[R] package names in Latex

[Uwe Ligges]

On 09.08.2010 16:30, Erin Hodgess wrote:
> Dear R People:
>
> When putting R package names in Latex, do we use \it or \em, please?
>
> Thanks,
> Erin
>
>


Depends.

For example, the style guide of the Journal of Statistical Software asks 
you to use \pkg{} which is defined as
\newcommand{\pkg}[1]{{\fontseries{b}\selectfont #1}}

which is somehow similar to The R Journal's style.

Best,
Uwe Ligges