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EPUBTurn and PDF24 Flow: compare a real research PDF

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On the same published paper, EPUBTurn’s reviewed export kept passage order and numeric context; PDF24 Flow mixed the columns and omitted Figure 1’s plots. EPUBTurn’s figure crop still has a limitation.

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  1. The real paper used for this comparison
  2. How the EPUBTurn result was made
  3. Column order: a value enters the wrong sentence
  4. Figure 1: caption words are not the plot
  5. What EPUBTurn retained—and what was clipped
  6. Choose a permitted workflow, then judge its content
  7. The source, raw files and your next check

The real paper used for this comparison

PDF24 Flow gave us a free EPUB download from the published ten-page research excerpt. The file contains useful text, but the two columns became interleaved and Figure 1 lost its plots. EPUBTurn’s reviewed export offers a clearer passage order and retained visual panels, while still clipping the lower axis labels.

We publish EPUBTurn. The comparison uses the source and saved results so you can inspect the evidence.

How the EPUBTurn result was made

EPUBTurn’s initial automatic workflow stopped on page 7. Three equation image boundaries were manually corrected before a reviewed result was made. Competitor files use their stated defaults. The remaining figure defect was not repaired.

Column order: a value enters the wrong sentence

PDF24 Flow’s tested default output inserts “16.82–18.96; n = 57 sites” into the opening left-column passage about young mature female fish. In the source, that interval belongs to a result at the end of the left column and continuation at the top of the right. The words survive, but their interleaving interrupts the explanation. The screenshot and raw reading order are evidence for that specific problem.

PDF24 Flow

PDF24 Flow actual published-paper columns passage
PDF24 Flow: right-column value enters the left passage. Actual browser view; no manual output repairs. Open full-size image

EPUBTurn

Reviewed EPUBTurn result: passage order and numeric context retained
Reviewed EPUBTurn result: passage order and numeric conditions retained. Open full-size image

Figure 1: caption words are not the plot

The source combines a world map, density curve and scatterplot, each with meaningful markers and legends. PDF24 Flow’s output retains caption and label text but not those visual panels. Numbers and a figure caption cannot replace the relationships visible in the plots. Compare the source page beside the downloaded figure passage before calling a chart retained.

PDF24 Flow

PDF24 Flow actual published-paper figure1 passage
PDF24 Flow: caption text remains without the three visual panels. Actual browser view; no manual output repairs. Open full-size image

EPUBTurn

Reviewed EPUBTurn result: Figure 1 panels retained with clipped lower x-axis labels
Reviewed EPUBTurn result: three plot panels retained, but lower x-axis labels and titles clipped. Open full-size image

What EPUBTurn retained—and what was clipped

Compared with PDF24 Flow’s interleaved opening, EPUBTurn’s reviewed output completes the left-column passage before the right continuation. It also keeps the inspected numbers with their conditions and retains Figure 1’s map, curve and scatterplot. The lower axes were clipped in the picture crop. Both the reviewed method and that remaining defect belong in the choice.

Published source PDF

Original source page 2: two columns with a numeric result continuing across the break.
Original source page 2: two columns with a numeric result continuing across the break. Open full-size image

EPUBTurn reviewed result

Reviewed EPUBTurn result: passage order and numeric context retained
Reviewed export: left and right passages remain ordered. Open full-size image

Published source PDF

Original source page 3: complete Figure 1 with its lower axes and caption.
Original source page 3: complete Figure 1 with its lower axes and caption. Open full-size image

EPUBTurn reviewed result

Reviewed EPUBTurn result: Figure 1 panels retained with clipped lower x-axis labels
Reviewed export: map, density and scatterplot retained; lower x-axis labels clipped. Open full-size image

Choose a permitted workflow, then judge its content

PDF24 Flow provided a free download without signup in this run. That is a useful access advantage. The specific column and figure observations do not establish its other modes or all PDFs.

Browser captures use a 1280 × 900 view at 100% zoom. No native reader or device was tested. This paper has no scan or table-grid test; no accuracy or speed ranking is claimed.

The source, raw files and your next check

Source: Hadj-Hammou et al. (2024), Global patterns and drivers of fish reproductive potential on coral reefs, Nature Communications 15:6105, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-50367-0. CC BY 4.0. We used original pages 1–10, omitting the final reference/licence page. No source wording was rewritten. Converted files and screenshot excerpts are adaptations.

PDF24’s free access is useful. For a paper whose interleaved paragraphs make reading difficult, compare an EPUBTurn sample before choosing full conversion. Check the selected passage and every label you rely on in its figure. The sample includes up to ten automatic pages, not a review of the whole PDF.

Files used in this guide

Download the source files, conversion results or worksheets referenced here. Each label identifies the source document or the converter used.

Published source excerpt, pages 1–10PDF24 Flow untouched published-paper EPUBEPUBTurn reviewed published-paper EPUB

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