4  Using rticles template

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R Félix

We can write a reproducible academic paper using R Studio, including your data, code, results and text.

You don’t need to know everything by heart. Starting with a pre-defined template from rticles package is usually the best way to go.

See the examples of journal’s templates at https://pkgs.rstudio.com/rticles/articles/examples.html

To use rticles from RStudio, you can access the templates through File -> New File -> R Markdown. This will open the dialogue box where you can select from one of the available templates:

Let’s start by choosing the Elsevier template, and provide a name to your paper (this will also be the name of the folder), for instance “ElsevierTemplate”.

4.1 References

If you type @ a citation manager will open with the list of your collection in your zotero librarty.

You can use other sources by going to Insert > Citation…

Use the doi (without the https://doi.org/ !!) to search for a document that is not in your zotero library, and add it to your references.bib file directly.

4.2 Citation Style Language

There are several standards to choose from when considering a Citation Style Language (csl).

Zotero Style Repository offers a extensive list with examples, organized by journal name, and scientific fields.

If using a csl, just copy the link for the journal you are consider, and put it into your yaml1.

  1. You may need to make citation_package: default.↩︎