ZhThesis
ZhThesis is an open-source LaTeX document class for Chinese academic theses. I wrote it so that a thesis can be assembled from small, reusable files while the layout, front matter, and citation style stay fixed and consistent from the first chapter to the appendices.
What it provides
The class carries the parts of a thesis that are prescribed rather than written: the cover, declaration and authorization pages, and the structured front matter that precedes the first chapter. Chinese and English abstracts are both supported, and chapters, appendices, the acknowledgement, figures, tables, and the bibliography are styled by the class rather than by the author.
Structure
A thesis is one entry point plus a directory of chapters.
| File | Role |
|---|---|
main.tex |
Metadata and the compilation entry point |
zhthesis.cls |
The document class: layout, front matter, and all styling |
texs/ |
Reusable chapter files—abstract, introduction, conclusion, acknowledgement, appendices |
references.bib |
The BibTeX bibliography |
Authors edit metadata in main.tex and write in texs/. Institution-specific
elements are adapted in the class file, which keeps every institutional requirement in one place
instead of scattered through the chapters.
Using it
Quick Start covers what to install and the four-pass XeLaTeX build. The User Guide covers the metadata commands, the abstract and acknowledgement environments, the chapter includes, the theorem environments, and the class options.