No .tex files found

If Author Portal cannot locate .tex files in the uploaded .zip or .tar.gz archive, it will display the No .tex files found message on the Select Main Manuscript Type > Add Files > Select Main File tab.

Why it happens

The error message displays some common causes for the error, which include:
  • The archive you uploaded did not include any TEX files.
  • The archive you uploaded is password-protected.
  • The main TEX file is not included at the root level of the archive. For example, you uploaded a ZIP archive that contains another ZIP archive, and the main TEX file is included inside the second, nested, archive.

To resolve

  1. Click Back to return to the Add Files stage.
  2. From Add Files delete the .zip or .tar.gz archive.
  3. Ensure that the contents of archive are according to the required structure, for example, that the main TEX file is at the top level of the archive.
  4. Upload the corrected version of the archive.