# Paper writing features **URL:** \ **Category:** the conduct of science\ **Created:** [June 11, 2021, 3:49am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50 "2021-06-11T03:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:49am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/1 "2021-06-11T03:49:56Z")
A list of cool “features” or writing techniques that I’ve seen in papers; in the text itself, the citations, figures, etc. ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:57am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/2 "2021-06-11T03:57:36Z")
Direct PDF linking. The DOI isn’t there, which isn’t great though (link could break?) Looks like this: ![Screenshot from 2021-06-10 23-56-28](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1af88798788e2c5130dd66360feaf668e09baad1.png) From the **HamPath** user guide: [http://www.hampath.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/user\_guide\_hampath\_V3.pdf](http://www.hampath.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/user_guide_hampath_V3.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/3 "2021-06-11T21:16:52Z")
In legal documents, footcites containing quotes from the work cited [https://www.cira.ca/sites/default/files/2020-08/A-440-19\_CIPPIC-CIRA\_Intervener\_Factum.pdf](https://www.cira.ca/sites/default/files/2020-08/A-440-19_CIPPIC-CIRA_Intervener_Factum.pdf) ![Screenshot from 2021-06-11 17-16-20](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/7121bbee313355c44c52742044a79a3ea9bf73bf.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/4 "2021-06-13T20:54:25Z")
[https://hal.inria.fr/hal-00830896/document](https://hal.inria.fr/hal-00830896/document) Acknowledgements on first page, funding on last ![Screenshot from 2021-06-13 16-50-06](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/8df1b8a69140c29da4ddf000215f2f32c6f79e88.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/5 "2021-06-15T19:22:53Z")
_Lin RR, Assistant R, Kascak AF, Professor A, Alexander RM. Active Control of Transient Rotordynamic Vibration of Optimal Control Methods,". 1988._ [doi.org/10.1.1.1052.3537](http://doi.org/10.1.1.1052.3537) Detailed and exhaustive nomenclature. Might be improved by adding a definition for each part. ![Screenshot from 2021-06-15 15-21-00](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/500c745e2535cced5ec1f49bb44b13fa67655483.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/6 "2021-06-19T21:42:36Z")
“They’re communicating to the public” sgu 832 title ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 4:35am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/7 "2021-06-20T04:35:29Z")
Determination of bang-bang controls for large nonlinear systems, David Donald Niemann Has an entire chapter devoted to “conclusions and recommendations”, which also includes key drawbacks. I like this layout. ![Screenshot from 2021-06-20 00-33-34](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/bddcbaa7d07836c2b5a21721a9fe388dc31dfe90.png) ![Screenshot from 2021-06-20 00-35-14](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/c27f624b85ab134461c25806269b5ee3e4f858c1.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/8 "2021-06-30T23:34:24Z")
Google scholar only indexes papers (outside accepted) with explicit bibliography sections. This rules out some ‘alternative’ (bottom of page) bib styles. ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/9 "2021-07-02T17:49:36Z")
10.1093/mnras/staa2487 What a pleasant chart theme. ![Screenshot from 2021-07-02 13-48-50](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/726935df470c755a706dca4f87a4a579f1da2ff0.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/10 "2021-07-12T17:15:42Z")
Technical abstract / plain language summary 10.1029/2021GL093880 ![Screenshot from 2021-07-12 13-14-19](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/b556b86ba2659f79e5866a9abb7357f826ebeb18.png) In fact, could the summary be written by other people - the reviewers, say? ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/11 "2021-08-02T20:38:57Z")
One thing to keep in mind is when scanning in old documents to institutional repositories, the OCR of some scanners can completely mangle math ![Screenshot from 2021-08-02 16-38-04](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/50e80af3faff9ece6754f4116133eb4eb4ba565d.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/12 "2021-08-17T21:39:24Z")
> > Darwin usually speaks in the first person plural when analyzing empirical evidence he has collected and only uses the first person singular when he is specifically speaking about his own actions, such as, “…many special facts which I have collected,” or when he is speaking about his own qualms, such as “I am well aware that there are on, on this view, many cases of difficulty, some of which I am trying to investigate.” However, when analyzing his evidence, he always uses “we”, such as “we notice”, or “we understand”(2). Darwin’s change in footing when he is explaining his theory places himself and the reader on the same level and makes him a more “humble” presenter, allowing us to suspend disbelief for at least the time being and trust him. ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 3:48am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/14 "2021-09-21T03:48:47Z")
Add PROCESS.md with instructions on how to repeat, guidelines on validation requirements, things to watch out for, etc add automated unit test with virtualenv to check that installation process goes without a hitch - check python version ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 2:00am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/15 "2021-09-30T02:00:58Z")
![Screenshot from 2021-09-29 22-00-24](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/d357fd4d15be469bda13e4bd881bfe4dfeb699f3.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/16 "2021-10-09T23:11:37Z")
![Screenshot from 2021-10-09 19-11-23](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/a2b37a8831f843220f2b021f4cdd34f246c1dbe2.png) ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 4:33am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/17 "2021-10-26T04:33:25Z")
![Screenshot from 2021-10-26 00-32-20](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/2c77f2e7720daa0e7e9d66760a1fe220088e7276.png) Adding line numbers to preprints makes text difficult to select and copy. The same is true of two-panel layouts, which usually copy improperly. ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/18 "2021-11-05T15:19:58Z")
![Screenshot from 2021-11-05 11-15-20](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/682a794b6a0d672efba39ea4c048ad2f3bc96dbe.png) Nomenclature with units ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/20 "2021-11-22T19:08:15Z")
![Screenshot from 2021-11-22 14-07-40](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/cd45a151e2cfdc7d8d157118228bd9a1b41e800a.png) An abstract with background/objective/methods/conclusion - neat! ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 3:09am UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/21 "2022-01-10T03:09:51Z")
![Screenshot_20220109-220847](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/uploads/default/original/1X/4ff69c949e7424dbdf542659d8a08702d4ca7607.jpeg) Another neat abstract formalization ---
**Author:** ![0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/user_avatar/forum.0xdbfb7.com/0xdbfb7/32/7_2.png) [@0xDBFB7](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/u/0xDBFB7)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50/22 "2022-03-20T21:01:29Z")
I’ve noticed a defect in how I write in a logbook. Need to maintain a precise control over the nouns and verbs. It’s easy to write sentences in an ambiguous way that can’t be easily understood later. For instance: > The machine had been removed from the rack. The wire on the machine was removed. I then re-inserted it. Which it does re-inserted refer to? This is a clunky example, but a more general problem Better: > Machine #32, acme pulse shaper model 3352, had been removed from rack 3 and was laying on the ground. Wire 7 on the machine was not connected. D.C. then re-inserted wire 7 into socket 3. [Next page](http://forum.0xdbfb7.com/t/paper-writing-features/50.md?page=2)