Writing tools
Background
The tutorial offers a detailed guide on using R, RStudio, and GitHub for collaborative manuscript writing and management, covering aspects from software installation, through manuscript creation and editing, to publishing and sharing via GitHub Pages. Additionally, it introduces various supplementary resources, including LaTex, TablesGenerator, and Zotero, to further assist and streamline the research and writing processes.
Datasets:
All of the datasets used in this tutorial can be accessed from this GitHub repository folder
Overview of tutorials
Scientific Writing Collaboratively
In this tutorial, we navigated through a comprehensive guide on utilizing R, RStudio, and GitHub for collaborative manuscript writing. Beginning with the installation of R and RStudio, we explored creating a GitHub repository and managing it using GitHub Desktop. Subsequently, we delved into using RStudio to create a manuscript with a Bookdown template, compiling it, and updating the manuscript content. The tutorial also covered updating the GitHub repository with manuscript changes and publishing the manuscript using GitHub Pages, enabling a seamless, collaborative, and organized manuscript writing and sharing process, ensuring efficiency and ease in academic writing collaborations.
Formatting Resources
This section provides a wealth of tools and platforms beneficial for researchers and writers in managing and creating scientific documents. It encompasses LaTex and ShareLaTeX for document preparation, TablesGenerator for converting tables from MS Word to various formats, and R packages like “officer” and “flextable” for generating tables and charts. It also introduces draw.io for crafting flow charts, platforms like jane for identifying suitable journals, officetimeline for creating Gantt charts, and Google Docs for real-time collaborative writing. Moreover, it highlights Zotero and ZoteroBib as comprehensive tools for reference management and bibliography creation, facilitating organized, collaborative, and streamlined research and writing processes.
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