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Should the information within a caption be repeated into the main text?
My understanding is that a caption should be here to help someone read a caption independently from the text (without reading the paper/book/etc for example).
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Main result in the first figure
I am planning to submit my paper to a journal. But as I circulate my draft paper to my student peer, one of them ask me why I put my main result in the very first figure. I was silent without any ...
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Where should I place my figure if it will break essay layout?
I've been struggling with the placement of a figure in my essay (using APA style if that helps). Basically, I reference it in a paragraph that is fairly close to the bottom of the page, but probably ...
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Academic publishing: advanced questions about figure/table positioning
I am writing a textbook and am in the process of making final adjustments, such as the positioning of figures and tables.
I know the basics: figures and tables need to be at the top or bottom of the ...
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How to cite self-created images or pictures in thesis
When we put some images in a thesis, we provide a reference to its source where it’s located. If I have created my own images or pictures, how do I make it clear that they are my images and I did not ...
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Are there any guidelines for labeling axes in plots/graphs when the "unit" is "number of people"?
I have read the question Are there any guidelines for labeling axes in plots/graphs? and related answers and they cover the case where the unit is from the International System of Units (SI), but what ...
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Upper or lower case in figures?
Is there any rule concerning the use of lower/upper case letters in figures, charts, diagrams etc. to be used in scientific papers?
I tend to use lower case only (e.g., axis labels and legends), but ...
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Is it appropriate to use emoji or similar icons in a paper?
I'm not in academia anymore, but spend quite a bit of my time reading papers and using the findings as part of my job.
Today I picked up a paper that contained a couple of emoji-type icons in the ...
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Dimensionless axis plots
How to properly label graphs that can be dimensionless?
One of reviewers of my document strongly emphasised on labelling plots with which I generally strongly agree. On this occasion, however, I was ...
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“Percent” in chart title and on axis – redundant?
Consider the chart below:
When writing percent in the title, and % on the axis marks, is this redundant? Is the word amount preferable?
I haven’t seen this addressed in any style guides such as the ...
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Why include a table of figures?
Many postgraduate theses include as part of their front matter a List of Figures and a List of Tables, plus lists of various other special environments. Many institutions, including my own, directly ...
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Is it more common to refer to subplots as a "frame" or a "panel"?
In scientific publications, when referring to a figure with multiple plots, often labeled using (a), (b), etc., is it more common to refer to each subplot as a "frame" or a "panel"? Are both correct ...
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Boxplot whiskers for a journal publication using APA style guide
I want to submit a manuscript with a journal recommending the APA style guide for formatting.
When looking at my boxplots, a colleague of mine wondered why the whiskers do not represent the 95% ...
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Using relative numbering for tables and figures
I'm producing documentation for an A-Level Computing project. Throughout my project I've been numbering my tables and figures relative to the chapter and section they're contained in. So for example, ...
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Are there any guidelines for labeling axes in plots/graphs?
What are best practices (if any exist) for labeling axes in plots/graphs for academic documents, such as theses, publications, or presentations?
Possible options are to use the variable, spell out ...
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