https://youvenz.github.io/tags/pandoc-crossref/Recent content in Pandoc-Crossref on Rachid Youven ZeghlacheHugoen-usWed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-04-write-research-papers-in-markdown-pandoc/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://youvenz.github.io/blog/2026-03-04-write-research-papers-in-markdown-pandoc/<p>You&rsquo;re staring at a LaTeX error message for the 47th time today. Your paper deadline is tomorrow, but you&rsquo;re debugging <code>\begin{figure}</code> placement instead of refining your argument. There&rsquo;s a better way: <strong>write in clean Markdown, get publication-ready PDFs</strong> with equations, cross-references, and IEEE/Springer formatting—all without touching LaTeX syntax until the final export.</p> <h2 id="what-this-workflow-replaces">What This Workflow Replaces</h2> <p>Direct LaTeX editing becomes Markdown + Pandoc conversion. You write in readable <code>.md</code> files with simple syntax for headings, citations, and figures. <strong>Pandoc</strong> (a universal document converter) transforms your Markdown into professional PDFs or LaTeX source files, using <strong>pandoc-crossref</strong> for numbered references and <strong>citeproc</strong> for bibliographies. Output matches journal templates—single-column, two-column IEEE, ACM formats—without manual <code>\documentclass</code> configuration.</p>