Matteo Cantiello edited Scientists_are_re_busy_people__.tex  about 9 years ago

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Scientists are re busy people.   We have deadlines to meet, meetings to attend, lectures to give. And of course we need to write papers, not only because we are excited to share our findings, but also because scientific papers are the currency of the academic world.  Authorea was created by scientists and for scientists, with the idea of improving the process of writing and sharing their results. While Authorea has big plans for the \href{https://www.authorea.com/8762}{paper of the future}, in this post I want to focus on the here and now. When I talk about the platform to my colleagues, by far the most common question I get is "Why should I use Authorea to write my paper?" Great question! Here's why. why:  \begin{enumerate}  \item Add as many collaborators as you want with just a click.  \item Your paper accessible from any computer. Anywhere in the world.  \item Version control without the hassle  \item Citations never been so easy. Really, you will never wanna go back.  \item Include your data and code in the paper. Allow transparency and reproducibility.  \item Export to any journal format with just a click  \item Powerful commenting system (for internal or even external review)  \end{enumerate}  Here is why you should use Authorea to write your paper:  \section{Disclaimer}  As chief scientist at Authorea, I am obviously a biased party. This said I am an active researcher and I've been writing papers for several years. I wrote papers in \latex, with and without bibtex, sending tens of revisions as tar files via email (sic), having the paper version-controlled with cvs and svn. And of course I've been using Authorea. I published papers in collaborations ranging from 1 to 42 co-authors. I know from first-hand experience that the pain can be real and I am truly interested in sharing with colleagues my experience on the pros and cons of the different approaches.