cmc-article Quarto Format

The cmc-article format is designed for scholarly articles, especially preprints. Its goal is to be lightweight yet customizable, with thoughtful typography and layout. Detailed word-counting functionality is also included.

Creating a New Article

To create a new article using this format:

quarto use template CoryMcCartan/cmc-article

This will create a new directory with an example document that uses this format.

Using with an Existing Document

To add this format to an existing document:

quarto add CoryMcCartan/cmc-article

Then, add the format to your document options:

format:
  cmc-article-pdf: default

Example

Here is the source code for a minimal sample document: template.qmd. This produces the following document (click for a full preview):

Word Counting

During rendering a table like the following will be included in the render log.

 WORD COUNT
-----------------------------------
 Section             Words   Cuml.
-----------------------------------
 Title                   6       
 Abstract              163    163
  (Introduction...)    609
  (Formalizing ...)   1305
[further section titles and word counts]
  (Conclusion  ...)    158
 Body                 2909   3072
 References            375   3447
 Appendices            428   3875
-----------------------------------

To exclude a block element (image or table caption, div, code block) or entire section (demarcated by a header) from any word-counting, simply add the {.nowords} class to the element.

Template Options

Most Quarto PDF options are supported here, with the primary exception of alternative font families (see below for font customization) and anything to do with CSL references. Additional package-specific options are described below.

Blinded versions

Provide the following key under cmc-article-pdf to produce a blinded version of the article.

journal:
  blinded: true

Physics package

By default, the physics package is included. Provide the following key under cmc-article-pdf to remove it:

physics: false

Fonts

Serif font

The default serif font is Cochineal, based on the Crimson font family. If you would rather not use this font, either for file size or aesthetic reasons, you can provide the following flag. Palatino will be used instead for the body text and mathematics.

font-serif-cochineal: false

Sans-serif font

The default sans-serif font is Biolinium, part of the libertine package. If you would rather not use this font, either for file size or aesthetic reasons, you can provide the following flag. Helvetica will be used instead.

font-sans-biolinium: false

Serif title headings

By default, the title and section headings are set in a sans-serif font. Provide the following key under cmc-article-pdf to use a serif font:

font-serif-only: true