rstudio · cderv · Sep 16, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026 · Sep 11, 2026 · Sep 14, 2026
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
 - Update `mdpi_article()` to latest version of September 2024 (thanks, @nielsbock, #573, #580).
 
-- Update Copernicus Publications template to version 7.14 from 2026-05-13, add support for the languages
-supported by the `copernicus.cls`, and fix an issue where the section headers were not shown due to a missing language flag. (@RLumSK, #577, #588, #591, #601)  
+- Update Copernicus Publications template to version 7.16 from 2026-09-03, add support for the languages
+supported by the `copernicus.cls`, and fix an issue where the section headers were not shown due to a missing language flag. (@RLumSK, #577, #588, #591, #601, #605)  
 
 ## MINOR CHANGES
 

diff --git a/R/copernicus_article.R b/R/copernicus_article.R
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #'
 #' An number of required and optional manuscript sections, e.g. `acknowledgements`, `competinginterests`, or `authorcontribution`, must be declared using the respective properties of the R Markdown header - see skeleton file.
 #'
-#' **Version:** Based on `copernicus_package.zip` in the version 7.14, 12 March 2026.
+#' **Version:** Based on `copernicus_package.zip` in the version 7.16, 3 September 2026
 #'
 #' **Copernicus journal abbreviations:** You can use the function `copernicus_journal_abbreviations()` to get the journal abbreviation for all journals supported by the Copernicus article template.
 #'

diff --git a/...ources/README_copernicus_package_7_14.txt → ...ources/README_copernicus_package_7_16.txt b/...ources/README_copernicus_package_7_14.txt → ...ources/README_copernicus_package_7_16.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-File: README_copernicus_package_7_14.txt
+File: README_copernicus_package_7_16.txt
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 This is a README file for the Copernicus Publications LaTeX Macro Package 
-copernicus_package.zip in the version 7.14, 12 March 2026
+copernicus_package.zip in the version 7.16, 3 September 2026
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 It consists of several files, each with its separate copyright.
 This specific archive is collected for journals published by 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ URL:   	https://publications.copernicus.org
 
 
 Content:
-- copernicus.cls: The LaTeX2e class file designed for Copernicus Publications journals. Current Version 10.1.31, 3 February 2026
-- copernicus.cfg: The configuration file containing journal-specific information used by the class file. Last update 22 January 2026
+- copernicus.cls: The LaTeX2e class file designed for Copernicus Publications journals. Current Version 10.1.34, 27 July 2026
+- copernicus.cfg: The configuration file containing journal-specific information used by the class file. Last update 3 September 2026
 - copernicus.bst: The bibliographic style file for BibTeX. Current Version 1.6, 20 October 2023 
 - pdfscreencop.sty / pdfscreen.sty
 - template.tex: A LaTeX template in journal style.
diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/resources/template.tex
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 % Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (jsss)
 % Magnetic Resonance (mr)
 % Mechanical Sciences (ms)
+% Land Systems (ls)
 % Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (nhess)
 % Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (npg)
 % Ocean Science (os)

diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/skeleton/copernicus.cfg b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/skeleton/copernicus.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 \newif\ifproofreadingchanges    \DeclareOption{proofreadingchanges}{\proofreadingchangestrue\@noreftrue}
 \newif\ifcopyediting     \DeclareOption{copyediting}{\copyeditingtrue\@noreftrue}
 \newif\ifsmsps           \DeclareOption{smsps}   {                  \smspstrue}
+\newif\ifls  \DeclareOption{ls}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractindentedtrue\@bartrue\@seclinetrue\@twostagejnltrue\lstrue}
+            \DeclareOption{lsd}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractindentedtrue\@bartrue\@stage@finalfalse\lstrue}
 \newif\ifeo  \DeclareOption{eo}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@firstbartrue\@twostagejnltrue\eotrue}
             \DeclareOption{eod}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@firstbartrue\@stage@finalfalse\eotrue}
 \newif\ifjecats  \DeclareOption{jecats}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@twostagejnltrue\jecatstrue}
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@
 \newif\ifaab  \DeclareOption{aab}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\aabtrue}
 \newif\ifpiahs  \DeclareOption{piahs}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\piahstrue}
 \newif\ifascmo  \DeclareOption{ascmo}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\@corrigendumtrue\@editorialnotetwoctrue\ascmotrue}
-\newif\ifpb  \DeclareOption{pb}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\pbtrue}
 \newif\ifsoil  \DeclareOption{soil}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\@twostagejnltrue\soiltrue}
             \DeclareOption{soild}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\@stage@finalfalse\soiltrue}
 \newif\ifangeocom  \DeclareOption{angeocom}{\@bartrue\@twostagejnltrue\angeocomtrue}
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@
 \newif\ifsdpr  \DeclareOption{sdpr}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\sdprtrue}
 \newif\ifsdsr  \DeclareOption{sdsr}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\sdsrtrue}
 \newif\ifasr  \DeclareOption{asr}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\asrtrue}
-\newif\ifms  \DeclareOption{ms}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\mstrue}
+\newif\ifms  \DeclareOption{ms}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@twostagejnltrue\mstrue}
+            \DeclareOption{msd}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@stage@finalfalse\mstrue}
 \newif\ifjsss  \DeclareOption{jsss}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\jssstrue}
 \newif\ifhgss  \DeclareOption{hgss}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\@twostagejnltrue\hgsstrue}
             \DeclareOption{hgssd}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@bartrue\@stage@finalfalse\hgsstrue}
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@
 \newif\ifamt  \DeclareOption{amt}{\@twostagejnltrue\amttrue}
             \DeclareOption{amtd}{\@stage@finalfalse\amttrue}
 \newif\ifadgeo  \DeclareOption{adgeo}{\adgeotrue}
-\newif\iffr  \DeclareOption{fr}{\frtrue}
 \newif\ifbg  \DeclareOption{bg}{\@firstbartrue\@twostagejnltrue\bgtrue}
             \DeclareOption{bgd}{\@firstbartrue\@stage@finalfalse\bgtrue}
 \newif\ifacp  \DeclareOption{acp}{\@sansseriffacetrue\@sansserifheadertrue\@abstractcenteredtrue\@firstbartrue\@twostagejnltrue\acptrue}
@@ -173,18 +174,6 @@
     \fi
   \fi
 \fi
-\iffr%classical
-  \def\@journalname{Fossil Record}
-  \def\@journalnameabbreviation{Foss. Rec.}
-  \def\@journalnameshort{FR}
-  \def\@journalnameshortlower{fr}
-  \def\@journalstartyear{1998}
-  \def\@sentence{Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the Museum f{\"u}r Naturkunde Berlin.}
-  \def\@journalurl{www.foss-rec.net}
-  \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{FR_Logo.pdf}}
-  \definecolor{bgcol}{rgb}{1,1,1}
-  \definecolor{rulecol}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
-\fi
 \ifadgeo%classical
   \def\@journalname{Advances in Geosciences}
   \def\@journalnameabbreviation{Adv. Geosci.}
@@ -629,12 +618,24 @@
   \def\@journalnameshortlower{ms}
   \def\@journalstartyear{2010}
   \def\@sentence{Published by Copernicus Publications.}
-  \def\@journalurl{www.mech-sci.net}
-  \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{MS_Logo.pdf}}
-  \definecolor{textcol}{rgb}{0.471,0.655,0.808}
-  \definecolor{bgcol}{rgb}{1,1,1}
-  \definecolor{barcol}{rgb}{0.0,0.0,0.0}
-  \definecolor{rulecol}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+  \if@stage@final
+    \def\@journalurl{www.mech-sci.net}
+    \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{MS_Logo.pdf}}
+    \definecolor{textcol}{rgb}{0.145,0.22,0.325}
+    \definecolor{bgcol}{rgb}{1,1,1}
+    \definecolor{barcol}{rgb}{0.0,0.0,0.0}
+    \definecolor{rulecol}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+  \else
+    \def\@journalurl{}
+    \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{MSD_Logo.pdf}}
+    \def\@sentenceDiscussion{}
+    \if@cop@home
+      \definecolor{journalname}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{buttonbackground}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{paneltext}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{buttontext}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+    \fi
+  \fi
 \fi
 \ifasr%classical
   \def\@journalname{Advances in Science and Research}
@@ -784,19 +785,6 @@
     \fi
   \fi
 \fi
-\ifpb%classical
-  \def\@journalname{Primate Biology}
-  \def\@journalnameabbreviation{Primate Biol.}
-  \def\@journalnameshort{PB}
-  \def\@journalnameshortlower{pb}
-  \def\@journalstartyear{2014}
-  \def\@sentence{Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH (DPZ).}
-  \def\@journalurl{www.primate-biol.net}
-  \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{PB_Logo.pdf}}
-  \definecolor{textcol}{rgb}{0.0,0.0,0.0}
-  \definecolor{bgcol}{rgb}{1,1,1}
-  \definecolor{rulecol}{rgb}{0.0,0.0,0.0}
-\fi
 \ifascmo%classical
   \def\@journalname{Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography}
   \def\@journalnameabbreviation{Adv. Stat. Clim. Meteorol. Oceanogr.}
@@ -1209,5 +1197,30 @@
     \fi
   \fi
 \fi
+\ifls%classical
+  \def\@journalname{Land Systems}
+  \def\@journalnameabbreviation{Land Syst.}
+  \def\@journalnameshort{LS}
+  \def\@journalnameshortlower{ls}
+  \def\@journalstartyear{2026}
+  \def\@sentence{Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of Land Systems association ASBL.}
+  \if@stage@final
+    \def\@journalurl{www.land-systems.net}
+    \def\@journallogo{\includegraphics{LS_Logo.pdf}}
+    \definecolor{textcol}{rgb}{0.333,0.529,0.255}
+    \definecolor{bgcol}{rgb}{1,1,1}
+    \definecolor{rulecol}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+  \else
+    \def\@journalurl{}
+    \def\@journallogo{}
+    \def\@sentenceDiscussion{}
+    \if@cop@home
+      \definecolor{journalname}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{buttonbackground}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{paneltext}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+      \definecolor{buttontext}{rgb}{1.0,1.0,1.0}
+    \fi
+  \fi
+\fi
 
