Re: Thesis/Dissertation authoring application
Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> writes:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:56:54 -0400 (EDT)
> Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Bruno Hertz wrote:
>>
>> > In academic circles it's common to use Tex/Latex. This is also the
>> > format required by most journals, if you plan to publish. A GUI
>> > frontend like lyx might help you to get started.
>>
>> Boy, I wish that were true! Sadly most social science journals have never
>> heard of TeX/LaTeX and make me jump through hoops to submit.
>>
>
> On the other hand most mathematical journals/conferences never heard of
> anything else.
>
> Don't they accept ps or pdf output? Its not the best option but you could
> always export as rtf also.
I liked the 'jumping through hoops' remark :)
Actually, I have a mathematical background and judged from that and
what I know from friends in similar fields.
I remember though that the CS department at my university regularly
offered open, introductory Latex courses for exactly this reason,
i.e. that Tex is the only portable, widely accepted typesetting system
and that almost every student is likely to need it at some point. I
took one of those courses myself, and the audience was really mixed,
arts students as well as natural science students.
Anyway, you made a good remark. If not Tex, at least Postscript should
be accepted by such journals, and that can be produced from Tex
input. I can't imagine what else they would want. E.g. is there really
any journal out there accepting submissions in MS Word or Rtf format
only?
Regards, Bruno.
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