annotation_logticks(
  base = 10,
  sides = "bl",
  outside = FALSE,
  scaled = TRUE,
  short = unit(0.1, "cm"),
  mid = unit(0.2, "cm"),
  long = unit(0.3, "cm"),
  colour = "black",
  size = 0.5,
  linetype = 1,
  alpha = 1,
  color = NULL,
  ...
)

# Make a log-log plot (without log ticks)
a <- ggplot(msleep, aes(bodywt, brainwt)) +
 geom_point(na.rm = TRUE) +
 scale_x_log10(
   breaks = scales::trans_breaks("log10", function(x) 10^x),
   labels = scales::trans_format("log10", scales::math_format(10^.x))
 ) +
 scale_y_log10(
   breaks = scales::trans_breaks("log10", function(x) 10^x),
   labels = scales::trans_format("log10", scales::math_format(10^.x))
 ) +
 theme_bw()

a + annotation_logticks()                # Default: log ticks on bottom and left
a + annotation_logticks(sides = "lr")    # Log ticks for y, on left and right
a + annotation_logticks(sides = "trbl")  # All four sides

a + annotation_logticks(sides = "lr", outside = TRUE) +
 coord_cartesian(clip = "off")  # Ticks outside plot

# Hide the minor grid lines because they don't align with the ticks
a + annotation_logticks(sides = "trbl") + theme(panel.grid.minor = element_blank())

# Another way to get the same results as 'a' above: log-transform the data before
# plotting it. Also hide the minor grid lines.
b <- ggplot(msleep, aes(log10(bodywt), log10(brainwt))) +
 geom_point(na.rm = TRUE) +
 scale_x_continuous(name = "body", labels = scales::math_format(10^.x)) +
 scale_y_continuous(name = "brain", labels = scales::math_format(10^.x)) +
 theme_bw() + theme(panel.grid.minor = element_blank())

b + annotation_logticks()

# Using a coordinate transform requires scaled = FALSE
t <- ggplot(msleep, aes(bodywt, brainwt)) +
  geom_point() +
  coord_trans(x = "log10", y = "log10") +
  theme_bw()
t + annotation_logticks(scaled = FALSE)

# Change the length of the ticks
a + annotation_logticks(
  short = unit(.5,"mm"),
  mid = unit(3,"mm"),
  long = unit(4,"mm")
)