diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a205a8..9958243 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Changed
 
 - use style `orcidlink.sty` instead of local logo for the ORCID icon.
+- `\authorsetup{}` is now the preferred way for configuring the package
 
 ## [1.2.1] - 2022-04-25
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 134b03b..282391c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ your `texmf` tree or the local directory with your main LaTeX file).
 
 A simple use for LNCS-formatted papers is as follows:
 
+```tex
+\usepackage{authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{LNCS,
+   key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
+   year=2016,
+   publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
+       Conference on LaTeX-Hacks, LNCS~42. Some Publisher}
+   startpage={42},
+   doi={00/00_00},
+   doiText={0/00\_00},
+   nocopyright
+}
+```
+
+Note that this is the preferred way of configuring the package, as it allows,
+e.g., for LaTeX commands in options. Only if no (complex) LaTeX commands are
+used, the configuration can also be passes as package options (this is a
+limitation of the way LaTeX is passing options to packages):
+
 ```tex
 \usepackage[LNCS,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
@@ -40,7 +59,7 @@ A simple use for LNCS-formatted papers is as follows:
    doi={00/00_00},
    doiText={0/00\_00},
    nocopyright
- ]{authorarchive}
+]{authorarchive}
 ```
 
 The following layout-styles are pre-defined:
diff --git a/authorarchive.sty b/authorarchive.sty
index afefb1c..219cd8a 100644
--- a/authorarchive.sty
+++ b/authorarchive.sty
@@ -80,8 +80,34 @@
 }
 \ProcessKeyvalOptions*
 
+\newcommand{\AA@defIncludeFiles}{
+  \def\AA@bibBibTeX{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.bib}
+  \def\AA@bibBibTeXLong{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.bibtex}
+  \def\AA@bibWord{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.word.xml}
+  \def\AA@bibEndnote{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.enw}
+  \def\AA@bibRIS{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.ris}
+}
+\AA@defIncludeFiles
+
+\newboolean{AA@bibExists}
+\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{false}
+\newcommand{\AA@defIncludeSwitches}{
+  \IfFileExists{\AA@bibBibTeX}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
+  \IfFileExists{\AA@bibBibTeXLong}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
+  \IfFileExists{\AA@bibWord}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
+  \IfFileExists{\AA@bibEndnote}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
+  \IfFileExists{\AA@bibRIS}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
+}
+\AA@defIncludeSwitches
+
+
 % Provide command for dynamic configuration setup
-\def\authorsetup{\kvsetkeys{AA}}
+% \def\authorsetup{\kvsetkeys{AA}}
+\newcommand{\authorsetup}[1]{%
+  \kvsetkeys{AA}{#1}
+  \AA@defIncludeFiles
+  \AA@defIncludeSwitches
+}
 
 % Load local configuration
 \InputIfFileExists{authorarchive.config}{}{}
@@ -99,20 +125,6 @@
 \newlength\AA@y
 \newlength\AA@width
 
-\def\AA@bibBibTeX{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.bib}
-\def\AA@bibBibTeXLong{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.bibtex}
-\def\AA@bibWord{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.word.xml}
-\def\AA@bibEndnote{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.enw}
-\def\AA@bibRIS{\AA@bibtexdir/\AA@key.ris}
-
-\newboolean{AA@bibExists}
-\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{false}
-\IfFileExists{\AA@bibBibTeX}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
-\IfFileExists{\AA@bibBibTeXLong}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
-\IfFileExists{\AA@bibWord}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
-\IfFileExists{\AA@bibEndnote}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
-\IfFileExists{\AA@bibRIS}{\setboolean{AA@bibExists}{true}}{}
-
 \setlength\AA@x{1in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin}
 
 \newcommand{\authorcrfont}{\footnotesize}
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran-nourl.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran-nourl.tex
index a865032..bbb7501 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran-nourl.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran-nourl.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage[IEEE,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   IEEE,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
    startpage={42},
    nourl,
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran.tex
index 8809fc9..2d0d3d2 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-IEEEtran.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage[IEEE,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   IEEE,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
    doi={00/00_00},
    doiText={0/00\_00},
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-acmart.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-acmart.tex
index 3c6da44..e94e33f 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-acmart.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-acmart.tex
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 \acmDOI{10.1145/000000.000000}
 \acmISBN{000-0-0000-0000-0/00/00}
 
-\usepackage[acmart,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   acmart,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al. (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
    startpage={42},
    doi={00/0000},
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-entcs.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-entcs.tex
index 9095d79..ca97306 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-entcs.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-entcs.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \documentclass{entcs}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage[ENTCS,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   ENTCS,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
    doi={00/00_00},
    doiText={0/00\_00},
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs-a4.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs-a4.tex
index 0f63fd4..ed1c6f4 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs-a4.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs-a4.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \documentclass[final, runningheads, USenglish, a4paper]{llncs}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage[LNCS,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   LNCS,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
    doi={00/00_00},
    doiText={0/00\_00},
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs.tex
index 2d24948..ef25d23 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-llncs.tex
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 \documentclass[final, runningheads, USenglish]{llncs}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
 
-\usepackage[LNCS,
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
+   LNCS,
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -11,8 +13,12 @@
    doiText={0/00\_00},
    orcidicon,
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
+\authorsetup{
+   publication={Anonymous 6\textsuperscript{th}  et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
+       Conference on LaTeX-Hacks, LNCS~42. Some Publisher},
+}
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
 \title{A Simple Example of the \texttt{authorarchive} Package for \LaTeX}
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-lni.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-lni.tex
index 00bff6b..78b54a8 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-lni.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016-lni.tex
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 \documentclass[english]{lni}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
 \AtEndPreamble{
-  \usepackage[LNI,
+  \usepackage{../authorarchive}
+  \authorsetup{
+     LNI,
      key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
      year=2016,
      publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@
      doi={00/00_00},
      doiText={0/00\_00},
      nocopyright
-   ]{../authorarchive}
+   }
 }
 \usepackage{lipsum}
 
diff --git a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016.tex b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016.tex
index b6f2ea3..99f5cdb 100644
--- a/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016.tex
+++ b/examples/brucker-authorarchive-2016.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 \documentclass[a4paper]{article}
 
-\usepackage[
+\usepackage{../authorarchive}
+\authorsetup{
    key=brucker-authorarchive-2016,
    year=2016,
    publication={Anonymous et al.\ (eds). Proceedings of the International
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
    startpage={42},
    doi={00/0000},
    nocopyright
- ]{../authorarchive}
+}
 
 \usepackage{lipsum}