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This directory contains the LaTeX2e support for the
Journal of Mathematical Biology

The following files are part of the macro package

  readme.txt    This file
  svjour.cls    The document class file for Springer journals
  usrguide.*    Main User's Guide (dvi, pdf) - general overview
  svmatbio.clo  The class option file for Mathematical Biology
  mbioguid.*    User's Guide (tex, dvi, pdf) for Mathematical Biology
  template.tex  A fill-in-form for a standard article with usage comments


INSTALLATION

Copy svjour.cls and svmatbio.clo to a place where LaTeX can find them.


GETTING STARTED

You should first read the "Main User's Guide" to get an overview
and then the "User's Guide for Journal of Mathematical Biology" for special
instructions concerning this journal. Alternatively to reading the
entire documentation, it is also possible to proceed by merely filling
out the template and then looking up additional commands as needed.