# Scientific Figure > Turn text, sketches and PDFs into publication-ready scientific figures with AI. ## What this is Scientific Figure is an AI tool that turns a text prompt, a hand sketch, an abstract or a full paper PDF into publication-ready scientific figures. Unlike a general-purpose image generator, the output follows scientific drawing conventions and every label, arrow, color and shape stays editable afterwards, so it can be corrected rather than regenerated. ## Who it is for researchers, graduate students, principal investigators, postdoctoral researchers, educators, R&D teams, medical writers, science communicators. It is built for people starting from a blank canvas — no Illustrator, Inkscape or BioRender experience is assumed. ## What it produces - Scientific illustrations - Graphical abstracts - Conference posters - Mechanism diagrams - Signaling pathway diagrams - PRISMA flow diagrams - Phylogenetic trees and cladograms - Cell diagrams - Circuit diagrams ## Capabilities - Generate figures from a text prompt, a hand sketch, an abstract or a full paper PDF - Every label, arrow, color and shape stays editable after generation — not a flat image - Export to PNG, JPG, layered SVG and editable PPTX - Up to 8K export, 600+ DPI at single-column width - Recolor to journal palettes including Nature, Science, NEJM, The Lancet, JAMA and Okabe-Ito - Nine illustration styles, from clean schematic to 3D render - Conference poster layouts at A0, A1 and 48×36 inches - Built-in vector canvas for editing without leaving the browser - Publication and commercial rights to everything you generate, on any paid plan or credit pack - Private uploads are encrypted and never used to train models ## How it differs - Unlike template libraries such as BioRender, figures are generated rather than assembled from a fixed icon set, so the output is not limited to shapes someone already drew. - Unlike general-purpose AI image generators, output follows scientific drawing conventions and stays editable, so a wrong label can be corrected instead of regenerated. - Unlike vector editors such as Illustrator or Inkscape, no design skill is required to get a first draft, and the result still exports as real vectors those tools can open. ## Pricing Free to start — 100 free credits on signup, no card required. Paid subscriptions and one-time credit packs are both available; pack credits never expire. Full pricing: https://scientificfigure.com/pricing ## Export formats PNG, JPG, SVG, PPTX. SVG exports are real vectors — text stays text and every shape stays a shape. PPTX exports are editable slides. ## Pages - [Home](https://scientificfigure.com): Landing page - [Pricing](https://scientificfigure.com/pricing): Plans, credit packs and what each tier unlocks - [Blog](https://scientificfigure.com/blog): Guides on figure requirements, journal specifications and diagram conventions - [How to cite Scientific Figure](https://scientificfigure.com/cite): Figure legend credits, methods and AI-disclosure statements, and a software citation for figures made with the tool - [Capabilities](https://scientificfigure.com/capabilities.md): Inputs, image models, resolution tiers, editing actions, export formats, palettes and licensing, read from the application configuration - [Pricing and credits](https://scientificfigure.com/pricing.md): Plans, credit packs and the credit cost of every model and resolution, read from the pricing catalog the checkout uses - [Tool pages](https://scientificfigure.com/tools.md): Every figure, diagram and plot tool with its definition, comparison tables, use cases, FAQ and sources, as Markdown - [Agent documentation index](https://scientificfigure.com/index.md): Directory of every plain-text and Markdown file on this site - [Full text for AI agents](https://scientificfigure.com/llms-full.txt): Every tool page, gallery and guide on this site as one plain-text document ## Tools - [Scientific Figure Tools: Diagram, Poster & Plot Makers](https://scientificfigure.com/tools): Every Scientific Figure generator on one page: diagram makers, posters, graphical abstracts, illustrations and plots, drawn to journal conventions. - [AI Scientific Illustration Generator — Free Online Tool](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/ai-scientific-illustration-generator): Generate publication-quality scientific illustrations from a text description — botanical plates, anatomical diagrams, ink line art, flat vector. Free online. - [Graphical Abstract Maker — AI Generator, Sizes & Templates](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/graphical-abstract-maker): Turn your abstract or paper PDF into a journal-ready graphical abstract in minutes — sized for Elsevier, Cell Press, ACS and MDPI specs. Free to start. - [Scientific Poster Maker — AI Research Poster Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/scientific-poster-maker): Turn your paper PDF into a conference-ready scientific poster in minutes, not hours in PowerPoint. Six research poster templates, A0 and 48×36. Free to start. - [Electrical Circuit Diagram Maker — Free Online