Theses, Books, Title pages ⇒ How to make each chapter has its own abstract

[templateuser]

Hi there,

I am compiling a Thesis by Publication, therefore I need to have an abstract for some Chapters (those that will present published journal work).

How can I do that?


Cheers,
Chris

[Vel]

Hi Chris,

You can add as many abstracts as you like by simply copy/pasting the abstract code from the beginning and pasting it after each of your included chapters. Here's an example using the template:

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\input{Chapters/Chapter1}

\addtotoc{Abstract2} % Add the "Abstract" page entry to the Contents

\abstract{\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{1em}} % Add a gap in the Contents, for aesthetics
\thispagestyle{empty}
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}

\clearpage % Start a new page

\input{Chapters/Chapter2}

Cheers,
Vel

[templateuser]

Thanks Vel.

However, what I end up getting now is an abstract page, with the same formatting as the main body of the chapter. Additionally, it is referenced on the TOC as a separate Chapter rather than appearing as a subsection of the relevant Chapter.

Therefore, how can I make the abstract page to be:
An initial, numbered subsection of each Chapter
Categorize it in the TOC as a subsection of the relevant Chapter
Typeset it with smaller fonts and bigger left and right margins (similar to the way a journal abstract is typeset)

Cheers,
Chris

[Vel]

Hey Chris,

If you want a custom abstract type I'd recommend you go into thesis.cls and find the line \newenvironment{abstract}. This block defines how the abstract is printed. If you want to keep the original abstract for the entire thesis while creating a new abstract type for your chapters, just duplicate this block and call it abstract-chapters or something similar. You can then customize this new abstract style as you want.

Cheers,
Vel