 }
diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/skeleton/copernicus.cls b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/copernicus/skeleton/copernicus.cls
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 %% -----------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
 \ProvidesClass{copernicus}
-    [2026/02/03 10.1.31 Copernicus papers]
+    [2026/07/27 10.1.34 Copernicus papers]
 \frenchspacing
 \clubpenalty10000
 \widowpenalty10000
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
                               \@noreftrue
                               \AtEndOfClass{%
                                 \def\@tempa{https://egusphere.copernicus.org}%
+                                % 11329
                                 \ifx\@journalurl\@tempa
                                 \else
                                   \edef\@journalnameabbreviation{\@journalnameabbreviation\space Discuss.}%
@@ -2180,6 +2181,16 @@
     \let\oiiintop=\oiiintslop
     \def\oiiint{\DOTSI\oiiintop\ilimits@}
     %%%%%%
+    %%% Ticket 42994,
+    \DeclareSymbolFont{stmry}{U}{stmry}{m}{n}
+    \DeclareFontFamily{U}{stmry}{}
+    \DeclareFontShape{U}{stmry}{m}{n} {
+      <5> <6> <7> <8> <9> <10> gen * stmary
+      <10.95><12><14.4><17.28><20.74><24.88>stmary10%
+    }{}
+    \DeclareMathDelimiter\llbracket{\mathopen}{stmry}{"4A}{stmry}{"71}
+    \DeclareMathDelimiter\rrbracket{\mathclose}{stmry}{"4B}{stmry}{"79}
+    %%%%%%
     \DeclareMathSymbol{\fintop}{\mathop}{largesymbolsA}{'037}%from esint.sty
     \def\fint{\fintop\nolimits}%from esint.sty
     \ifx\xmltexversion\@undefined\else{\catcode`\_=\active\global\let_\xmltexUndersc@re}\fi
@@ -2311,6 +2322,10 @@
     \ifnum\pdfoutput=\z@\RequirePackage{breakurl}\fi
     \pdfstringdefDisableCommands{\let\boldsymbol\relax\let\vec\relax}
   \fi
+  % mantis-42967: \# in section:
+  \pdfstringdefDisableCommands{%
+    \def\#{\9000\043\9000\000}%
+  }%
   \edef\@pdfcreator{%
     copernicus.cls%
     \space Version \csname ver@copernicus.cls\endcsname

diff --git a/man/copernicus_article.Rd b/man/copernicus_article.Rd