AI Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/circuit-diagram-maker): Describe a circuit in plain words and get a publication-ready diagram — textbook schematics, realistic breadboard views and blueprint styles. Free online. - [PRISMA Flow Diagram Generator — AI PRISMA 2020 Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/prisma-flow-diagram-generator): Generate a PRISMA 2020 flow diagram from your screening counts or methods text — official box labels, your numbers reconciled. Ready for papers and theses. - [Cladogram Maker — Draw a Cladogram Online in Seconds](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/cladogram-maker): Describe a group of organisms and get a ready-to-use cladogram in seconds — teaching ladders, rectangular trees, character matrices. Free online, no drawing. - [Phylogenetic Tree Maker — AI Phylogenetic Tree Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/phylogenetic-tree-maker): Describe a group of organisms and get a publication-ready phylogenetic tree — branch lengths, bootstrap support, time-calibrated clades. Free online maker. - [Animal Cell Diagram Generator — Free Labeled Cell Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/animal-cell-diagram): Create a labeled animal cell diagram in seconds — nucleus, mitochondria, ER and Golgi drawn to real proportions, in clean printable textbook style. Free. - [Plant Cell Diagram Generator — Free Labeled Cell Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/plant-cell-diagram): Create a labeled plant cell diagram in seconds — cell wall, chloroplasts and central vacuole drawn accurately, in clean printable textbook style. Free. - [Cellular Respiration Diagram Generator — Free Pathway Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/cellular-respiration-diagram): Create a labeled cellular respiration diagram in seconds — glycolysis, Krebs cycle and electron transport chain, with ATP counts at every stage. Free online. - [96-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Map Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/96-well-plate-template): Create a printable 96-well plate template or color-coded plate map from one line of text — the standard 8×12 grid with A–H and 1–12 headers. Free online. - [6-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Layout Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/6-well-plate-template): Make a printable 6-well plate template or color-coded plate layout from one line of text — the 2×3 grid with rows A–B and columns 1–3. Free to start. - [12-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Layout Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/12-well-plate-template): Make a printable 12-well plate template or color-coded plate layout from one line of text — the 3×4 grid with rows A–C and columns 1–4. Free to start. - [24-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Map Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/24-well-plate-template): Make a printable 24-well plate template or color-coded plate map from one line of text — the 4×6 grid with rows A–D and columns 1–6. Free to start. - [48-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Map Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/48-well-plate-template): Make a printable 48-well plate template or color-coded plate map from one line of text — the 6×8 grid with rows A–F and columns 1–8. Free to start. - [384-Well Plate Template Maker — Free Plate Map Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/384-well-plate-template): Make a printable 384-well plate template or color-coded plate layout from one line of text — the 16×24 grid with rows A–P and columns 1–24. Free online. - [Free Box Plot Maker — AI Box and Whisker Plot Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/box-plot-maker): Free boxplot maker: paste data or upload CSV/Excel for exact quartiles, medians and outliers, drawn as a publication-ready box plot in journal styles. - [Bar Graph Maker — Free Bar Chart Generator with Error Bars](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/bar-graph-maker): Free bar graph maker: paste data or upload Excel/CSV for exact means with SD, SEM or 95% CI error bars — simple, grouped or stacked, in journal styles. - [Histogram Maker: Free Histogram Generator with Exact Bins](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/histogram-maker): Histogram maker and builder: paste raw data or upload Excel/CSV, get every bin edge and count computed exactly, then a journal-style histogram. - [Line Graph Maker: Free Line Graph Generator & Creator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/line-graph-maker): Make a line graph from time points or a CSV/Excel table: exact points, SD or SEM error bars and log axes are computed, then drawn as a journal-ready figure. - [Heatmap Generator — Free Heat Map Maker from Excel or CSV](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/heatmap-generator): Free heatmap generator: paste a table or upload Excel/CSV for an exact, color-binned heat map — gene expression, correlation matrices, color-blind-safe maps. - [Bode Plotter — Free Bode Plot Generator & Calculator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/bode-plotter): Free Bode plotter online: type a transfer function and get exact magnitude and phase curves, corner frequencies, and gain and phase margins, drawn for print. - [Lewis Structure Generator — Free Lewis Diagram & Dot Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/lewis-structure-generator): Free Lewis structure and Lewis diagram generator: type a formula like CO2, NH4+ or SO4 2- and get the exact electron dot diagram — bonds, lone pairs, charges. - [Tree Diagram Maker & Probability Tree Diagram Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/tree-diagram-maker): Probability tree diagram maker: type the branches or the problem and get a clean tree with every outcome multiplied out as a fraction, checked to add to 1. - [Radar Chart Maker: Spider Chart Generator from Your Data](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/radar-chart-maker): Free radar chart maker and spider graph generator: paste scores or upload Excel/CSV. Every vertex is placed from your numbers, on one scale or per-axis ranges. - [Bell Curve Generator: Normal Distribution Graph Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/bell-curve-generator): Free bell curve generator: set a mean and SD, shade any area and get a normal distribution graph with the exact probability, z-scores and 68-95-99.7 bands. - [Scatter Plot Maker with Line of Best Fit, r and R²](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/scatter-plot-maker): Scatter plot maker and generator: paste x,y pairs or upload Excel/CSV, get the line of best fit, r, R² and p computed exactly, drawn in journal style. - [Coagulation Cascade Diagram — Labeled Clotting Cascade, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/coagulation-cascade-diagram): Free coagulation cascade diagram: intrinsic, extrinsic and common pathways from factor XII and tissue factor to fibrin. Labeled clotting cascade with PT/aPTT. - [RAAS Diagram — Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/raas-diagram): Free renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system diagram: renin, angiotensin I and II, ACE, aldosterone, ADH, where ACE inhibitors and ARBs act. Labeled RAAS pathway. - [Cell Cycle Diagram — Labeled & Blank, Phases & Checkpoints](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/cell-cycle-diagram): Free cell cycle diagram, labeled and blank: G1, S, G2 and M phases, G0, the three checkpoints and the cyclin–CDK pairs that drive each transition. - [Food Web Maker — Labeled & Blank Food Web Diagrams, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/food-web-maker): Create a food web in seconds: producers, consumers and decomposers linked by arrows that follow energy flow. Free labeled and blank food web templates. - [Pedigree Chart Maker — Free Pedigree Diagram Generator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/pedigree-chart-maker): Make a genetic pedigree chart in standard symbols: squares, circles, shaded affected, carriers, generations I–III, for autosomal or X-linked traits. - [Insulin Signaling Pathway Diagram — Labeled, by Tissue, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/insulin-signaling-pathway): Free insulin signaling pathway diagram maker: insulin receptor, IRS-1, PI3K, Akt and GLUT4 in order, plus insulin resistance and muscle, liver and fat versions. - [PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Diagram — Labeled with mTOR, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/pi3k-akt-signaling-pathway): Free PI3K/AKT pathway diagram maker: PI3K, PIP3, PTEN, PDK1, mTORC2 and AKT with its targets mTORC1, FOXO, BAD and MDM2. PI3K/AKT/mTOR in cancer too. - [DNA Replication Diagram — Labeled Replication Fork Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/dna-replication-diagram): Make a labeled DNA replication diagram in seconds: helicase, primase, Okazaki fragments and ligase at the replication fork, plus the bubble and telomerase. - [Rock Cycle Diagram — Labeled Processes & Simple Drawing](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/rock-cycle-diagram): Make a labeled rock cycle diagram in seconds: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock, magma and every process arrow, or a simple rock cycle drawing. - [Skeleton Diagram — Labeled Skeletal System, Blank Worksheet](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/skeletal-system-diagram): Make a labeled skeleton diagram in seconds: skull, spine, rib cage, pelvis, limbs, and the hand and foot bones. Free blank worksheet and answer key. - [Chloroplast Diagram — Labeled & Blank, Free Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/chloroplast-diagram): Make a labeled chloroplast diagram in seconds: outer and inner membrane, stroma, thylakoids and grana in cross-section. Free blank worksheet and answer key. - [Meiosis Diagram — Labeled Stages of Meiosis 1 & 2, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/meiosis-diagram): Make a labeled meiosis diagram in seconds: every stage of meiosis I and II, crossing over at the chiasmata, four haploid cells, and mitosis vs