[Tex/LaTex] How to ensure that margins are correct – geometry package is not working properly

margins

I must prepare my thesis to meet following criteria:

  • A4 paper,
  • all margins must be equal to 2,5 cm,
  • font must be Times New Roman, 12 points,
  • page numbering on the bottom of the page, in the middle

I used geometry package (line: \usepackage[a4paper,left=2.5cm,right=2.5cm,top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm]{geometry}) to set properly margins.
Unfortunately, publishing house requested to amend top and bottom margins, because they're too small. I used screen ruler application and I can confirm that something is wrong. Could you suggest solution? I tried to change order of loading packages, but it doesn't help.

My minimal working example is as follows:

\documentclass[twoside,12pt]{mwbk} % polish counterpart of book class

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    \usepackage{blindtext} % package for generating some dummy text
    \usepackage{apalike}
        \let\bibhang\relax
    \usepackage[round]{natbib}
    \usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
    \usepackage{floatrow}
        \floatsetup[table]{capposition=top}
        \floatsetup[figure]{capposition=bottom}

    \usepackage{polski}
     \usepackage[english, polish]{babel} 
    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
    \usepackage[unicode, naturalnames, breaklinks]{hyperref}
        \def\UrlBreaks{\do\/\do-}

    \usepackage{longtable,booktabs}

    \usepackage{graphicx}
        \graphicspath{ {grafika/} {ObrazkiZRaportuZDyzagregacji/figures/} }

    \raggedbottom % Solution from: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36423/random-unwanted-space-between-paragraphs

    \usepackage[all]{nowidow}

    \usepackage[lang=english]{bicaption}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%% THERE's an issue

    % MARGINS must be equal 2,5 cm
    \usepackage[a4paper,left=2.5cm,right=2.5cm,top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm]{geometry}

    % MUST be Times
    \usepackage{times}
    \usepackage{mathptmx} 
        \urlstyle{same} 

    \linespread{1.3}

    \usepackage{fancyhdr}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\begin{document}

\section{Introduction}

 \pagestyle{fancy}
    \lhead{}
    \rhead{}
    \fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark }
    \fancyhead[RO]{\rightmark}
    \fancyfoot[CE,CO]{\thepage}

\blindtext[10]

\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=1.7]{universe.jpg}
\bicaption{Kosmos}{The Universe}
\label{fig:univerise}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusion}
``I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe'' \citep{adams1995hitchhiker}


\bibliographystyle{papalike}
    \twocolumn
    {\footnotesize \bibliography{references}}
\end{document}

and the result PDF (I run 'Screen Ruler' app to show margins):

top margins incorrect

and bottom margins seems to be too small – let me cite publishing house: "Margins – bottom margins are a little too small (it is 1 cm, should be 2.5 cm)"

bottom margins is too small

Best Answer

As you want the header and footer included within the text body you have to use either includehead and includefoot or includeheadfoot as options for geometry.

headinclude

Btw: Your document does not compile without disabling caption's compatibility mode.

\PassOptionsToPackage{compatibility=false}{caption}
\documentclass[twoside,12pt]{mwbk} % polish counterpart of book class

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    \usepackage{blindtext} % package for generating some dummy text
    \usepackage{apalike}
        \let\bibhang\relax
    \usepackage[round]{natbib}
    \usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
    \usepackage{floatrow}
        \floatsetup[table]{capposition=top}
        \floatsetup[figure]{capposition=bottom}

    \usepackage{polski}
     \usepackage[english, polish]{babel} 
    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
    \usepackage[unicode, naturalnames, breaklinks]{hyperref}
        \def\UrlBreaks{\do\/\do-}

    \usepackage{longtable,booktabs}

    \usepackage[demo]{graphicx}

    \raggedbottom % Solution from: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/36423/random-unwanted-space-between-paragraphs

    \usepackage[all]{nowidow}

    \usepackage[lang=english]{bicaption}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%% THERE's an issue

    % MARGINS must be equal 2,5 cm
    \usepackage[a4paper,left=2.5cm,right=2.5cm,top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm,includehead,includefoot]{geometry}

    % MUST be Times
    \usepackage{times}
    \usepackage{mathptmx} 
        \urlstyle{same} 

    \linespread{1.3}

    \usepackage{fancyhdr}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\begin{document}

\section{Introduction}

 \pagestyle{fancy}
    \lhead{}
    \rhead{}
    \fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark }
    \fancyhead[RO]{\rightmark}
    \fancyfoot[CE,CO]{\thepage}

\blindtext[10]

\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=1.7]{universe.jpg}
\bicaption{Kosmos}{The Universe}
\label{fig:univerise}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusion}
``I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe'' \citep{adams1995hitchhiker}


\bibliographystyle{papalike}
    \twocolumn
    {\footnotesize \bibliography{references}}
\end{document}
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