config/acro.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\acsetup
+{
+    make-links      = true,     % generate links
+    case-sensitive  = true,     % when calling \ac{ID} ID is case sensetive i.e ABC won't match AbC
+    use-id-as-short = true,     % id of acronym is used as short form
+    list/display    = used,
+    list/sort       = true,
+    link-only-first = false,
+    pages/display = none,
+    pages/fill = {, }
+}

main.tex

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 \usepackage{float}                  % extra option to place tables, figures etc.
 \usepackage{amsmath}                % better layout strategies for compliacted/larger equations
 \usepackage{multicol}               % multi column page layouts
+\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}       % footnotes
+\usepackage{natbib}
 
 \makeindex
 \makenomenclature
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
 \input{extra/fixes}
 % article page geometry configuration
 \input{config/geomerty}
+\input{config/acro}    % setup acronyms
 
 \begin{document}