A template for the redaction of thesis, following Heriot-Watt University guideline as much as possible.
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%% Last update: 2024/03/11
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%% author: Dorian Gouzou <jackred@tuta.io>
%% repository hosted on github at https://github.com/jackred/Heriot_Watt_Thesis_Template
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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\input{I-packages}
\input{I-config}
\input{I-info}
\input{I-glossary}
\input{I-packages-2} % some package need to be loaded last in preamble
\begin{document}
\dominitoc
\pagestyle{empty}
\input{Preliminaries/1-titlepages}
\clearpage
% % remove this line if you don't want pagination on preliminary pages
% % also read the comment below, for table of content and other
\pagestyle{preliminary}
\input{Preliminaries/2-abstract}
\clearpage
\input{Preliminaries/3-dedication}
\clearpage
\input{Preliminaries/4-acknowledgments}
\clearpage
% % read about declaration in file
% % \input{Preliminaries/5-declaration}
%% The declaration should not be included within the Thesis anymore as per the new guideline
% \includepdf[pages=-]{Preliminaries/5-declaration.pdf}
{
\setstretch{1}
\hypersetup{linkcolor=black}
\tableofcontents
\listoftables % optional
\listoffigures % optional
\glsaddall % this is to include all acronym. You can do a sort of citation for acronym and include only the one you use, Look at the glossary package for details.
\printnoidxglossary[type=\acronymtype, title=Glossary] % optional
%% put your publications in BibMine.bib
%% They will be displayed here
\begin{refsection}[BibMine.bib]
\DeclareFieldFormat{labelnumberwidth}{#1}
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography[omitnumbers=true,title={List of Publications}]
\end{refsection}
}
%% if you don't want pagination you need to use this commented part instead of the one above for the table of content/list of figure/etc
%% this is because the toc is defined in an annoying way, especially multi page one
%% solution found here: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/173423
% {
% \hypersetup{linkcolor=black}
% \pagestyle{empty} % Removes numbers from middle pages.
% \fancypagestyle{plain} % Re-definition removes numbers from first page.
% {
% \fancyhf{}% % Clear all header and footer fields.
% \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}% Clear rules (remove these two lines if not desired).
% \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}%
% }
% \tableofcontents
% \thispagestyle{empty}
% \listoftables %optional
% \thispagestyle{empty}
% \listoffigures %optional
% \thispagestyle{empty}
% \glsaddall % this is to include all acronym. You can do a sort of citation for acronym and include only the one you use, Look at the glossary package for details.
% \printnoidxglossary[type=\acronymtype, title=Glossary] % optional
% \thispagestyle{empty}
% %% put your publications in BibMine.bib
% %% They will be displayed here
% \begin{refsection}[BibMine.bib]
% \DeclareFieldFormat{labelnumberwidth}{#1}
% \nocite{*}
% \printbibliography[omitnumbers=true,title={List of Publications}]
% \end{refsection}
% \thispagestyle{empty}
% }
\clearpage
\pagestyle{chapter}
\subfile{Chapters/Chapter1-Introduction}
\subfile{Chapters/Chapter2}
\subfile{Chapters/Chapter3}
\appendix
\subfile{Appendices/Appendix1}
%% add publications in pdf format
\clearpage
\stepcounter{chapter}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\thechapter\ \ \ \ Publication 1}
\includepdf[pages=-]{Publications/Publication1.pdf}
%% using biblatex rather than bibtex to easily have further reading and references
%% you need to remove the cache file when adding files to the bibliography
%% Log and output files > trash icons in Overleaf
%% sorted by citation
\label{Bibliography}
\printbibliography[title={References}, heading=bibintoc, resetnumbers=true]
%% sorted by alphabetical order, using author name
\begin{refsection}
\DeclareFieldFormat{labelnumberwidth}{#1}
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography[title={Bibliography}, notcategory=cited, omitnumbers=true, heading=bibintoc]
\end{refsection}
\end{document}