sussexthesis package
The sussexthesis package is based on Chester Ismay’s thesisdown package. The package includes a thesis template that is designed to be compatible with the submission requirements of the University of Sussex, with some additional APA formatting. The package is under active development and currently only works when knitting to pdf.
Using sussexthesis
Follow the thesisdown setup guide before installing sussexthesis package as detailed below:
# Install devtools
install.packages("devtools")
library(devtools)
# Install sussexthesis
devtools::install_github("de84sussex/sussexthesis")
library(sussexthesis)
Tips & Tricks
A user guide is given in the index.Rmd file & describes how to use the template
Some additional tips for correctly using headings are given in the 01-chap1.Rmd file
The formatting is applied automatically, but you can hack it by using LaTeX & Markdown in the file you wish to edit
The package is somewhat experimental, if you run into any problems please let me know!