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Practical tips for designing readable multi‑panel composite manuscript figures
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Multi‑panel composite figures are ubiquitous in academic papers. Poor layout, inconsistent fonts and crowded subplots confuse readers. What concrete design habits improve readability of multi‑panel composite figures?
Fang Wang, Fang Fang and 29 others4 Comments-
Keep font size, line‑weight and colour‑scheme consistent across every sub‑panel.
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Use clear panel labels (A/B/C) placed in identical relative position on each subplot.
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Avoid cramming too many distinct sub‑plots into one single composite figure.
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Write figure caption which explains each panel’s purpose sequentially for readers.
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