Guides, tips, and resources for STEM writing.
Copy-pasting LaTeX into Word mangles your math almost every time. Here's why it happens and how to get a clean .docx with equations, citations, and figures intact.
AI tools are great at drafting STEM content with LaTeX math baked into Markdown. The problem starts when you try to turn that into a document a human (or a journal) can actually read.
Half your co-authors write directly in LaTeX. The other half only use Word. Here's a workflow that keeps both sides happy without anyone hand-retyping equations.
Every discipline insists on a different citation style, and getting it wrong is one of the fastest ways to get sent back for revisions. Here's how to tell which one you actually need.
Undefined citations, unresolved cross-references, and mismatched keys are the most common reasons a bibliography breaks. Here's how to catch them before a reviewer does.
Desk rejections are rarely about the science. They're about formatting requirements that were technically documented somewhere you didn't read carefully enough. Preflight checks catch those before a human ever sees them.
arXiv doesn't run BibTeX for you. If you upload a .bib file without a compiled .bbl, your bibliography can silently disappear. Here's what's actually required.
Thesis formatting requirements are longer, stricter, and more institution-specific than a journal's author guidelines — and the stakes are higher because you only submit once.
Every major open-access publisher ships its own LaTeX class file, and they are not interchangeable. Here's what actually differs between MDPI, PLOS, and Frontiers submissions.
Most equation conversion failures trace back to a handful of repeat offenders. Here's what to check before you convert, so your Word document doesn't come out with broken math.
Need to convert LaTeX to Word without losing structure? Learn what breaks in the pipeline, how equations and bibliographies are handled, and how to get a clean DOCX from your .tex or Overleaf project.
Converting documents from LaTeX (commonly written in Overleaf) to Microsoft Word format is a frequent requirement for researchers, students, and professionals who need to submit work in DOCX format. Ho…