Authorea

Why Authorea?

Collaborative writing can be challenging, especially when your squad is working on the same file at the same time. But not in MedisTree, because we wish to optimize your working time by minimizing any technical hassle 😉 For collaborative writing, we encourage the use of Authorea. This platform is intended for scientific writing and has extensive capabilities in easing your writing flow.

Steps to use Authorea

Remember how difficult it is to manage your reference? Or when you have to use different citation style? Or when you receive a file from your squad and all the citation seems to be broken? Fret not, with Authorea, you can forget about the technical difficulties and keep focusing on writing.

Creating the document structure

After you are logged in to Authorea, you can choose to create a new document. Here, we would recommend you creating the document structure. Having a structured document will help you and your squad to achieve the goal faster! By default, we are using the following structure (it may vary depends on the client's requests):

- Section/first heading (H1)
  - Subsection/second heading (H2)
  - Subsection
    - Subsubsection/third heading (H3)
    - Subsubsection
    - Subsubsection
- Section
...

In the following screenshot, the document structure is:

- BAB I: PENDAHULUAN
  - Latar Belakang
  - Rumusan Masalah
  - Tujuan Penelitian
  - Manfaat Penelitian
    - Manfaat Teoretis
    - Manfaat Praktis
  - Sistematika Penulisan
- BAB ...

Notice that on the top bar there is a button named h1, h2, and h3. Those represent the first, second, and third headings, respectively. You can structure the document using these buttons.

Inserting a new text block

After creating the document structure, it is important to insert a new block. Blocks in Authorea can be divided into LaTeX, Markdown, Text, and Code Block. If you are not familiar with any of these terms, that's totally fine! It means, most of the time, you will likely only use the Text block.

To insert a new Text block, first you need to place your cursor at the end of a paragraph/section name. Then, you will click on Insert --> Text and Authorea will create a new block where you can start writing!

Please note that, only one user can access and edit one block at one time! Therefore, it is crucial to enter a new block when you are starting a new paragraph.

Finding citation

Well, now you have started writing and I'm sure your head is filled with a lot of brilliant ideas 🍻 To support those ideas, you might need to cite one or two articles. To do so, we recommend looking for a suitable citation from Google scholar. After you find the right one, click on the Cite button right below it.

When you click the Cite button, there will be a pop-up window with this interface (more or less). Then you will need to click on BibTeX button.

Clicking the BibTeX button will lead you to a page containing your reference content. Now you need to copy all the good stuffs!

Adding citation in Authorea

Go back to your document. Click Insert --> Citations, then you will be greeted by the following pop-up window. Click the green text Add citations from reference managers.

Paste the BibTeX you previously copied into the box, then click SUBMIT BIBTEX.

Next, you click the Add Citation button.

Insertion citation

Now, you can add the citation to your document. If you don't wish to add more, just click the Cite and Close button.

Having multiple citation

You will most likely need to cite multiple papers, which can be easily handled by Authorea. Click Insert --> Citations, then choose Local. Here you can find citation you have previously added.

You can choose as many citation as you need, you can even add the new one while you are at it! To wrap it up, just click Cite and Close and voila you will have a formatted citation in your document 🙌

There you go, managing citation and document structure have never been easier, happy writing!