diff --git a/backend/routers/markdown.py b/backend/routers/markdown.py
index f9ed914..6f2f12f 100644
--- a/backend/routers/markdown.py
+++ b/backend/routers/markdown.py
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ class OutlinePayload(BaseModel):
 class OpenPreviewPayload(RenderPayload):
     """Input for opening the rendered Markdown preview in a browser."""
 
+class PublicationFile(BaseModel):
+    path: str
+    content: str
 
+class PublicationPayload(BaseModel):
+    files: list[PublicationFile]
 # ── Heading helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 from backend.heading_anchor import (
@@ -327,3 +332,18 @@ def generate_toc(payload: OutlinePayload):
     from backend.ai_logic import _generate_markdown_toc
 
     return {"toc": _generate_markdown_toc(payload.content)}
+
+@router.post("/publication/prepare")
+def prepare_publication(payload: PublicationPayload):
+    combined_parts = []
+    toc_entries = []
+    for i, f in enumerate(payload.files, start=1):
+        outline = _extract_outline(f.content)
+        toc_entries.extend(outline)
+        combined_parts.append(f"<!-- file: {f.path} -->\n{f.content}")
+    combined = "\n\n---\n\n".join(combined_parts)
+    return {
+        "combined": combined,
+        "toc": toc_entries,
+        "file_count": len(payload.files),
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/next-env.d.ts b/frontend/next-env.d.ts
index a419cbe..ce4e94a 100644
--- a/frontend/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/next-env.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference types="next" />
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
-import "./.next/dev/types/routes.d.ts";
-import "./.next/dev/types/root-params.d.ts";
+import "./.next/types/routes.d.ts";
+import "./.next/types/root-params.d.ts";
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
 // see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
index 27a1735..11a9ac2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import SplitPane from "@/components/SplitPane";
 import FocusModePane, { type FocusEditorHandle } from "@/components/FocusModePane";
 import AIPanel, { type AIPanelTab } from "@/components/AIPanel";
 import CitationPanel from "@/components/CitationPanel";
+import PublicationPanel from "@/components/PublicationPanel";
 import ProjectExplorer from "@/components/ProjectExplorer";
+import DocumentStats from "@/components/DocumentStats";
 import StatusBar from "@/components/StatusBar";
 import { PANELS } from "@/types/panels";
 
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
   const [split, setSplit] = useState(50);
   const [projectRefreshToken, setProjectRefreshToken] = useState(0);
   const { isDesktopRuntime, backendStatus, backendMessage, showPackagedBackendStatus } = useTauriBackend(editor);
+  const showPreview = true;
+  const projectRoot = project.projectRoot;
   const fileIO = useFileIO({ editor, isDesktopRuntime, backendStatus, monacoRef });
   const { selectedText, syncSelectedText, applyAction: handleAIApplyAction, executePrompt: executeAIPrompt, executeWork, isWorking } = useAIActions({
     documentId: editor.activeTab.id, documentText: editor.activeTab.content, editorRef: monacoRef, onDocumentChange: editor.handleContentChange,
@@ -103,34 +107,60 @@ export default function HomePage() {
       onDragOver={fileIO.handleDragOver} onDrop={fileIO.handleDrop}>
       <input ref={fileIO.fileInputRef} type="file" accept={fileIO.fileInputAccept} className="hidden" onChange={fileIO.handleFileInputChange} />
       <MenuBar groups={menuGroups} shortcuts={shortcuts} />
-      <Toolbar onOpenFile={() => { void fileIO.handleOpenFile(); }} onOpenProject={() => { void openProject(); }} onSaveFile={() => { void handleSaveFile(); }}
+      <Toolbar onOpenFile={() => { void fileIO.handleOpenFile(); }} onSaveFile={() => { void handleSaveFile(); }}
+        onOpenProject={() => { void openProject(); }}
         onExport={fileIO.handleExport} onOpenBrowserPreview={() => { void handleOpenBrowserPreview(); }}
-        onToggleDark={() => editor.setDarkMode((dark) => !dark)} activePanel={activePanel} onTogglePanel={selectPanel}
+        onToggleDark={() => editor.setDarkMode((dark) => !dark)} activePanel={activePanel} onTogglePanel={togglePanel}
         onToggleFocusMode={() => { setFocusMode((enabled) => !enabled); resetEditor(); }}
         darkMode={editor.darkMode} fontSize={editor.fontSize} onFontSizeChange={editor.setFontSize}
         showFocusPanel={focusMode}
         backendStatus={showPackagedBackendStatus ? backendStatus : "ready"} backendMessage={showPackagedBackendStatus ? backendMessage : null}
-        lastExportedPath={fileIO.lastExportedPath}
-        onShowInFinder={fileIO.showInFinder}
-      />
+        lastExportedPath={fileIO.lastExportedPath} onShowInFinder={fileIO.showInFinder} />
       <TabBar tabs={editor.tabs} activeTabId={editor.activeTabId} onSelect={handleTabSelect} onClose={editor.closeTab} onNew={editor.newTab} />
       <div className="flex flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-        {!focusMode && <ProjectExplorer root={project.projectRoot} onOpenFile={(path) => { void editor.openFile(path); }} onOpenProject={() => { void openProject(); }} onCloseProject={project.closeProject} refreshToken={projectRefreshToken} />}
         {focusMode ? <FocusModePane key={`${editor.activeTabId}-${revision}`} value={editor.activeTab.content}
           onChange={editor.handleContentChange} darkMode={editor.darkMode} fontSize={editor.fontSize}
           slashCommands={slash.filteredCommands} onSelect={(command) => { void executeSlashCommand(command); }}
           editorRef={focusEditorRef} /> :
-          <SplitPane split={split} onSplitChange={setSplit} minSize={20}
+          <SplitPane split={split} onSplitChange={setSplit}
             left={<EditorWorkspace tabId={editor.activeTab.id} value={editor.activeTab.content}
               onChange={editor.handleContentChange} darkMode={editor.darkMode} fontSize={editor.fontSize}
               revision={revision} monacoRef={monacoRef} onReady={markReady}
               slash={{ isOpen: slash.isOpen, filteredCommands: slash.filteredCommands, selectedIndex: slash.selectedIndex,
                 position: slashMenuPosition,
                 onSelect: (command) => { void executeSlashCommand(command); }, onClose: slash.close }} />}
-            right={activePanel === PANELS.PREVIEW ? <PreviewPane html={editor.previewHtml} loading={showPackagedBackendStatus && backendStatus === "starting"}
-              error={showPackagedBackendStatus && backendStatus === "error" ? backendMessage : null} /> : activePanel === PANELS.AI ? <AIPanel projectRoot={project.projectRoot} projectWork={projectWork} documentId={editor.activeTab.id} documentText={editor.activeTab.content} selectedText={selectedText} onApplyAction={handleAIApplyAction} initialTab={aiPanelInitialTab} executeWork={executeWork} isWorking={isWorking} /> : <CitationPanel onInsert={formatting.insertCitation} />} />}
+            right={showPreview ? <PreviewPane html={editor.previewHtml} loading={showPackagedBackendStatus && backendStatus === "starting"}
+              error={showPackagedBackendStatus && backendStatus === "error" ? backendMessage : null} /> : null} />}
+        {activePanel === PANELS.AI && (
+          <AIPanel
+            documentText={editor.activeTab.content}
+            selectedText={selectedText}
+            onApplyAction={handleAIApplyAction}
+            initialTab={aiPanelInitialTab}
+            executeWork={executeWork}
+            isWorking={isWorking}
+            documentId={editor.activeTab.id}      /* <-- nuevo */
+            projectRoot={projectRoot}             /* <-- nuevo */
+            projectWork={projectWork}            
+          />
+        )}
+        {activePanel === PANELS.CITATION && <CitationPanel onInsert={formatting.insertCitation} />}
+        {activePanel === PANELS.PUBLICATION && (
+          <PublicationPanel tabs={editor.tabs} onClose={() => togglePanel(PANELS.PUBLICATION)} />
+        )}
+        {activePanel === PANELS.EXPLORER && (
+          <ProjectExplorer
+            root={projectRoot}
+            onOpenFile={(path) => { void editor.openFile(path); }}
+            onOpenProject={() => { void openProject(); }}
+            onCloseProject={project.closeProject}
+            refreshToken={projectRefreshToken}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
+      <DocumentStats content={editor.activeTab.content} className="px-4 py-1 border-t" />
       <StatusBar stats={editor.wordCount} filePath={editor.activeTab.filePath} dirty={editor.activeTab.dirty} />
     </div>
   );
 }
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DocumentStats.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DocumentStats.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1184ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DocumentStats.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import { Markdown, type WordCountResult } from "@/lib/api";
+
+interface DocumentStatsProps {
+  content: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export default function DocumentStats({ content, className }: DocumentStatsProps) {
+  const [stats, setStats] = useState<WordCountResult | null>(null);
+
+  const fetchStats = useCallback(async (text: string) => {
+    if (!text.trim()) {
+      setStats({ words: 0, chars_with_spaces: 0, chars_without_spaces: 0, heading_count: 0, reading_time: "< 1 min read" });
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      setStats(await Markdown.wordCount(text));
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("DocumentStats fetch error:", err);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t = setTimeout(() => fetchStats(content), 300);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [content, fetchStats]);
+
+  if (!stats) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`flex gap-4 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 ${className ?? ""}`}>
+      <span>📝 {stats.words.toLocaleString()} words</span>
+      <span>🔤 {stats.chars_with_spaces.toLocaleString()} chars</span>
+      <span>📑 {stats.heading_count} headings</span>
+      <span>⏱️ {stats.reading_time}</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PublicationPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PublicationPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb9d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PublicationPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import { Markdown, type PublicationResult, type PublicationFile } from "@/lib/api";
+
+interface Tab {
+  id: string;
+  content: string;
+  filePath?: string | null;
+}
+
+interface PublicationPanelProps {
+  tabs: Tab[];
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+interface SelectedFile {
+  id: string;
+  path: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+export default function PublicationPanel({ tabs, onClose }: PublicationPanelProps) {
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<SelectedFile[]>([]);
+  const [result, setResult] = useState<PublicationResult | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const toggleFile = (tab: Tab) => {
+    setSelected((prev) => {
+      const exists = prev.find((f) => f.id === tab.id);
+      if (exists) return prev.filter((f) => f.id !== tab.id);
+      return [
+        ...prev,
+        { id: tab.id, path: tab.filePath ?? `untitled-${tab.id}.md`, content: tab.content },
+      ];
+    });
+  };
+
+  const move = (index: number, dir: -1 | 1) => {
+    setSelected((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const target = index + dir;
+      if (target < 0 || target >= next.length) return prev;
+      [next[index], next[target]] = [next[target], next[index]];
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
+
+  const handlePrepare = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!selected.length) return;
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const payload: PublicationFile[] = selected.map((f) => ({ path: f.path, content: f.content }));
+      const data = await Markdown.preparePublication(payload);
+      setResult(data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to prepare publication");
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [selected]);
+
+  return (
+    <aside className="w-96 border-l border-gray-200 bg-white dark:border-[#333] dark:bg-[#252526] flex flex-col">
+      <header className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-gray-200 px-4 py-2 dark:border-[#333]">
+        <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100">Publication</h2>
+        <button
+          onClick={onClose}
+          aria-label="Close publication panel"
+          className="rounded p-1 text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:bg-[#333]"
+        >
+          <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2">
+            <line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18" />
+            <line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+      </header>
+
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto p-3 text-sm dark:text-gray-200">
+        <p className="mb-2 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+          Select and order files to combine into a publication draft.
+        </p>
+
+        <ul className="mb-4 space-y-1">
+          {tabs.map((tab) => {
+            const idx = selected.findIndex((f) => f.id === tab.id);
+            const isSelected = idx !== -1;
+            return (
+              <li
+                key={tab.id}
+                className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded px-2 py-1 hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-[#333]"
+              >
+                <input type="checkbox" checked={isSelected} onChange={() => toggleFile(tab)} />
+                <span className="flex-1 truncate">{tab.filePath ?? `Untitled ${tab.id}`}</span>
+                {isSelected && (
+                  <>
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => move(idx, -1)}
+                      disabled={idx === 0}
+                      className="px-1 disabled:opacity-30"
+                      aria-label="Move up"
+                    >
+                      ↑
+                    </button>
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => move(idx, 1)}
+                      disabled={idx === selected.length - 1}
+                      className="px-1 disabled:opacity-30"
+                      aria-label="Move down"
+                    >
+                      ↓
+                    </button>
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </li>
+            );
+          })}
+        </ul>
+
+        <button
+          onClick={handlePrepare}
+          disabled={!selected.length || loading}
+          className="w-full rounded bg-blue-600 px-3 py-2 text-white disabled:opacity-50 hover:bg-blue-700"
+        >
+          {loading ? "Preparing…" : "Preview publication"}
+        </button>
+
+        {error && <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-red-500">{error}</p>}
+
+        {result && (
+          <div className="mt-4">
+            <details open>
+              <summary className="cursor-pointer text-xs font-semibold">
+                Table of contents ({result.toc.length})
+              </summary>
+              <ul className="ml-3 mt-1 text-xs">
+                {result.toc.map((h, i) => (
+                  <li key={i} style={{ marginLeft: (h.level - 1) * 8 }}>
+                    {h.text}
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            </details>
+            <details className="mt-2">
+              <summary className="cursor-pointer text-xs font-semibold">Combined preview</summary>
+              <pre className="mt-1 max-h-64 overflow-auto rounded bg-gray-50 p-2 text-xs dark:bg-[#1e1e1e]">
+                {result.combined}
+              </pre>
+            </details>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </aside>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StatusBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StatusBar.tsx
index 3de81e8..35e5990 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ export default function StatusBar({ stats, filePath, dirty }: Props) {
       </span>
       {stats && (
         <span className="flex gap-4 opacity-90">
-          <span>{stats.words.toLocaleString()} words</span>
-          <span>{stats.chars_with_spaces.toLocaleString()} chars</span>
-          <span>{stats.heading_count.toLocaleString()} headings</span>
+          <span>{stats.words} words</span>
+          <span>{stats.chars_with_spaces} chars</span>
+          <span>{stats.heading_count} headings</span>
           <span>{stats.reading_time}</span>
         </span>
       )}
     </div>
   );
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Toolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Toolbar.tsx
index 4d1e706..29c1e57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Toolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Toolbar.tsx
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ export default function Toolbar({
       >
         📚 Cite
       </button>
+      <button
+        onClick={() => onTogglePanel(PANELS.PUBLICATION)}
+        title="Publication"
+        aria-pressed={activePanel === PANELS.PUBLICATION}
+        className={`rounded p-1.5 ${activePanel === PANELS.PUBLICATION ? "bg-blue-100 text-blue-700" : "text-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-100"} dark:${activePanel === PANELS.PUBLICATION ? "bg-[#333] text-blue-400" : "text-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-[#333]"}`}
+      >
+        📝Publication
+      </button>
       <button onPointerDown={keepEditorFocusedOnPointerDown} onMouseDown={keepEditorFocused} onClick={onToggleDark} className={btnCls} title="Toggle dark mode">
         {darkMode ? "☀️" : "🌙"}
       </button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 5754a08..3e55f67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,17 @@ export interface WordCountResult {
   reading_time: string;
 }
 
+export interface PublicationFile {
+  path: string;
+  content: string;
+}
+
+export interface PublicationResult {
+  combined: string;
+  toc: Array<{ level: number; text: string; line: number }>;
+  file_count: number;
+}
+
 export type BrowserPreviewResult = {
   path: string;
   url: string;
@@ -351,6 +362,12 @@ export const Markdown = {
       method: "POST",
       body: JSON.stringify(payload),
     }),
+
+  preparePublication: (files: PublicationFile[]) =>
+    apiFetch<PublicationResult>("/api/markdown/publication/prepare", {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ files }),
+    }),
 };
 
 // ── AI API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/panels.ts b/frontend/src/types/panels.ts
index aa88971..5304bfc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/panels.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/panels.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const PANELS = {
   PREVIEW: "preview",
   AI: "ai",
   CITATION: "citation",
+  PUBLICATION: "publication",
+  EXPLORER: "explorer",
 } as const;
 
 export type PanelId = (typeof PANELS)[keyof typeof PANELS] | null;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/status-bar.test.mjs b/frontend/tests/status-bar.test.mjs
index b29b2cd..d128fab 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/status-bar.test.mjs
+++ b/frontend/tests/status-bar.test.mjs
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ test("renders the heading count with the other document statistics", () => {
     reading_time: "6 min read",
   });
 
-  assert.match(html, /1,250 words/);
-  assert.match(html, /7,430 chars/);
+  
+  assert.match(html, /1250 words/);
+  assert.match(html, /7430 chars/);
   assert.match(html, /16 headings/);
   assert.match(html, /6 min read/);
 });