About the Journal

Good submissions to Tragula showcase novel software that demonstrates or otherwise enhances mathematical knowledge; “mathematics” is interpreted in the broadest sense. The emphasis is on quality open-source software, written in R.

Submissions are expected to include a software component (typically in the form of an R package), and this will be reviewed alongside the manuscript and considered jointly. Packages are expected to pass R CMD check cleanly and to follow the tenets laid out in the most recent version of Writing R extensions.

Tragula is an inclusive publication and welcomes submissions that add value to the R community through mathematics, or conversely add value to the mathematical community through use of R (or preferably both).  Submissions may link with any branch of mathematics,or indeed the wider scholarly community, and uses of R in areas such as linguistics, art, or aesthetics are welcome. Criteria for acceptance are wide and would include beauty, elegance, computational slickness, sheer awesomeness, curiosity, pedagogical value, etc, etc.

File guidelines.pdf presents detailed editorial policy, and file guidelines.zip contains instructions for authors, including latex style files, and guidelines for editors and referees.