[Linux] Journal.

We can use the latex package balance.sty (or flushend.sty) to level the columns on the last page of a latex document, this is also referred to as “equalization”.

\usepackage{balance}
... and at the end of the page to balance
\balance

I’ve also read here other ways of doing it.

• Manually add \newpage command to where you think the document should wrap. Though this would not work if you use BibTex.
• In the case of BibTex there’s a \IEEEtriggeratref{x} command in IEEEtran style. Place this command in front of the bibliogrphy section will trigger an automatic placement of \newpage in the bibliography.
• Last case, use \enlargethispage{-X.Yin} or in IEEE \IEEEtriggercmd{\enlargethispage{-5.35in}} to shrink the page length.

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