Format Information
The Journal accepts submissions in a variety of formats and is willing
to work with contributors in getting their work on the Web. All papers
will be available as postscript files, and some papers will be available
in other formats as well, depending on how they were submitted to the
Journal.
The Journal prefers authors to submit their papers as TeX or LaTeX sourcecode,
as that allows the editorial board to convert them to dvi and postscript
forms. Information on those formats follows.
TeX
TeX is a powerful typesetting system created by Donald Knuth of Standford
University. TeX's power lies in its ability to handle
complicated technical and mathematical formulas and symbols.
A TeX input file is simply an ASCII text file formatted with proper
handles and tags, much like an HTML file. The TeX program accepts
this input file and outputs a dvi file capable of being viewed and printed.
The programs LaTeX, AMS-TeX, and AMS-LaTeX are similar to TeX, producing
dvi files just like TeX, but they contain macros that make them easier
to work with.
For more information, try these sources:
dvi
A dvi file is the end result of the TeX program. After an input file has been
TeX'ed, the resulting dvi file can be viewed using a dvi viewer, printed
using a dvi printer, or converted to postscript for
viewing or printing.
For dvi viewers, dvi printers, and dvi-to-postscript converters, see the
following familiar locations:
Postscript
The postscipt format is a very common form in which files are stored. Looking
at a postscript file will only show ASCII gibberish, but most printers
understand such files very well. A dvi file can be converted to postscript
(using a translator like
dvips) and then viewed (using a viewer such as
ghostview) and
easily printed.
Furman University Electronic Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics