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      Open‑source tools for automated checking of figure caption completeness in m...

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      Many figure captions miss critical information needed to interpret plots independently. Manual checking is tedious. Are there open‑source utilities which can scan manuscript figure captions and flag missing descriptive elements?

      Joseph Davis, Jonathan Allen and 61 others
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      • Fully automatic semantic checking of captions remains technically very challenging.

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        • Script‑based tools can do simple keyword‑pattern‑based heuristic checks.

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          • Human reading still stays the gold‑standard for judging caption completeness.

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