pip install ibl-styleOriginal figures generated from Python or MATLAB code should be saved in PDF (or SVG) format. These formats are vector graphic formats, meaning that the quality is the same regardless of the final resolution. It's okay to temporarily convert figures to PNG for an initial submission of a paper, but be aware that PNG is a raster format which means the image has been converted to pixels and the resolution is now fixed. Unless absolutely necessary you should never use JPG/JPEG/GIF formats -- these raster formats are lossy formats and your figures may end up looking bad.
Figures should be 90 mm for single column or 180 mm wide for double column. In most journals the maximum height of a figure is 170 mm.
Figures should use Arial for all fonts. You can find the necessary font files in this repository, double click the font file and choose install on Windows or Mac.
- Figure panel letters should be in lowercase 8-point bold font with no period
- Additional text on a figure should be in italics in 7-point font, only the first letter should be capitalized
- Axis labels should be in 7-point font with no period, only the first letter should be capitalized
- Tick marks should be in 6-point font
- Axis lines should usually be 0.5 pt width, and ticks should be 0.25. Keep lines in the range 0.25-1 pt
- Axis labels should identify the value reported and (units) in parenthesis
- Separate thousands with commas (1,000)
- Percentages should range from 0 to 100
# To-do code example