book¶

Template name: book Class file: Standard book class (no third-party file) Citation style: natbib plainnat (default) or biblatex/biber (per-chapter mode) Document structure: \frontmatter / \mainmatter / \backmatter

Covers¶

Theses and dissertations
Monographs and book-length technical documents
Any multi-chapter document where \include/\includeonly selective recompilation is useful

YAML setup¶

journal:
    template: book
    # options: 11pt,a4paper,openright   # default; override as needed
bibliography: references.bib

Front-matter content¶

The book template emits a \frontmatter block between \maketitle and \mainmatter. Populate it via YAML keys or matching # ... markdown sections (YAML wins on conflict):

YAML key	Markdown heading	Emitted as
`dedication: "..."`	(YAML only)	Centered italic dedication page
`preface: "..."`	`# Preface`	`\chapter*{Preface}`
`foreword: "..."`	`# Foreword`	`\chapter*{Foreword}`
`abstract: "..."`	`# Abstract`	`\begin{abstract}...\end{abstract}`
`list_of_figures: true`	(YAML only)	`\listoffigures`
`list_of_tables: true`	(YAML only)	`\listoftables`

A \tableofcontents is always emitted.

Multi-chapter layout¶

Use ![](chapter.md) or [Chapter title](chapter.md){.include} in the body, or declare chapters via YAML:

chapters:
  - chapters/intro.md
  - chapters/methods.md
  - chapters/results.md

Top-level embeds compile to \include{stem} for the book template. See docs/multi-file.md for the full embed reference.

Selective recompilation¶

texmark thesis.md --only chapters/methods.md

Injects \includeonly{methods} into the preamble — only that chapter is typeset this pass while LaTeX still reads all other chapters' .aux files for cross-references.

Per-chapter bibliographies (biblatex)¶

bibliography_per_chapter: true

Swaps natbib for biblatex/biber and wraps each chapter in a refsection so each chapter prints its own References section. See docs/multi-file.md for the full reference.

Custom preamble¶

preamble: macros.tex   # or inline block scalar; see docs/preamble.md

Recognised section headings¶

# Abstract
# Preface
# Foreword
# Acknowledgments