meiosis. - [Molecular Orbital Diagram Generator: O₂, N₂ & CO MO Diagrams](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/molecular-orbital-diagram-generator): Make a molecular orbital diagram for O₂, N₂, CO or any diatomic: σ and π orbitals in the right order, electrons filled, bond order and magnetism. Free to start. - [Bohr Model Diagram Generator — Bohr–Rutherford Diagram, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/bohr-model-diagram): Make a Bohr model diagram of any element, from hydrogen and carbon to sodium and calcium: protons and neutrons in the nucleus, electrons on 2, 8, 8 shells. - [Orbital Diagram Generator: Electron Configuration Diagrams](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/orbital-diagram-generator): Make an orbital diagram for any element or ion: boxes in Aufbau order, arrows set by Hund's rule and Pauli, unpaired electrons and the configuration. - [Nitrogen Cycle Diagram — Labeled & Simple Versions, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/nitrogen-cycle-diagram): Make a labeled nitrogen cycle diagram in seconds: fixation, ammonification, nitrification and denitrification arrows, or a simple version for a first lesson. - [Neuron Diagram — Labeled Parts & Blank Worksheet, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/neuron-diagram): Make a labeled neuron diagram: dendrites, cell body, axon hillock, myelin sheath, nodes of Ranvier and axon terminals. Free blank worksheet and answer key. - [Nephron Diagram — Labeled & Blank, Free Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/nephron-diagram): Make a labeled nephron diagram in seconds: glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, PCT, loop of Henle, DCT and collecting duct. Free blank worksheet and answer key. - [Synapse Diagram — Labeled & Blank, Free Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/synapse-diagram): Make a labeled synapse diagram in seconds: vesicles, neurotransmitter, Ca²⁺ channels, cleft and receptors. Plus the neuromuscular junction and blank worksheet. - [Protein Synthesis Diagram — Transcription & Translation](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/protein-synthesis-diagram): Make a labeled protein synthesis diagram in seconds: transcription, mRNA processing and translation at the ribosome, with tRNA, codons and the central dogma. - [Calvin Cycle Diagram — Labeled Light-Independent Reactions](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/calvin-cycle-diagram): Make a labeled Calvin cycle diagram in seconds: carbon fixation, reduction and regeneration with RuBisCO, 3-PGA and G3P, counted over three turns. - [Free Body Diagram Maker & Drawer — Free FBD Creator](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/free-body-diagram-maker): Draw a correct free body diagram in seconds: every force an arrow from the body, labeled W, N, f, T. Inclines, pulleys, elevators, tension, friction. - [Dichotomous Key Maker — Free Creator & Template](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/dichotomous-key-maker): What a dichotomous key is and how to make one: numbered couplets, contrasting leads, named organisms, as a branching tree or a list. Free creator and template. - [Notch Signaling Pathway Diagram — Labeled, with NICD, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/notch-signaling-pathway): Make a free labeled Notch signaling pathway diagram: DSL ligand, Notch receptor, ADAM10 and γ-secretase cuts, NICD, CSL (RBPJ), HES/HEY, lateral inhibition. - [TGF-β Signaling Pathway Diagram — Labeled TGF-β/SMAD, Free](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/tgf-beta-signaling-pathway): Make a labeled TGF-β signaling pathway diagram: TGF-beta, type II and ALK5 receptors, SMAD2/3, SMAD4 and SMAD7 feedback. Free, with non-SMAD branches. - [Action Potential Graph — Labeled Diagram, Neuron & Cardiac](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/action-potential-graph): Make a labeled action potential graph in seconds: resting potential, threshold, depolarization, repolarization and hyperpolarization, neuron or cardiac. - [Wiggers Diagram Maker — Labeled Cardiac Cycle Diagram](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/wiggers-diagram): Draw a labeled Wiggers diagram: aortic, ventricular and atrial pressure, ventricular volume, ECG and heart sounds, with the 4 valve events and 7 phases. - [Brachial Plexus Diagram: Labeled Anatomy and Mnemonic](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/brachial-plexus-diagram): Labeled brachial plexus diagram: roots C5–T1, trunks, divisions, cords and five terminal branches, with the Randy Travis mnemonic, Erb's palsy and block sites. - [Krebs Cycle Diagram — Labeled Citric Acid Cycle Maker](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/krebs-cycle-diagram): Draw a labeled Krebs cycle (citric acid, TCA) diagram: 8 steps, intermediates, enzymes and the 2 CO₂, 3 NADH, 1 FADH₂ and 1 GTP per turn, simple or full. - [Carbon Cycle Diagram — Labeled, Simple & Easy to Draw](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/carbon-cycle-diagram): Make a labeled carbon cycle diagram: photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, fossil fuels, combustion and ocean exchange, or a simple one to draw by hand. - [Ear Diagram — Labeled & Unlabeled Parts of the Ear](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/ear-diagram): Labeled ear diagram of the outer, middle and inner ear: pinna, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea and semicircular canals, plus an unlabeled copy to label. - [Dermatome Map and Dermatome Chart, C2 to S5 Labeled](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/dermatome-map): Labeled dermatome map of the front and back of the body, a dermatome chart with the sensory exam landmarks, and arm and leg dermatomes from C5 to S2. ## Templates and examples - [Free Graphical Abstract Templates — 6 AI-Filled Layouts](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/graphical-abstract-templates): Six free graphical abstract templates — process flow, comparison, cycle, timeline and more. AI fills your pick from your abstract or PDF at journal size. - [Scientific Poster Templates — 6 Styles Filled from Your PDF](https://scientificfigure.com/tools/scientific-poster-templates): Skip the blank PowerPoint: six scientific poster templates the AI fills from your paper PDF. Portrait or landscape at your conference poster size, A0 or 48×36. - [Research Poster, Graphical Abstract & Illustration Examples](https://scientificfigure.com/examples): Browse real AI-generated examples: research poster examples, graphical abstract examples and scientific illustrations. See what's possible, then make your own. - [Graphical Abstract Examples — Journal-Ready Visual Summaries](https://scientificfigure.com/examples/graphical-abstract-examples): Browse graphical abstract examples across biology, chemistry and AI research. See how one clear left-to-right flow summarizes a paper — then generate your own. - [Scientific & Research Poster Examples with Design Breakdowns](https://scientificfigure.com/examples/scientific-poster-examples): Research poster examples across machine learning, immunotherapy, neuroscience and more — each with a layout breakdown and A0 font-size specs. Make your own. - [Scientific Illustration Examples — 6 Styles Compared](https://scientificfigure.com/examples/scientific-illustration-examples): Browse scientific illustration examples — botanical plates, anatomical diagrams, ink line art, watercolor and flat vector — then generate your own free. ## Guides - [Visual Abstract Maker — AI Generator for Clinical Papers](https://scientificfigure.com/visual-abstract): Turn a clinical abstract or paper PDF into a three-panel visual abstract — population, intervention, outcome — with your reported numbers. Free to start. ## Blog Posts - [SfN 2026 Poster Size, Abstract Deadlines & Guide](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/sfn-poster-guidelines): SfN 2026 poster boards are 6 ft wide by 4 ft high (1.8 × 1.2 m). Every Neuroscience 2026 deadline, fee and limit, each traced to the SfN page stating it. - [Can You Submit AI-Generated Figures to a Journal? What Nature, Elsevier, Science, Wiley and Others Actually Allow](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/ai-generated-figures-journal-policy): 14 publishers checked: diagrams are allowed at most, data images at none, and a disclosure is expected everywhere. One table, read in September 2026. - [How to Write a Figure Legend: What Nine Publishers Actually Require](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/figure-legend): Nature caps a figure legend at 300 words; PNAS wants N in it; APA means something else by the word. What nine publishers require, with a worked example. - [Box Plot Examples: How to Read One, and Why Two Programs Draw the Same Data Differently](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/box-plot-examples): A box spans Q1 to Q3 and Tukey whiskers reach 1.5 × IQR — but R, Excel and SPSS disagree on Q1. Worked examples, and the legend journals require. - [The 96-Well Plate Format: Dimensions, Volumes and Layout, Traced to the ANSI/SLAS Standard](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/96-well-plate-format): A 96-well plate measures 127.76 × 85.48 mm with wells on a 9 mm pitch. Every dimension ANSI/SLAS fixes, and the four it leaves to the manufacturer. - [Science Advances Impact Factor 2026: 13.9 — 8.8% Acceptance](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/science-advances-impact-factor): Science Advances has a 2-year impact factor of 13.9 (AAAS, June 2026). One page compiles the 8.8% acceptance rate, the $5,450 APC and every figure rule. - [Nature Communications Impact Factor 2026: 18.1 — APC & Speed](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/nature-communications-impact-factor): Nature Communications’ 2025 impact factor is 18.1 (5-year JIF 18.9). See the $7,350 APC, 242-day median to acceptance and every figure rule in one place. - [Cellular Respiration Diagram: Where Each Stage Happens, How Much ATP to Label, and Why 38 Is the Wrong Number](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/cellular-respiration-diagram): A cellular