\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\newcommand{\strongemph}[1]{\textbf{#1}}
\newcommand{\litfmt}[1]{\texttt{#1}}
\title{The Title}
\author{Author Name}
\date{day/month/year}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents

\section{The Title --- introduction}

This is the ``day/month/year'' version, written by Author Name.
\end{document}
