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+@book{matlab,
+  author = {Higham, Desmond J. and Higham, Nicholas J.},
+  title = {{MATLAB} {Guide}},
+  edition = {3rd},
+  publisher = {SIAM},
+  address = {Philadelphia, PA},
+  year = {2016},
+  doi = {10.1137/1.9781611974678}
+}
+
+@book{octave,
+  author = {Eaton, John W. and Bateman, David and Hauberg, S{\o}ren and Wehbring, Rik},
+  title = {{GNU Octave} version 8.1.0: A {High-Level} Interactive Language for Numerical Computations},
+  publisher = {Free Software Foundation},
+  year = {2023},
+  url = {https://docs.octave.org/v8.1.0/},
+  note = {GNU Octave manual}
+}
+
+@book{plotly,
+  author = {Sievert, C},
+  title = {Interactive {Web-Based} Data Visualization with {R}, {Plotly}, and {Shiny}},
+  publisher = {Chapman & Hall/CRC},
+  year = {2020},
+  doi = {10.1201/9780429447273},
+}
+
+@misc{rust,
+  title = {{Plotly.rs}: Plotly for {Rust}},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/plotly/plotly.rs}
+}
+
+@misc{r,
+  title = {{Plotly.R}: An interactive graphing library for {R}},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/plotly/plotly.R}
+}
+
+@misc{python,
+  title = {{Plotly.py}: The interactive graphing library for {Python}},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py}
+}
+
+@misc{dotnet,
+  title = {{Plotly.NET}: Interactive graphing library for .NET programming languages},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/plotly/Plotly.NET}
+}
+
+@misc{export_fig,
+  author = {Altman, Yair},
+  title = {{export_fig}: A MATLAB function for exporting figures in publication quality},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/altmany/export_fig}
+}
+
+@misc{matlab2tikz,
+  title = {{matlab2tikz}: Convert MATLAB/{Octave} figures to TikZ/{Pgfplots}},
+  publisher = {GitHub},
+  journal = {GitHub repository},
+  url = {https://github.com/matlab2tikz/matlab2tikz}
+}
+
+@article{gramm,
+  author = {Morel, Pierre},
+  title = {Gramm: Grammar of graphics plotting in {MATLAB}},
+  journal = {Journal of Open Source Software},
+  volume = {3},
+  number = {23},
+  pages = {568},
+  year = {2018},
+  doi = {10.21105/joss.00568}
+}
+
+@article{MATTER2024111351,
+  title = {MRI characterization of pelvic floor ligaments in nulliparous women: Technique development and morphometry within the 3D pelvic inclination correction system (3D-PICS)},
+  journal = {European Journal of Radiology},
+  volume = {173},
+  pages = {111351},
+  year = {2024},
+  issn = {0720-048X},
+  doi = {10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111351},
+  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0720048X24000676},
+  author = {Lea Matter and Monika Hebeisen and Stephan Beintner-Skawran and Cäcilia S. Reiner and Cornelia Betschart},
+}
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+---
+title: 'plotly_matlab: interactive web-based graphing for GNU Octave and MATLAB'
+tags:
+  - Plotly
+  - Octave
+  - MATLAB
+  - data visualization
+  - graphing
+authors:
+  - name: Roberto Moura
+    orcid: 0009-0004-5413-3375
+    affiliation: 1
+  - name: Gilberto Galvis
+    orcid: 0000-0002-2574-4917
+    affiliation: 2
+  - name: Christopher Parmer
+    affiliation: 3
+affiliations:
+ - name: Independent Researcher, United Kingdom
+   index: 1
+ - name: Independent Researcher, Slovenia
+   index: 2
+ - name: Plotly Technologies, Canada
+   index: 3
+date: 1 September 2026
+bibliography: paper.bib
+---
+
+# Summary
+
+`plotly_matlab` is the official Plotly graphing library for MATLAB and GNU Octave.
+It converts native figures, created with either engine, into interactive,
+web-based charts that can be explored, exported, and embedded in web pages
+with a single line of code.
+
+![Example plots generated by this library in Octave (top-left: quiver; top-right: ezsurf; bottom-left: surfc; bottom-right: scatter).](front_example.png)
+
+Interactive web-based plots play a central role in scientific research. Because
+the charts are interactive, viewers can zoom and pan to inspect fine detail, and
+rotate three-dimensional charts to change perspective. Hovering over data points
+displays tooltips with numerical values. Because the charts are web-based, they
+are easy to share between researchers on different operating systems, unlike
+language-specific figure objects.