respiration diagram shows the three stages in the compartments where they run, with about 30 ATP, not 38. Here is where both totals come from. - [Plant Cell Diagram: Every Labelled Part, What It Does, and Which Ones Only Plants Have](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/plant-cell-diagram): A labelled plant cell diagram with what every part does, plus the four structures animal cells lack: wall, plastids, central vacuole, plasmodesmata. - [Animal Cell Diagram: Every Labelled Part, How Much Space Each One Really Takes, and What Plants Do Not Have](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/animal-cell-diagram): A labelled animal cell diagram drawn to measured volumes — mitochondria fill 22% of a liver cell, the nucleus only 6%. Printable blank version included. - [How to Read a Phylogenetic Tree: Branch Lengths, Support Values, Rooting, and How One Gets Built](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/phylogenetic-tree): Read a phylogenetic tree from the root outward, following the nesting rather than the tip order. Then decode the scale bar, the node numbers and the root. - [Cladogram vs Phylogenetic Tree: Nodes, Clades, Outgroups, and What Branch Length Does Not Mean](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/cladogram): A cladogram shows branching order and nothing else; branch length carries no information. Learn to read nodes, clades and outgroups step by step. - [How to Read a Circuit Diagram: Symbols, Designators, and the Two Standards That Disagree](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/how-to-read-a-circuit-diagram): To read a circuit diagram, start at the source and trace each symbol until you return to it. This guide decodes symbols, R1 designators and both standards. - [How to Make a CONSORT 2025 Flow Diagram: Every Box, Every Count, and What Changed from 2010](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/consort-flow-diagram): The CONSORT flow diagram changed in April 2025, when CONSORT 2025 replaced the 2010 version. Every box, its counts, and the three labels that moved. - [JAMA Network Open & JAMA Impact Factor 2026: 11.7 / 65.4](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/jama-impact-factor): JAMA’s 2025 impact factor is 65.4 (JCR). Compare all 13 JAMA Network journals by impact factor, acceptance rate and decision time — in one table. - [How to Make Scientific Figures: A Practical Guide (2026)](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/how-to-make-scientific-figures): Start from the journal’s column width; the rest of the figure follows. Every spec here is traced to the PLOS, Nature or Elsevier document that states it. - [Graphical Abstract Requirements (2026): Size, Format and What Each Publisher Actually Specifies](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/graphical-abstract-requirements): Elsevier wants 1328 × 531 px at 300 dpi; Cell Press 1200 px square. Every publisher’s graphical abstract spec, traced to the document that states it. - [Nature Impact Factor 2026: 56.1 — Acceptance Rate & Rank](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/nature-impact-factor): Nature’s 2025 impact factor is 56.1, with a 5-year JIF of 56.7 and ~8% acceptance. Full official metrics, plus every figure rule Nature enforces. - [PNAS Impact Factor 2026: 9.5 — 13% Acceptance, Why It Trails](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/pnas-impact-factor): PNAS reports a 2025 impact factor of 9.5 and a 13% acceptance rate. The full metric set, why it trails Nature’s, and the figure specs PNAS enforces. - [PNAS Nexus Impact Factor 2026: 4.8 vs PNAS 9.5 — Worth It?](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/pnas-nexus-impact-factor): PNAS Nexus has a 2025 impact factor of 4.8 and a $3,599 APC. Its metrics, fees and figure specs — and where they contradict PNAS’s own rules. - [Scientific Reports Figure and Formatting Requirements (2026): DPI, Width, Fonts, File Types](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/scientific-reports-figure-requirements): Scientific Reports caps display items at 8 and accepts vector EPS/AI or TIFF, JPG and PSD figures. See every stated rule — and the specs it never gives. - [How to Make a PRISMA 2020 Flow Diagram: Every Box, Every Number, and the Four Templates](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/prisma-flow-diagram): A PRISMA flow diagram tracks records through a systematic review; PRISMA 2020 has four templates. Every box, and the checks that reconcile the counts. - [BioRender Alternatives: 10 Free and Paid Tools for Scientific Figures (2026)](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/biorender-alternatives): Ten BioRender alternatives, free and paid, compared on publication rights, export quality and time. Plus BioRender’s 2026 pricing and free-plan limits. - [How to Make a Research Poster: The Complete Guide from Paper to Print](https://scientificfigure.com/blog/how-to-make-a-research-poster): Build a conference poster in seven steps, from size to printing checklist. Verified type sizes, five layouts and the fastest route from your paper.