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Some tips for creating plots for publication == Format == Check with the journal to see if they have file format requirements. You want to use a vector format not a raster format (i.e. pdf not jpg). Your figures will be more reproducible if you use the <code>pdf()</code> and <code>dev.off()</code> commands rather than saving the plot window output. == Size == If possible, check the journal for the size options for figures (i.e 1 column width, full page width, etc.). Use those sizes when you create you figure, so it won't need to be reduced/enlarged. This will almost definitely mean using a smaller cex value than 1. Something like the following will change the baseline cex, but just for that figure: pdf(file = "figure1.pdf", width = 3, height = 3) par(cex = 0.7) ... dev.off() == Margins == Adjust margins so that you don't have a lot of unused white space. This is especially important for multi-panel plots, but if you adjust the margins per panel, make sure that the left/right and top/bottom add up in such a way that the aspect ratio is the same. Margins can be adjusted using 2 <code>par()</code>settings: * mar - specifies the margins in number of lines * mai - specifies the margins in inches You can also specify which line (including fractional lines) axis elements like ticks, tick labels and axis labels are placed on with the <code>par()</code> setting <code>mgp</code>. You can shorten the tick lines with <code>tck</code>. For example, par(mar = c(3, 3, 0, 0) + 0.1, mgp = c(1.5, 0.5, 0), tck = -0.03 ) == Color == See [[R/Colors]]. == Shading Regions on Plots == * [http://www.alisonsinclair.ca/2011/03/shading-between-curves-in-r/ Here] are some nice examples using the <code>polygon</code> function. == Text == * <code>mtext()</code> for doing your own axis labeling (you can use <code>las</code> to control the orientation, i.e. horizontal vs. vertical) *[[R/Adding_letters | Adding letters to panels]] * A nice overview of [http://www.statmethods.net/advgraphs/axes.html Axes & Text] == See also == * [http://wilke.openwetware.org/Creating_figures.html Creating Publication-Quality Figures] [[Category: R tips]]

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