![]() This would import the figure at current location. You can insert a figure in typical markdown way: You can use Latex syntax to write a math equation, like so: Writing a paper in markdown is as easy as it sounds: use # for titles and subtitles, use | to format a table, among other things. Once you have all required packages installed, it’s time to start writing! # What does writing a scientific paper require?Ĭontent aside, to write a scientific paper efficiently, one needs at least the following elements:Įasy way to insert and manage high resolution figuresĬan be converted to other formats (pdf, html, etc)Ītom is an excellent text editor that with packages can do almost all of the above!Ī Tex distribution for your OS (I used Tex Live for my linux system) Why not write in markdown? After a short search, I’m happy to report that this is indeed possible! ![]() That led me to think: markdown is a fantastic format that is both intuitive and powerful. For example, look at the below Tex format:Īnother problem with writing in Latex is, while it’s not easy to learn Latex, it’s even harder to get all your collaborators on board, which is usually the case with scientific papers. ![]() And a Tex file is not the most intuitive format to look at. However, Latex does have a rather steep learning curve. A Tex file is also a pure text format so it’s easy to manage with a version control tool like git. It separates content and formatting, allowing you to focus on content and leave the rest to those with expertise at it. Of course, Latex is always an excellent solution to all those problems. ![]() By default, Pandoc will use the Chicago Manual of Style author-date format, but you can specify a custom formatting using CSL ( Citation Style Language).If you have ever written a scientific paper in MS Word (or any other word processing software) then you’re probably experienced frustrations like me: Word constantly crashing when loaded with too many high-resolution figures, citations getting messed up when working with others that use different citation managers, or hard to keep track of hundreds of versions of the draft, etc. Quarto uses Pandoc to format citations and bibliographies. See the Pandoc Citations documentation for additional information on citation syntax. You can also write in-text citations, as follows: Markdown Format Here are some examples: Markdown Formatīlah Blah (see Knuth 1984, 33–35 also Wickham 2015, chap. ![]() The citation key must begin with a letter, digit, or _, and may contain alphanumerics, _, and internal punctuation characters (. Each citation must have a key, composed of + the citation identifier from the database, and may optionally have a prefix, a locator, and a suffix. citations go inside square brackets and are separated by semicolons. Quarto uses the standard Pandoc markdown representation for citations (e.g. See the Pandoc Citations documentation for additional information on bibliography formats. You can provide more than one bibliography file if you would like by setting the bibliography field’s value to a YAML array. ![]()
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