TeX Publications and Journals

This page lists current and past publications by various TeX user groups around the world, roughly in order of appearance. Please email us with additions or corrections.

Also available:

• Selected articles about TeX published in non-TeX journals.
• Books about TeX, including those published by TUG.
• Documentation of all packages in TeX Live.

TeX Users Group

• TUGboat: published since 1980. Contact: tugboat@tug.org.
• PracTeX Journal: launched in 2005, the twenty-fifth anniversary of TUG; its last issue was published in 2012. This online journal was a complement to TUG's primary print journal, TUGboat. Contact: pracjourn@tug.org.
• TeX and TUG News: TTN was published from 1991–1995. It was intended to provide introductory material and news, in contrast to more advanced material in TUGboat. It was folded back into TUGboat in 1995, which now welcomes material at all levels, especially introductory.
• TeXniques: This was a series of occasional publications (no longer active), each devoted to a particular topic or the proceedings of a TUG annual meeting.

DANTE (German)

Die TeXnische Komödie is the quarterly newsletter of the German TeX users group. It contains news, announcements, and articles with TeXnical content as well. It is formatted with an A5 page size. Contact: dtk-redaktion@dante.de.

NTG (Dutch)

The NTG MAPS (Minutes & Appendices) are published twice a year, in Voorjaar and Najaar (spring and fall) issues. Gzipped PostScript files for issues 1-11 are at CTAN, in /usergrps/ntg/maps. Page size, originally A4, changed to 8.25 x 10.5in effective with MAPS 19 (Najaar 1997). Contact: maps@ntg.nl.

Ars TeXnica (Italian)

Ars TeXnica was established in March 2006 as the publication for GuIT, the Italian TeX users group.

ConTeXt Group Journal

The ConTeXt Group Journal was established in 2011 as the publication for the ConTeXt Group, notably as proceedings of its annual conferences.

GUTenberg (French)

• Cahiers Gutenberg: The Cahiers is the journal of the French-speaking group, GUTenberg. Originally published in two columns on A4 paper, with issue 9 (1991) a new format was adopted, using a single column on a trim size of 18cm x 24.5cm. Since that time, many issues have been topical, compiled by a guest editor; several issues contain the proceedings of conferences, including two EuroTeX issues.
• Lettres Gutenberg: La Lettre is a less formal publication than the Cahiers, containing news and announcements. Most issues are characterized by presentation in a different font. The page size is A4.

EuroTeX proceedings

A pan-European conference was held every year or two from 1985-2013. The first four conferences were organized by enthusiastic individuals; since then, the conference has been sponsored by one of the formal TeX groups. The name EuroTeX has been used officially since 1990.

CSTUG (Czech and Slovak)

Zpravodaj: The TeX Bulletin of the Czech/Slovak group is published four times a year. Contact: bulletin@cstug.cz.

Grupy Uzytkowników Systemu TeX (Polish)

GUST Biuletyn: The GUST Bulletin is published once or twice a year. Its size is A4; the design is based on that of TUGboat. It contains delightful drawings by a member of GUST (Grupy Uzytkowników Systemu TeX). Contact: biuletyn@gust.org.pl.

Greek TeX Friends

Eutypon published its first issue in October 1998, and ended its run in 2019.

UK TUG

Baskerville: Ended with the dissolution of UK TUG. From volume 3, the sources for Baskerville articles are on CTAN, in /usergrps/uktug/baskervi; most issues are also there as pdf files. Page size is A4.

TeXline

TeXline was produced single-handedly by Malcolm Clark prior to the emergence of UKTUG and Baskerville. Sources for issues 5-14 are available from CTAN, in digests/texline.

Asian Journal of TeX

The Asian Journal of TeX published its first issue in April 2007. It is the publication of the Korean TeX Society.

TUGIndia

TUGIndia Journal published two issues several years ago.