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References for USENIX Security
USENIX Security Symposium accepts LaTeX or Word manuscripts. Paste your references below and convert them to BibTeX — everything runs in your browser.
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What USENIX Security expects
- Manuscript format: LaTeX or Word
- Template: Official USENIX LaTeX and Word templates (final version must use the official style files)
- Citation style: Numbered citations, consistent with the official template's IEEE-adjacent formatting.
USENIX's official LaTeX template ships with a .bib file and a pdflatex + bibtex build process, so BibTeX is the format its own template expects.
Frequently asked
What LaTeX template does USENIX Security use?
Official USENIX LaTeX and Word templates (final version must use the official style files)
What citation style does USENIX Security use?
Numbered citations, consistent with the official template's IEEE-adjacent formatting.
Where this comes from
Sourced from https://www.usenix.org/conferences/author-resources/paper-templates. The template repository itself confirms the BibTeX build; USENIX's live guidelines page returned an access error when this page was generated, so this is based on the template files rather than the guidelines text.
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