File arrangements when writing a paper

create a top level folder Name_paper_year
then folders figures and old
call your draft Name_paper_date eg Tricia_paper_5Nov2017.docx

if you are using LaTex then label a folder with this name

all the old versions of drafts are moved into old as soon as a new draft is ready

for LaTex move the folder into old, make sure both the *.tex and bibliography and *.pdf are present

for example when Tricia_paper_5Nov2017.docx is formed Tricia_paper_2Nov2017.docx will go into old

figures will contain all your image files

In the working document we use quite low resolution figures, say 150dpi

but when we publish figures in the main paper need to be at 600dp or as large as you can make them so add those files as well.

you will need files for each figure labeled Fig1 Fig2 etc, this also includes figures in the ESI

if the image is a simple non-composite image then there will be only two files

the final image in 600dpi and 150dpi these do NOT need a separate folder

if you are not sure how to create a 600pdi image ASK, there can be a trick to producing high resolution images for example from ppt

if the image is a composite image then

create a subfolder for each figure: FigX and in this folder place

the files from the original application for example *.cda

the files converted to the final image format, for example *.tiff

any files used to make a composite image, for example if you used ppt then add the original *.ppt

the final composite image in 600dpi

the final composite image in 150dpi

if there is only the two files, the final image in 600dpi and 150dpi these do NOT need a separate folder

the folders will look something like

->folder Figures
	->file Fig1_final_600dpi.tif
        ->file Fig1_final_150dpi.tif
	-> folder Fig2
		->file Fig2a_orig.png
		->file Fig2b_orig.png
                ->file Fig2_orig.ppt
		->file Fig2_final_600dpi.tif
                ->file Fig2_final_150dpi.tif
	->file Fig3_final_600dpi.tif
        ->file Fig3_final_150dpi.tif