Guide to image editing and production of figures for scientific publications with an emphasis on taxonomy Image editing for scientific publications

By

Bevilaqua, Marcus

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

96

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

139--158

Subjects

Adobe Camera Raw , Adobe Lightroom , Adobe Photoshop , cybertaxonomy , digital photography , image bank , software application , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.49225

 

Abstract

Figures for scientific publications go through various stages from the planning, to the capturing of images, to the production of finished figures for publication. This guide is meant to familiarise the reader with the main image-editing software used by professional photographers. The guide’s focus is on digital photo editing and the production of figures using Adobe Photoshop to produce publication-quality figures for scientific publications. This guide will be of fundamental use for the academic public, especially taxonomists and others who work with images. Besides, it should be useful for anyone interested in becoming familiar with the basic tools of image editing.