Research PaperOps

A reproducible, versioned, and automated workflow for LaTeX research papers.

Write → Validate → Build → Release → Share

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Traditional LaTeX workflows are often manual, fragile, and difficult to reproduce.

Research PaperOps applies DevOps practices to LaTeX research papers by introducing standardized project structures, automated CI/CD builds, PDF artifacts, semantic versioning, and reproducible research workflows.

The goal is simple:
A research paper should be engineered like software structured, versioned, and reproducible.

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Table of Contents

• Repository Structure
• Documentation
• Using the Template
• CI/CD
• Project Policies
• Citation
• Final Notes

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Repository Structure

This repository contains the template, CI workflows, documentation, and project utilities.

research-paperops/
  ├── template/             # Copier template for new papers
  ├── docs/                 # Documentation
  ├── .github/              # GitHub workflows and templates
  ├── CHANGELOG.md          # Release history
  ├── CONTRIBUTING.md       # Contribution guidelines
  ├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md    # Community guidelines
  ├── SECURITY.md           # Security policy
  ├── LICENSE               # License
  └── README.md             # Project overview

For a detailed explanation of the repository structure, see:

docs/01-repository-structure.md

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Documentation

Detailed documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

Document	Description
docs/01-repository-structure.md	Repository layout and structure
docs/02-getting-started.md	How to start a new paper project
docs/03-local-development.md	Local LaTeX development workflow
docs/04-ci-overview.md	CI/CD pipeline overview

These documents explain how to use the template, run builds locally, and understand the CI workflows.

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Using the Template

This repository uses Copier, a project template tool, to generate new LaTeX research paper projects. To create a new paper project:

copier copy https://github.com/PLAYERUNKNOWN-Productions/research-paperops my-paper

This will generate a fully configured LaTeX paper project with:

• Project structure
• CI/CD pipeline
• Release workflow
• Documentation
• Semantic versioning

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CI/CD

The generated paper projects include automated pipelines for:

• LaTeX structure validation
• PDF compilation
• Artifact generation
• Semantic versioning and releases

CI is supported for:

• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI

See documentation:

docs/04-ci-overview.md

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Project Policies

Please read the following documents before contributing:

Document	Purpose
CONTRIBUTING.md	How to contribute
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	Community guidelines
SECURITY.md	Reporting security issues
LICENSE	Project license
CITATION.cff	Cite this repository

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Citation

If this project contributes to your research or publication, please cite:

@software{research_paperops_2026,
  author       = {Hirad Emamialagha},
  title        = {Research PaperOps},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {PlayerUnknown Productions},
  institution  = {PlayerUnknown Productions},
  url          = {https://github.com/PLAYERUNKNOWN-Productions/research-paperops},
  note         = {DevOps workflows for LaTeX research papers}
}

You can also check out the CITATION.cff to see the latest citation template.

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Final Notes

This repository establishes a standardized foundation for research paper development.

By combining:

• structured LaTeX projects
• automated CI/CD
• semantic versioning

we ensure that research outputs are:

• reproducible
• maintainable
• easy to review
• ready for publication

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