\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fullpage}
\usepackage{parskip}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[colorlinks = true,
            linkcolor = blue,
            urlcolor  = blue,
            citecolor = blue,
            anchorcolor = blue]{hyperref}
\usepackage[natbibapa]{apacite}
\usepackage{eso-pic}
\AddToShipoutPictureBG{\AtPageLowerLeft{\includegraphics[scale=0.7]{powered-by-Authorea-watermark.png}}}

\renewenvironment{abstract}
  {{\bfseries\noindent{\abstractname}\par\nobreak}\footnotesize}
  {\bigskip}

\titlespacing{\section}{0pt}{*3}{*1}
\titlespacing{\subsection}{0pt}{*2}{*0.5}
\titlespacing{\subsubsection}{0pt}{*1.5}{0pt}

\usepackage{authblk}

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[space]{grffile}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{tabulary}
\usepackage{booktabs,array,multirow}
\usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amssymb}
\providecommand\citet{\cite}
\providecommand\citep{\cite}
\providecommand\citealt{\cite}
% You can conditionalize code for latexml or normal latex using this.
\newif\iflatexml\latexmlfalse
\providecommand{\tightlist}{\setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}%

\AtBeginDocument{\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.pdf,.PDF,.eps,.EPS,.png,.PNG,.tif,.TIF,.jpg,.JPG,.jpeg,.JPEG}}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}



\begin{document}

\title{Differences Between Authorea, Microsoft Word, and Google Docs}


\author[ ]{Josh Nicholson}
\author[ ]{David Banys}

\affil[ ]{}
\vspace{-1em}


\date{}

\begingroup
\let\center\flushleft
\let\endcenter\endflushleft
\maketitle
\endgroup




Authorea was built to foster collaboration amongst researchers writing
together. ~Founded, built, and tested by physicists and engineers, our
editor was initially geared towards heavy technical writing. In short,
we were built to make it easy to write Markdown and LaTeX
collaboratively online, because selfishly that was how \emph{we} (n=3)
wrote our own papers. ~As the platform grew and we began to~realize the
full potential of Authorea we realized how limited our goals would be if
we only helped LaTeX and Markdown authors. Indeed, even if all the LaTeX
writers in the world were writing with us, that would only represent a
small fraction of researchers. \textbf{We wanted to make research more
robust, data-driven, and open for all researchers}. We came to the
conclusion to totally rewrite our editor, to make it accessible to
researchers in humanities, life sciences, social sciences, \emph{as}
well as in math, physics, and engineering. ~It's a hard problem to build
an editor that accommodates such a diversity of writers but with the
continuing increase in cross-discipline collaboration
\cite{Luke_2014,Dhand_2016}~we felt it a worthwhile problem.

\par\null\par\null\selectlanguage{english}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.56\columnwidth]{figures/nihms640732f2/nihms640732f2}
\caption{{Figure from: \emph{Academic Cross-Pollination: The Role of Disciplinary
Affiliation in Research Collaboration~\protect\cite{Dhand_2016}}
{\label{422003}}%
}}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\par\null

While our old editor was suitable for writing research papers by anyone
(LaTeX, Markdown, or rich text) there were many foundational issues that
precluded a smooth workflow for researchers typically using Word or
Google Docs. ~Learning LaTeX, Markdown, or git came with a steep
learning curve that simply precluded many researchers from even trying
Authorea. As one of our former Word writers in the office quips,

\par\null

\begin{quote}
``I thought LaTeX was a type of rubber when I first head about it and
Markdown was a rap group!''
\end{quote}

Based on extensive testing and feedback we recently released
our~\href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/145794/_show_react?access_token=viV1hXYZwfElO2zv__f_Ug}{new
editor}, transitioning from a heavy focus on writing LaTeX online to an
interface that it is more approachable to all researchers. In technical
terms, we're more WYSIWYG (what you see is what you
get)~\textbf{formatting~}and less \textbackslash{}textbf\{formatting\}
or **formatting.** \textbf{} Because the new Authorea editor feels a lot
more like Microsoft Word or Google Docs yet is much more powerful we
wanted to highlight some differences that make Authorea stand apart from
Word, Google Docs, or Dropbox Paper.

