File Structure

Top Level

Our template includes 4 files on the top level:

• acl_latex.tex: contains the main content.

• acl_natbib.bst: defines the bibliography format.

• acl.sty: defines the paper format.

• custom.bib: contains all references.

Tex Folder

Except for acl_latex.tex, all the other tex files are saved under the tex folder, making it easier to manage extended contents. There are 9 files under the tex folder:

• abstract.tex

• introduction.tex

• related-work.tex

• approach.tex

• experiments.tex

• analysis.tex

• conclusion.tex

• acknowledgements.tex

• appndeix.tex

These files should be added in acl_latex.tex:

\input{tex/abstract}
\input{tex/introduction}
\input{tex/related-work}
\input{tex/approach}
\input{tex/experiments}
\input{tex/analysis}
\input{tex/conclusion}
\input{tex/acknowledgments}

% References come after the acknowledgment section
\bibliography{custom}

% Appendix comes after the references and must start at a new page
\cleardoublepage\appendix
\input{tex/appendix}

Image Folder

Additionally, the img folder contains all image files included as figures in the paper.