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+These layouts are ripe to be moved into some form of attic once we decide how
+to handle old documents using such layouts.
+
+The reason for deprecation is that the relevant cls files have not been
+available for several years (see kluwer related thread from 06 Dec 2022).
+
+iopart.layout
+kluwer.layout
+svjog.layout