latex-workflowlisted
Install: claude install-skill wookat/ai-research-skills
# LaTeX Workflow
A complete guide for writing research papers in LaTeX: document structure,
essential packages, bibliography management, figure inclusion, table formatting,
arXiv submission, and a rebuttal letter template.
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## Prerequisites
```bash
# Install TeX Live (Linux/macOS)
# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt-get install texlive-full latexmk biber
# macOS via Homebrew
brew install --cask mactex
brew install latexmk
# Windows: install MiKTeX from https://miktex.org
# Then install latexmk via MiKTeX console
# Verify installation
latexmk --version
pdflatex --version
biber --version
```
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## Minimal Working Example — Full Paper Structure
```latex
% main.tex — IMRaD structure with common packages
\documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{article}
% ── Encoding & language ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
% ── Math ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb, amsthm}
\usepackage{mathtools} % fixes and extensions to amsmath
% ── Graphics & figures ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
\usepackage{graphicx} % \includegraphics
\usepackage{float} % [H] placement option
\usepackage{caption} % caption formatting
\usepackage{subcaption} % subfigures
\graphicspath{{figures/}} % default figure directory
% ── Tables ───────────────────────────────────────────────────