdflatex ICEE_template.tex
  pdflatex ICEE_template.tex

Works on: Overleaf, TeX Live 2022+, MiKTeX 22+
Recommended compiler: pdfLaTeX. XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX should also work
for most manuscripts.

DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS IN VERSION 3.0
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  - 11 pt single-column format for comfortable review and reading.
  - Wider margins and improved line spacing.
  - Refined front page with article badge, title card, author block,
    corresponding-author box, and article-information card.
  - Cleaner abstract, keywords, graphical abstract, highlights, and
    AI disclosure boxes.
  - More restrained colour palette for screen and print readability.
  - Improved section hierarchy and caption styling.
  - Better table spacing and alternate-row colour support.
  - Added \iceeRunningTitle, \iceeLicence, \iceeJournalName, and
    \iceePublisher metadata commands.
  - Added \figureplaceholder for clean figure placeholders.

METADATA COMMANDS
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Set these in the preamble of ICEE_template.tex:

  \iceeTitle{...}             Full manuscript title
  \iceeSubtitle{...}          Optional subtitle; delete if not needed
  \iceeManuscriptType{...}    Research Article / Review / Communication / etc.
  \iceeReceived{...}          Editorial Office Use
  \iceeAccepted{...}          Editorial Office Use
  \iceePublished{...}         Editorial Office Use
  \iceeDOI{...}               DOI or DOI URL
  \iceeISSN{...}              ISSN
  \iceeRunningTitle{...}      Short title in the running header
  \iceeCorresponding{...}     Corresponding author name, email, ORCID
  \iceeKeywords{...}          Semicolon-separated keywords
  \iceeVolume{...}            Volume number
  \iceeIssue{...}             Issue number
  \iceeYear{...}              Publication year
  \iceeLicence{...}           Licence statement
  \iceeAI{...}                AI disclosure statement

AUTHORS
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Use the authblk package syntax:

  \author[1]{Author One\,$^{*}$}
  \author[2]{Author Two}
  \affil[1]{Department, Institution, City, Country}
  \affil[2]{Department, Institution, City, Country}

The $^{*}$ marks the corresponding author.

MAIN COMMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTS
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  \maketitle               Styled journal title block
  \makeinfobox             Article-information card
  \begin{abstract}...      Styled abstract card
  \iceeKeywordsBox         Styled keywords box
  \graphicalabstract       Optional graphical abstract box
  \begin{highlights}...    Optional research highlights box
  \aidisclosure            AI disclosure card
  \figureplaceholder{...}  Clean figure placeholder
  \backsection{...}        Back-matter section heading
  \begin{creditbox}...     CRediT author-contribution table
  \creditrow{Role}{Names}{Role}{Names}
  \goldrule, \navyrule, \tealrule
  \iceebrand               Final journal branding line

MATHEMATICAL SHORTCUTS
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  \caputo{\alpha}          Caputo derivative symbol
  \RL{\alpha}              Riemann-Liouville integral symbol
  \pd{f}{x}                Partial derivative
  \pdd{f}{x}               Second partial derivative
  \od{f}{x}                Ordinary derivative
  \norm{x}                 Norm
  \abs{x}                  Absolute value
  \dd                      Upright differential d

FIGURES AND TABLES
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Figures:

  \begin{figure}[H]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{myfigure}
    \caption{Caption text.}
    \label{fig:myfigure}
  \end{figure}

Temporary placeholder:

  \figureplaceholder[0.75\linewidth]{[ Insert Figure 1 here ]}

Tables:
Use booktabs, tabularx, and the provided colours. Avoid vertical rules.
Keep captions above tables and below figures.

REFERENCES
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Use either BibTeX or the manual thebibliography environment.
For BibTeX, uncomment the following in the template:

  \bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}
  \bibliography{refs}

NOTES FOR AUTHORS
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  - Do not use \\ for line breaks inside normal paragraphs.
  - Keep the abstract self-contained; avoid citations in the abstract.
  - Use clear, informative figure and table captions.
  - For wide equations, use aligned or split environments.
  - For wide figures/tables, consider landscape pages only when necessary.
  - Keep all image files in the same folder or in a clearly named figures/
    subfolder.

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Update v3.1: the first-page metadata block was redesigned to be much more compact. Volume/issue/year is now distributed in the journal line and footer, while the first page retains only a slim article-history/DOI strip.


Update v3.2: decorative horizontal separator lines were removed from the first-page top area, after Conclusions, and around the references, leaving a cleaner journal-style layout.


Update v3.3: section-heading and back-matter separator lines were removed, so headings such as Conclusions and References no longer have underlines.


Update v3.4: the manuscript-type/journal/volume/DOI line now sits immediately below the first-page header rule, reducing the top whitespace and matching standard journal layout more closely.


Update v3.5: The AI statement now follows an Elsevier-style declaration. Edit the \iceeAI{...} field in the template, and it will appear as a back-matter section immediately before References.


Update v3.6: The AI declaration has been rewritten in original wording and kept before the references. The forced page break before the Introduction has been removed. DOI is now shown only in the article-history strip, not repeated in the top journal line.


Update v3.7: DOI is shown in the top journal information line. The first-page article-history strip now contains only Received, Accepted, and Published, with no strip title.


Update v3.10: larger logo sizing is now applied consistently to all pages. Regular manuscript pages now use ICEE on the left, running title/page number in the center, and Elamena on the right.
