Guides & pre-submission tips
Practical, problem-first guides on getting an academic LaTeX paper through submission - figures, tables, floats, equations, and references.
2026-06-02
The pre-submission checklist every researcher should run
A practical pre-submission checklist for LaTeX papers: figures, tables, floats, equations, references, and venue compliance - the formatting issues that cause desk rejection.
2026-06-02
Why figures move to the wrong page in LaTeX
Floats drifting to the wrong page, huge whitespace, or Figure 3 before Figure 2? Here is why LaTeX moves your figures and how to control placement.
2026-06-02
How to check DOIs before submission
A quick guide to verifying every DOI in your bibliography before submission, why dead DOIs matter, and how to check a whole .bib at once.
2026-06-02
How to avoid desk rejection due to formatting
Desk rejection is often about formatting, not science. Learn the formatting issues editors screen for first and how to clear them before you submit.
2026-06-02
How to fix Overfull \hbox warnings in LaTeX
Overfull \hbox warnings mean content is running past the margin. Learn what causes them, how to find the offending line, and how to fix the common cases.
2026-06-02
How to format two-column papers in LaTeX
Two-column layouts (IEEE, ACM, CVPR) have a narrow column width that breaks figures and tables built for single-column drafts. Here is how to format them correctly.
2026-06-02
Common CVPR formatting errors
The formatting mistakes that most often trip up CVPR, ICCV, and ECCV submissions - figure overflow, wide tables, float placement near the page limit - and how to fix them.
2026-06-02
Common NeurIPS formatting errors
The formatting issues that most often appear in NeurIPS submissions - mis-sized figures in the wide single column, wide tables, and checklist requirements - and how to fix them.
2026-06-02
LaTeX formatting mistakes reviewers notice
Reviewers form an impression from formatting before they judge your science. These are the LaTeX formatting mistakes that get noticed - and quietly count against you.
2026-06-02
How to prepare a paper for IEEE submission
A step-by-step formatting guide for IEEE submissions: column-width figures, resized tables, float placement, and reference checks for the IEEE two-column template.