\par\null

\section*{1. Authorea supports multiple markup languages for better
collaboration}

{\label{382292}}

Authorea supports a wide range of markup languages (rich text, LaTeX,
and Markdown). As noted above, researchers from different disciplines
write documents in different ways. Some differences are cultural but
many times researchers are forced to write in a certain way out of
necessity (have you ever tried to write a math equation in Word?!).
~We've made it easy for researchers from any discipline to collaborate,
together. ~This will become increasingly important as the number of
authors per paper continues to grow~\cite{Aboukhalil_2014}~as does the
degree of cross-disciplinary work \cite{Luke_2014}. ~In short, whether
you're~Donald Knuth himself or someone that thinks LaTeX is rubber,
we've got you covered. ~

\par\null

\section*{2. Authorea documents are git repositories for better version
control and data
management}

{\label{957276}}

Authorea documents are git repositories, which allow for robust version
control, collaboration, and data hosting within a document. We've taken
git, the gold-standard for version control, primarily used by software
developers to write code collaboratively and adopted it for writing
research papers.

\par\null

\begin{itemize}
\tightlist
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/145801-a-better-way-to-track-changes-for-writing-research-documents}{Version
  control for writing researcher papers (track changes)~}
\item
  \href{http://help.authorea.com/host-data/data-hosting/hosting-data-and-uploading-files}{Hosting
  data within your papers}
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/164546-bringing-the-power-of-latex-and-git-to-all-researchers}{Bringing
  the power of LaTeX and Git to all researchers}~
\end{itemize}

\par\null

\section*{\texorpdfstring{\textbf{3. Directly submit to publishers from
Authorea}}{3. Directly submit to publishers from Authorea}}

{\label{105636}}

Authorea has a growing list of direct-submissions to publishers making
publishing via Authorea extremely easy. We want you to focus on your
writing, while we take care of the formatting.

\par\null

\begin{itemize}
\tightlist
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/149449-elife-and-authorea-partner-to-simplify-submission-for-authors}{eLife
  and Authorea Partner to Simplify Submission For Authors}~
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/158670-american-geophysical-union-and-authorea-partner-to-offer-one-click-submission-of-manuscripts}{American
  Geophysical Union and Authorea Partner to Offer One-Click Submission
  of Manuscripts}
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/160096-rockefeller-university-press-authorea-make-collaboration-and-submission-easier-for-authors-through-partnership}{Rockefeller
  University Press \& Authorea Make Collaboration and Submission Easier
  For Authors Through Partnership}
\end{itemize}

\section*{\texorpdfstring{\textbf{4. Authorea is connected to leading
data visualization
tools.}}{4. Authorea is connected to leading data visualization tools.}}

{\label{105636}}

Authorea supports a wide range of markup languages (richtext/Word,
LaTeX, and Markdown) and scientific integrations, including the most
popular citation management, graphing, and visualization plugins.

\par\null

\begin{itemize}
\tightlist
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/3904-data-driven-interactive-science-with-d3-js-plots-and-ipython-notebooks/_show_article}{Data-driven,
  interactive science, with d3.js plots and IPython Notebooks~}
\end{itemize}

\section*{5. Preprint on Authorea}

{\label{739490}}

Authorea allows you to not only write your documents using the most
sophisticated tools available, it also allows you to preprint or publish
it. When you're done writing, issue a DOI and preprint your article on
Authorea, the only preprint server to post articles in full HTML5.~

\par\null

\begin{itemize}
\tightlist
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/155312-introducing-the-21st-century-preprint-html-versioned-citable-data-rich}{Introducing
  the 21st-century preprint: HTML, versioned, citable, data-rich.}
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/123679-interactive-and-discoverable-preprints/_show_article}{Interactive
  and discoverable preprints}~
\end{itemize}

\section*{6. Easily write math on
Authorea}

{\label{392438}}

Authorea allows researchers to easily write math online, like below:

\par\null


\begin{equation}\label{eq:coins}
P(E) = {n \choose k} p^k (1-p)^{ n-k}
\end{equation}\selectlanguage{english}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.70\columnwidth]{figures/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-9.56.11-AM1/Screen-Shot-2017-04-03-at-9.56.11-AM1}

\end{center}
\end{figure}

\selectlanguage{english}
\FloatBarrier
\bibliographystyle{apacite}
\bibliography{bibliography/converted_to_latex.bib%
}

\end{CJK}\end{document}

