1  Introduction

This book introduces essential open-source tools for mastering the art of scientific writing.

1. Writing/ Collaborative Writing Platforms

   • Overleaf: An online LaTeX editor for collaborative writing and publishing.

2. Computing

   • R

   • Python

3. Data visualization

   • R: ggplot2

   • Python: plotnine

4. Reproducible Research

   • R and Python both: Quarto

   • Python: Jupyter Notebooks

   • R: RMarkdown, knitr

5. Paper Management

   • Zotero

   • Mendeley

6. Open Access Journals/ Research papers

   • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): A community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

7. Research Collaboration and Networking

   • ResearchGate

   • Academia.edu

8. Version control

   • Github