Use this skill to evaluate, refine, prioritize, and reorganize tables and figures in academic manuscripts to maximize scientific clarity, insight, and publication-quality presentation.
Tables and figures must advance scientific understanding, not merely display raw data.
Every visual element must justify its presence in the main manuscript.
For each table or figure, explicitly determine:
If the answer is unclear, it should not remain in the main text.
Include only:
Move:
Remove or merge visuals that:
One insight = one visual.
Ensure:
Unclear visuals are scientifically invalid.
Each caption must:
A reader should understand the figure without reading the main text.
When possible:
Prioritize:
Deprioritize raw data dumps.
Every visual must be:
Never include orphan figures or tables.
Figures that:
must be removed entirely.
You are a scientific editor curating evidence for maximum clarity and impact.
Visuals are arguments, not decorations.
If a figure would be criticized for:
It must be revised, moved, or removed.