This page list a set of tips and trick for creating a thesis (BSc, MSc, and PhD) in LaTeX. There are tons of resources for writing LaTex code “out there” and the chat bots are super useful in helping writing LaTeX code. So this page main list the typical issues that I’ve seen almost all of my students are having.
- Always use ~ when citing, keep citations to the end of a sentence, and keep citations together:
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 280 million people worldwide live with depression~\cite{who_2023,NSDUH_2021}.
- Always use the acronym package or the glossaries package to keep track of acronyms in the text:
\usepackage[printonlyused,nohyperlinks]{acronym}
...
\chapter{Acronyms}
\begin{acronym}[CUMACF]
\acro {arb} [ARB] {angiotensin receptor blockers}
...
\end{acronym}
- If you are using a figure from a paper or a text book in you thesis, always add a reference in the caption of the picture:
\caption{The \ac{UX} Design Cycle. Taken from~\cite{ux_book_2021}.}