Need Immediate Help with Journal Figure Submission

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around issues related to figure submission for a paper to the Journal of Applied Physics, specifically addressing the problem of figures being rotated incorrectly when converted to PDF format. The scope includes technical aspects of file conversion and submission requirements.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses concern about figures being rotated by 90 degrees in the PDF conversion and seeks immediate assistance on whether this needs to be fixed and how to do so.
  • Another participant humorously suggests rotating the figure another 270 degrees as a potential solution.
  • A different participant questions the necessity of converting figures to PDF, asking if the conversion was for visual verification or part of compiling the LaTeX document for the journal's template.
  • This participant also notes that if the figures appear correct in PS or EPS formats, that is what matters to the journal editors.
  • Further advice is provided regarding the use of Ghostscript and Gimp for file conversion, including the possibility of rotating and resaving figures using these tools.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants have differing views on the necessity of fixing the rotation issue, with some suggesting it may not be critical if the figures are correct in other formats. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach to handle the figure orientation problem.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the assumptions about the journal's requirements for figure formats and the specific software capabilities mentioned. The discussion does not clarify the exact reasons for the rotation issue or the implications of different file formats.

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I'm in the middle of submitting a paper to the Journal of Applied Physics. When my figures are converted to pdf, they come out rotated by 90 degrees from what their orientation in the source fiel! Do I need to fix this? If so how? Please respond ASAP!
 
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Rotate it another 270 degrees?
 
quantumlaser said:
I'm in the middle of submitting a paper to the Journal of Applied Physics. When my figures are converted to pdf, they come out rotated by 90 degrees from what their orientation in the source fiel! Do I need to fix this? If so how? Please respond ASAP!

So why are you converting the figures into pdf? Were you trying to see what it looks like, or is this when you compile the LaTex document to see what it looks like in the journal's template?

If it looks OK as a ps or eps file, that all it matters to the journal editors.

Zz.
 
ZapperZ said:
... If it looks OK as a ps or eps file, that all it matters to the journal editors.

Zz.

Along those lines (if you're using a PC with Windows), I've generally used Ghostscript to convert file type, though I notice that "the Gimp" also has options to save to .eps or .ps files (and its image editing software, so you might be able to rotate and resave). Both of these programs are freeware.
 

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