Preparing the LaTeX project

1. Download varianTeX

Download the latest version of the complete varianTeX template from GitHub. In your local copy, feel free to delete the docs directory, as well as the .gitignore file in the root. These files and folders only serve to host the varianTeX website, and will clutter your project. Compress the folder, and save it as a .zip file.

2. Upload varianTeX to Overleaf

If you do not have an Overleaf account yet, make one. Once you are logged in, click on New Project, and then on Upload Project. This is where you upload the .zip file you made in the previous step.

3. Define Issue Details

In the main.tex file, replace the placeholder issue details to suit your own project:

% define issue details
\newcommand\thejournal{My Journal}
\newcommand\thejournalsubtitle{A LaTeX Template for a Journal in the Humanities}
\newcommand\thevolume{1}
\newcommand\theseason{Autumn}
\newcommand\theyear{2019}
\newcommand\theissue{\thejournal \ \thevolume \ (\theyear)} 
\newcommand\generaleditor{Jane Doe}
\newcommand\associateeditor{John Doe}
\sloppy
\newcommand\thewebsite{https://my.journal.org}

NOTE:

Do not delete commands you do not use, leave them empty instead. E.g. if you do not designate a season, use \newcommand\theseason{}. This will prevent LaTeX from throwing errors anywhere this command is used. If you use different titles for your journal's editors, you can change those in front/titlepage.tex (lines 7 and 8) and front/editorialboard.tex (lines 9 and 12). You can also add more editors and list editorial board members in those files.