Frontiers Harvard Format for Quarto

This is a Quarto extension that provides a template for creating manuscripts formatted according to Frontiers journal requirements using the Harvard (Author-Date) citation style.

Installation

From GitHub (Recommended)

To use this template in a new project:

bash quarto use template Theurrien/frontiers_quarto_extension

To add this format to an existing project:

bash quarto add Theurrien/frontiers_quarto_extension

From Local Files

If you've cloned or downloaded this repository to your local machine:

1. Clone or download this repository to your computer
2. Navigate to your Quarto project directory in the terminal
3. Install the extension from the local path:

bash quarto add /path/to/frontiers_quarto_extension

For example, if you downloaded the extension to your Downloads folder: bash quarto add ~/Downloads/frontiers_quarto_extension

Or if you cloned it to a specific directory: bash quarto add /Users/yourusername/GitHub_Repos/frontiers_quarto_extension

Alternative local installation: You can also copy the entire extension folder to your project's _extensions directory:

1. Create an _extensions folder in your Quarto project (if it doesn't exist)
2. Copy the entire frontiers_quarto_extension folder into _extensions/
3. Rename it to frontiers-harvard for consistency: your-project/ ├── _extensions/ │ └── frontiers-harvard/ │ ├── _extension.yml │ ├── Frontiers-Harvard.bst │ └── ... (all other files) ├── your-document.qmd └── references.bib

Usage

After installation, you can use the format by specifying it in your document's YAML header:

yaml format: frontiers-harvard-pdf: keep-tex: true

Features

• Full support for Frontiers journal formatting requirements
• Harvard (Author-Date) citation style with improved bibliography formatting
• Clickable DOI links in PDF output that open DOI URLs when clicked
• CSL-compatible formatting with volume and pages properly separated
• Automatic handling of author affiliations and corresponding author information
• Support for all required Frontiers sections (Conflict of Interest, Author Contributions, etc.)
• Line numbering for review process
• Proper logo placement and formatting
• Clean bibliography output without citation keys or annotations

Requirements

• Quarto version 1.6.0 or higher
• LaTeX distribution with required packages (including hyperref for clickable links)
• The logo1.eps or logo1.pdf file must be present for proper header rendering

Bibliography Format

The bibliography now follows the Frontiers CSL style with: - Authors in "Last, F." format - Year in parentheses after authors - Journal names italicized - Volume and pages separated by comma (e.g., "Volume 10, e3360") - Clickable DOI links formatted as "doi: 10.1002/example" that link to https://doi.org/...

Development and Contribution

This extension includes custom enhancements to improve bibliography formatting and add clickable DOI functionality. For developers interested in contributing or understanding the technical implementation:

• CLAUDE.md: Contains detailed technical documentation for AI-assisted development
• Custom BST file: The Frontiers-Harvard.bst file has been modified with enhanced functions for DOI linking and CSL-compatible formatting
• Testing: Use the included frontiers-template.qmd and references.bib for testing changes

When making modifications, always clear bibliography cache files (.aux, .bbl, .blg) before testing to ensure changes take effect.

Changelog

• v1.0.0: Basic Frontiers formatting
• v1.1.0: Enhanced with clickable DOIs and CSL-compatible formatting
• v1.2.0: Complete note field suppression for Zotero compatibility and misc entry improvements
• v1.3.0: Fixed subfigure captions to generate proper (A), (B), (C) labels instead of descriptive text
• v1.4.0: Added native DOCX format support with Frontiers styling and proper image embedding
• v1.5.0: Added automatic citation sorting filter for proper alphabetical ordering of multiple citations
• v1.5.1: Fixed level 4 heading (paragraph) spacing to use run-in style without extra line breaks