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What is an effective way to organize collaborations with several people on the same paper? I mean, technically, how do you arrange the LaTeX document, the shared (digital) papers library, and other aspects?



More in general, remarks on how to set up an effective collaborations are very welcome too.










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  • Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
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  • ( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
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  • @NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
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What is an effective way to organize collaborations with several people on the same paper? I mean, technically, how do you arrange the LaTeX document, the shared (digital) papers library, and other aspects?



More in general, remarks on how to set up an effective collaborations are very welcome too.










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  • Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
    – Somos
    5 hours ago










  • ( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
    – Nik Weaver
    4 hours ago










  • @NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
    – Dal
    4 hours ago






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    I like this tool: overleaf.com
    – David G. Stork
    3 hours ago










  • Okay, I'll undelete my answer --- if it isn't what you had in mind, I can remove it again.
    – Nik Weaver
    3 hours ago














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What is an effective way to organize collaborations with several people on the same paper? I mean, technically, how do you arrange the LaTeX document, the shared (digital) papers library, and other aspects?



More in general, remarks on how to set up an effective collaborations are very welcome too.










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What is an effective way to organize collaborations with several people on the same paper? I mean, technically, how do you arrange the LaTeX document, the shared (digital) papers library, and other aspects?



More in general, remarks on how to set up an effective collaborations are very welcome too.







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  • Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
    – Somos
    5 hours ago










  • ( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
    – Nik Weaver
    4 hours ago










  • @NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
    – Dal
    4 hours ago






  • 3




    I like this tool: overleaf.com
    – David G. Stork
    3 hours ago










  • Okay, I'll undelete my answer --- if it isn't what you had in mind, I can remove it again.
    – Nik Weaver
    3 hours ago


















  • Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
    – Somos
    5 hours ago










  • ( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
    – Nik Weaver
    4 hours ago










  • @NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
    – Dal
    4 hours ago






  • 3




    I like this tool: overleaf.com
    – David G. Stork
    3 hours ago










  • Okay, I'll undelete my answer --- if it isn't what you had in mind, I can remove it again.
    – Nik Weaver
    3 hours ago
















Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
– Somos
5 hours ago




Indeed, this question even makes sense for a single person working on a single paper or multiple papers.
– Somos
5 hours ago












( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
– Nik Weaver
4 hours ago




( I answered this question thinking it was about how to arrange an effective collaboration, but on re-reading I see that it's more about file sharing, so I deleted that answer.)
– Nik Weaver
4 hours ago












@NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
– Dal
4 hours ago




@NikWeaver Actually, more general remarks on organizing effective collaborations are very welcome too.
– Dal
4 hours ago




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I like this tool: overleaf.com
– David G. Stork
3 hours ago




I like this tool: overleaf.com
– David G. Stork
3 hours ago












Okay, I'll undelete my answer --- if it isn't what you had in mind, I can remove it again.
– Nik Weaver
3 hours ago




Okay, I'll undelete my answer --- if it isn't what you had in mind, I can remove it again.
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I can tell you one arrangement that I don't like so much, used by someone I collaborated with once. The idea was that there would be a LaTex file containing everything we had, all results, maybe some speculations, etc. At any given time one of the coauthors would be designated the "editor" and would have control of the file and be responsible for adding new material to it. Depending on who was most active at the moment, or who was more familiar with the subject of interest at the moment, editorship could change.



It sounded like a good way to do things, with the clear advantage that one always had an accessible summary of what had been done up to that point. But in the end I felt that this method tended to bias the final paper toward a particular style --- an "everything but the kitchen sink" paper. Whereas my preference, usually, is for clarity and elegance, to the extent one can achieve this. And that might mean leaving minor results or dead ends out.



The coauthored papers I'm happiest weren't developed in any special way. Just emails would be sent back and forth, and sometimes you would have to dig through old emails to find something done earlier. When we felt the project was complete one person would volunteer to write it up, and then the other or others would suggest changes. I think this is a personal thing and there's no one right answer.






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    I can tell you one arrangement that I don't like so much, used by someone I collaborated with once. The idea was that there would be a LaTex file containing everything we had, all results, maybe some speculations, etc. At any given time one of the coauthors would be designated the "editor" and would have control of the file and be responsible for adding new material to it. Depending on who was most active at the moment, or who was more familiar with the subject of interest at the moment, editorship could change.



    It sounded like a good way to do things, with the clear advantage that one always had an accessible summary of what had been done up to that point. But in the end I felt that this method tended to bias the final paper toward a particular style --- an "everything but the kitchen sink" paper. Whereas my preference, usually, is for clarity and elegance, to the extent one can achieve this. And that might mean leaving minor results or dead ends out.



    The coauthored papers I'm happiest weren't developed in any special way. Just emails would be sent back and forth, and sometimes you would have to dig through old emails to find something done earlier. When we felt the project was complete one person would volunteer to write it up, and then the other or others would suggest changes. I think this is a personal thing and there's no one right answer.






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      I can tell you one arrangement that I don't like so much, used by someone I collaborated with once. The idea was that there would be a LaTex file containing everything we had, all results, maybe some speculations, etc. At any given time one of the coauthors would be designated the "editor" and would have control of the file and be responsible for adding new material to it. Depending on who was most active at the moment, or who was more familiar with the subject of interest at the moment, editorship could change.



      It sounded like a good way to do things, with the clear advantage that one always had an accessible summary of what had been done up to that point. But in the end I felt that this method tended to bias the final paper toward a particular style --- an "everything but the kitchen sink" paper. Whereas my preference, usually, is for clarity and elegance, to the extent one can achieve this. And that might mean leaving minor results or dead ends out.



      The coauthored papers I'm happiest weren't developed in any special way. Just emails would be sent back and forth, and sometimes you would have to dig through old emails to find something done earlier. When we felt the project was complete one person would volunteer to write it up, and then the other or others would suggest changes. I think this is a personal thing and there's no one right answer.






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        I can tell you one arrangement that I don't like so much, used by someone I collaborated with once. The idea was that there would be a LaTex file containing everything we had, all results, maybe some speculations, etc. At any given time one of the coauthors would be designated the "editor" and would have control of the file and be responsible for adding new material to it. Depending on who was most active at the moment, or who was more familiar with the subject of interest at the moment, editorship could change.



        It sounded like a good way to do things, with the clear advantage that one always had an accessible summary of what had been done up to that point. But in the end I felt that this method tended to bias the final paper toward a particular style --- an "everything but the kitchen sink" paper. Whereas my preference, usually, is for clarity and elegance, to the extent one can achieve this. And that might mean leaving minor results or dead ends out.



        The coauthored papers I'm happiest weren't developed in any special way. Just emails would be sent back and forth, and sometimes you would have to dig through old emails to find something done earlier. When we felt the project was complete one person would volunteer to write it up, and then the other or others would suggest changes. I think this is a personal thing and there's no one right answer.






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        I can tell you one arrangement that I don't like so much, used by someone I collaborated with once. The idea was that there would be a LaTex file containing everything we had, all results, maybe some speculations, etc. At any given time one of the coauthors would be designated the "editor" and would have control of the file and be responsible for adding new material to it. Depending on who was most active at the moment, or who was more familiar with the subject of interest at the moment, editorship could change.



        It sounded like a good way to do things, with the clear advantage that one always had an accessible summary of what had been done up to that point. But in the end I felt that this method tended to bias the final paper toward a particular style --- an "everything but the kitchen sink" paper. Whereas my preference, usually, is for clarity and elegance, to the extent one can achieve this. And that might mean leaving minor results or dead ends out.



        The coauthored papers I'm happiest weren't developed in any special way. Just emails would be sent back and forth, and sometimes you would have to dig through old emails to find something done earlier. When we felt the project was complete one person would volunteer to write it up, and then the other or others would suggest changes. I think this is a personal thing and there's no one right answer.







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