---
title: 'Bringing paper to life: A modern template for scientific writing'
emoji: 📝
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: indigo
sdk: docker
pinned: false
header: mini
app_port: 8080
tags:
  - research-article-template
  - research paper
  - scientific paper
  - data visualization
thumbnail: https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-paper-template/thumb.jpg
---
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# Research Article Template

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**A modern, interactive template for scientific writing** that brings papers to life with web-native features. The web offers what static PDFs can't: **interactive diagrams**, **progressive notation**, and **exploratory views** that show how ideas behave. This template treats interactive artifacts—figures, math, code, and inspectable experiments—as **first-class** alongside prose, helping readers **build intuition** instead of skimming results—all with **minimal setup** and no web knowledge required.
 
**[Try the live demo & documentation →](https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-article-template)**

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## 🚀 Quick Start

### Option 1: Duplicate on Hugging Face (Recommended)

1. Visit **[🤗 Research Article Template](https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-article-template)**
2. Click **"Duplicate this Space"**
3. Clone your new repository:
   ```bash
   git clone git@hf.co:spaces/<your-username>/<your-space>
   cd <your-space>
   ```

### Option 2: Clone Directly

```bash
git clone https://github.com/tfrere/research-article-template.git
cd research-article-template
```

### Installation

```bash
# Install Node.js 20+ (use nvm for version management)
nvm install 20
nvm use 20

# Install Git LFS and pull assets
git lfs install
git lfs pull

# Install dependencies
cd app
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev
```

Visit `http://localhost:4321` to see your site!

## 🎯 Who This Is For

- **Scientists** writing modern, web-native research papers
- **Educators** creating interactive, explorable lessons
- **Researchers** who want to focus on ideas, not infrastructure
- **Anyone** who values clear, engaging technical communication

## 🌟 Inspired by Distill

This template carries forward the spirit of [Distill](https://distill.pub/) (2016–2021), pushing interactive scientific writing even further with:
- Accessible, high-quality explanations
- Reproducible, production-ready demos
- Modern web technologies and best practices

## 🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Ways to Contribute

- **Report bugs** - Open an issue with detailed information
- **Suggest features** - Share ideas for improvements
- **Improve documentation** - Help others get started
- **Submit code** - Fix bugs or add features
- **Join discussions** - Share feedback and ideas

## 📄 License

This project is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

- **Diagrams and text**: CC-BY 4.0
- **Source code**: Available on [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-article-template)
- **Third-party figures**: Excluded and marked in captions

## 🙏 Acknowledgments

- Inspired by [Distill](https://distill.pub/) and the interactive scientific writing movement
- Built with [Astro](https://astro.build/), [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/), and modern web technologies
- Community feedback and contributions from researchers worldwide

## 📞 Support

- **[Community Discussions](https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-article-template/discussions)** - Ask questions and share ideas
- **[Report Issues](https://huggingface.co/spaces/tfrere/research-article-template/discussions?status=open&type=issue)** - Bug reports and feature requests
- **Contact**: [@tfrere](https://huggingface.co/tfrere) on Hugging Face

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**Made with ❤️ for the scientific community**