+
+First released in 2013, this library brings interactive web-based plots to Octave and MATLAB.
+
+# Statement of need
+
+Plotly [@plotly] is widely used by the scientific community to generate interactive web
+plots (its canonical scholarly citation has been cited more than 1,000 times on OpenAlex[^1]).
+While other languages were supported by Plotly, the Octave [@octave] and MATLAB [@matlab]
+ecosystems, which are widely used in scientific research, both lacked a plotting library
+that is interactive and web-based. This library bridges this gap by providing an easy
+way to generate Plotly figures from a broad range of native plots supported by Octave and MATLAB.
+
+[^1]: Cited 1,061 times as of Aug 2026 (https://openalex.org/works/W2991157178)
+
+# State of the field
+
+Wrappers for Plotly also exist in R [@r], Python [@python], Rust [@rust], and .NET programming
+languages [@dotnet]. For MATLAB and Octave, the existing alternatives cover
+only part of the workflow: `export_fig` [@export_fig] is a widely used tool for
+high-quality static export of figures but produces no interactive charts;
+`matlab2tikz` [@matlab2tikz] targets LaTeX documents with generated TikZ code;
+and the `gramm` package [@gramm] provides a grammar-of-graphics interface for
+statistical visualization in MATLAB but renders to native figures rather than
+web charts. Rather than extending an existing binding, this library implements
+figure conversion directly from each engine's native graphics object model,
+providing Octave and MATLAB users with a dedicated workflow for interactive
+web-based graphing.
+
+# Software design
+
+The core of the library is the `plotlyfig` class, which walks the graphics
+object tree of a figure (figure, axes, and children) and builds a Plotly
+figure description (data and layout) through per-class dispatch: a central
+`updateData` function routes each graphics object to a dedicated `updateX`
+function (one per supported plot type), with shared geometry and color helpers
+used across plot types. hggroup-based plot types are resolved through engine-aware
+group classification: both engines wrap plot types in hggroups (groups of primitive
+graphics objects such as lines, patches, and text), but the group structures differ,
+so the wrapper identifies the plot type behind each group before dispatch.
+Three-dimensional scenes are handled explicitly, including camera geometry and
+axis aspect-ratio computation derived from each engine's native camera model.
+
+A central design commitment is cross-engine parity. MATLAB and GNU Octave
+differ in their graphics object trees (e.g., Octave wraps plot types in
+hggroups that MATLAB exposes differently) and property semantics (character
+arrays versus string types, annotation properties absent in Octave). The library maintains
+a single codebase that provides consistent behavior across both engines, with behavior
+verified by a regression suite that runs on each.
+
+Testing is an essential part of the project. A test runner
+(`runplotlytests`) executes structural regression tests of converted figure
+descriptions in both engines, and a gallery of 81 plot types
+(`makegallery`) generates native and converted outputs that can be compared by
+rendering with Plotly.js in a browser. Continuous integration runs the Octave
+test suite on every push (GitHub Actions).
+
+# Research impact statement
+
+`plotly_matlab` is used in published scientific research. For example, it was
+used to produce visualizations in a biomechanical imaging study of pelvic
+floor ligaments [@MATTER2024111351]. The library is distributed through the
+official Plotly MATLAB page ([plotly.com/matlab](https://plotly.com/matlab)) and the MathWorks File
+Exchange. The library is currently maintained and supported through the Plotly
+community forum. Its public GitHub history documents tagged releases and
+extensive issue triage.
+
+# AI usage disclosure
+
+Gemini 3.1 Pro was used exclusively as assistance in the writing of this
+manuscript for structure and clarity. All AI suggestions were reviewed and
+validated by the authors. The authors made all decisions and verified technical accuracy.
+
+# Acknowledgements
+
+The library was originally created by Chuck Bronson and has benefited from
+contributions by many other contributors. R. Moura currently maintains the
+library in his personal time and receives no funding for this work.
+C. Parmer is a co-founder and the chief product officer (CPO) of Plotly
+Technologies Inc.; the library's early
+development was carried out by Plotly employees, and G. Galvis's 2021
+contributions were made under contract for Plotly. G. Galvis has no current
+financial or contractual relationship with the company. The authors thank
+Plotly Technologies Inc. for supporting the open-source development of the
+Plotly ecosystem.
+
+# References