>> Discussion has concentrated on front matter, but let's not forget other >> things which require an author to CHANGE HIS INPUT according to which >> journal is to be used, even if the content is the same. These are at >> least spelling, agreed. >> whether to italicise foreign words, patently untrue: every author in his/her right mind tags such words/phrases \foreign {...} (or even \french {...}, \czech {...}, ...) and then establishes a suitable definition for the tags to meet the criteria of the publication in which it will appear. >> use of punctuation >> in abbreviations again I would disagree: surely one uses \etc, \eg, \ie, etc. with appropriate definitions? Philip Taylor, RHBNC.