Page limit

[moorepants]

It'd be nice to either choose a page limit or, alternatively, pick a journal and see what their limit is. If we have a page limit in place then we will have a constraint on choosing what should go in the paper. Right now, we are likely to simply keep adding things, when we probably need to remove things.

[certik]

Also we should use the journal template, as that might change how much stuff fits into a page.

[scopatz]

Does PeerJ have a page limit?

[moorepants]

I can't find a page limit for PeerJ. I don't recall them having one when I published a paper there.

[certik]

What's the page limit for SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing?

[asmeurer]

20 pages, with supplementary materials.

[certik]

The supplementary materials are included in the 20 pages? If not, is there a limit on supplementary material? Because we can put lots of the details in the supplementary material if needed.

[scopatz]

@certik it is 20 pages (main paper) + supplementary material (which I think is unlimited). So yes, we can stick a bunch of stuff in that supplement.

[certik]

Ok, then I propose we simply write up what we feel like it, and then high priority things will go into the main paper with the 20 pages limit, and the rest into the supplementary material.

[Upabjojr]

What font size for the 20 pages limit? What paper format? How big are the margins around the paper?

Pages aren't a good measure for text length.

[scopatz]

@Upabjojr - the details are here: https://www.siam.org/journals/sisc/authors.php

[scopatz]

And here are their style files: https://www.siam.org/journals/auth-info.php

[scopatz]

I think we just need the main cls and bst files.

[asmeurer]

See https://github.com/sympy/sympy-paper/pull/78#issuecomment-213004786 for the SIAM journal. The current version is 22 pages (so still too long).

[Upabjojr]

The current version is 22 pages (so still too long).

Maybe we should remove some examples. I wouldn't put too many in a scientific paper.