Create publication ready tables with Pandas
Tables in scientific papers often look less than professional, and
sometimes this can even get in the way of understanding the message. In this
blog post we will use pandas to automate making
publication ready LaTeX tables that look great.
Bootstrapping your next LaTeX project
The process of setting up a new LaTeX project is made up of many manual steps, resulting in a patchwork that already from the start is not exercisable nor complete. In this post we will see how we can construct a solid starting point with a single command. This is part of a series to create the perfect open science git repository.
LaTeX writing as a constrained non-convex optimization problem
The rejection rate for papers in good conferences is very high. To be accepted, a paper must not only be of a high scientific quality, but also at first impression perceived to be - or risk being thrown in the recycling bin. In this post we construct a system that automatically optimizes one proxy metric for perceived quality, removing one small frustrating step of scientific paper authorship and hopefully avoiding the bin.
How to beat publisher PDF checks with LaTeX document unit testing
When submitting a scientific paper to a conference or a journal, there is
often a mandatory step of passing the automated PDF checks set up by that
publication. This step can often be nerve-racking and cause many hours of
LaTeX troubleshooting. In this post we will create a series of test cases to
catch these problems early in the writing process so that you can submit your
manuscript only once.
How to annoy your co-authors: a Gitlab CI pipeline for LaTeX
The process of writing a LaTeX document can be one full of manual steps, resulting in a patchwork document that is not exercisable nor complete. This makes it impossible to reproduce the document from code and data. In this post we will create a pipeline for compiling a LaTeX document that works both locally and using GitLab CI. This is part of a series to create the perfect open science git repository.
Top 10 LaTeX packages for academic writing
In academic writing with LaTeX there are a lot of things that can be frustrating to the author. For many of these things there exists many packages that can help alleviate this frustration, but it is hard to find them. In this post I list 10 of my favorite packages to help remove some of this frustation, and make your papers look nicer so that you have a higher probability of getting your paper accepted. Hopefully.