scrbook — Book & Thesis
The KOMA-Script class for books, theses, and dissertations.
Last updated May 9, 2026
Overview
scrbook is the KOMA-Script class for long, double-sided documents — books, theses,
textbooks, novels.
Document structure
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\chapter*{Preface}
\mainmatter
\chapter{Introduction}
\chapter{Main part}
\backmatter
\chapter{Bibliography}
\end{document}Key options
\documentclass[
paper=a4,
fontsize=11pt,
parskip=half,
BCOR=12mm,
DIV=calc,
twoside=true,
open=right
]{scrbook}