joaomlourenco / Novathesis
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Table of Contents
- About
- Getting Started
- Getting Help
- Recognition
- Showcase of supported Schools
- Disclaimer
- Word Templates
About
The “novathesis” LaTeX template was initially designed for the PhD thesis and MSc dissertations at FCT-NOVA — NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal, but currently it supports more schools, namely:
- NOVA University Lisbon
- NOVA School for Science and Technology (FCT-NOVA)
- NOVA Information Management School (NOVA-IMS)
- National School of Public Heath (ENSP-NOVA)
- Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais (FCSH-NOVA)
- University of Lisbon
- Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL-IPL)
- Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
- Escola Superior de Saúde (ESS-IPS)
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro (ESTB-IPS)
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto (ESEP)
The “novathesis” LaTeX template also supports the following degrees from Universities' Consortia:
- Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies
This work is licensed under the LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c. To view a copy of this license, visit the LaTeX project public license.
Getting Started
With a Local LaTeX Installation
See below for alternatives to a local LaTeX installation
- Download LaTeX:
- Download “novathesis” by either:
- Cloning the GitHub repository with git clone https://github.com/joaomlourenco/novathesis.git; or
- Downloading the latest version from the GitHub repository as a Zip file
- Compile the document with you favorite LaTeX processor (pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX):
- The main file is named “template.tex”.
- Either load it in your favorite LaTeX text editor or compile it in the terminal with latexmk -pdf template.
- If Murphy is elsewhere, LaTeX will create the file “template.pdf”, which you may open with your favorite PDF viewer.
- Edit “template.tex”:
- Select your School, main text language, bibliography style, etc…
- Fill in your name, thesis title, etc…
- Name the (separate) files containing the abstracts, chapters, appendices, annexes, etc…
- Recompile de document:
- See 3. above.
- You're done with a beautifully formatted thesis/dissertation! 😃
With a Remote Cloud-based Service
See above for using a local installation of LaTeX
- Download the latest version from the GitHub repository as a Zip file.
- Login to your favorite LaTeX cloud service. I recommend Overleaf but there are alternatives (these instructions apply to Overleaf and you'll have to adapt for other providers).
- In the menu select New project->Upload project
- Upload the zip with all the "novathesis" files.
- Select “template.tex” as the main file.
- Compile the template and have the first version of the PDF.
- Edit “template.tex”:
- Select your School, main text language, bibliography style, etc…
- Fill in your name, thesis title, etc…
- Name the (separate) files containing the abstracts, chapters, appendices, annexes, etc…
- Recompile de document.
- You're done with a beautifully formatted thesis/dissertation! 😃
NOTE: a deprecated version of the novathesis template (v4.x) is available as an Overleaf template. Just select open as template and go to step 6 above!
Getting Help
Problems and Difficulties
Check the wiki and have some hope! 😄
If you couldn't find what you were looking for, ask for help in:
- The GitHub Discussions page (only EN please) at https://github.com/joaomlourenco/novathesis/discussions.
- The Facebook page (PT or EN) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/novathesis.
- You may also give a look at the novathesis blog at https://novathesis.blogspot.pt.
Those are the right places to learn about LaTeX and ask for help! Please don't ask for help by email! I will not answer them…
Suggestions, Bugs and Feature Requests
- **Do you have a suggestion? ** Please add it to the wiki and help other users!
- Did you find a bug? Please open an issue. Thanks!
- Would you like to request a new feature (or support of a new School)? Please open an issue. Thanks!
Recognition
This template is the result of hundreds (yes! hundreds) of hours of work from the main developer. If you use this template, please be kind and give something back by choosing at least one of the following:
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Cite the NOVAthesis manual in your thesis/dissertation.
@Manual{novathesis-manual, title = "{The NOVAthesis Template User's Manual}", author = "João M. Lourenço", organization = "NOVA University Lisbon", year = "2021", url = "https://github.com/joaomlourenco/novathesis/raw/master/template.pdf", } -
Make a small donation. We will keep a list thanking to all the identified donors that identify themselves in the “Add special instructions to the seller:” box. Our special thanks to: 2021: Jessie Harney, João Barbosa, Ricardo Teixeira, Janak Parajuli, Ganesh Prasad Sigdel, Sahibzada Saadoon Hammad, Pedro Rechena, Filipa Carvalho; 2020: João Carvalho, David Romão, DisplayersereStream, António Estêvão; 2019: Jorge Barreto, Raissa Almeida.
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Give the NOVAthesis project a star in GitHub by clicking in the star at the top-right of the project's home page.
Showcase of supported Schools
Disclaimer
These are not official templates for FCT-NOVA nor any other School, although we have done our best to make it fully compliant to each School regulations for thesis/dissertation presentation.
All contributors, both sporadic and regular, are welcome. :) Please contact me to join the team.
Word Templates
If you are here looking for the (deprecated) Word templates (not maintained anymore), please go to this other repository.