What's changed?

Git is the most powerful version control system out there. Since all Authorea documents are built on Git behind the scenes, Authorea offers powerful commit-based functionality like history view and conflict resolution. With the old editor, simultaneous collaboration was possible but conflicts were avoided by locking paragraphs when they were being edited. We overhauled this to make the writing experience smoother and the conflict resolution view much more powerful.

The toolbar is now home to the citation modal, which pulls citations from web libraries, reference manager integrations, or from local files. It is also home to the inline equation editor, to the data repository view which lives underneath the article, and to a new and improved figure insertion modal which allows close control of inserted figures and images.

The new table of contents automatically builds from the use of headings (H1, H2, H3 on the toolbar) used in the document. If you create headings while you write, you will be creating behind the scenes a wonderful navigation system for your document. 

Do you write in LaTeX but work with someone who typically writes in Word? Or do you prefer Markdown? Now you can collaborate on a single document and switch between LaTex, Markdown, and regular rich-text. We call this the format-neutral writing environment and it means that Authorea is now available to researchers of all disciplines. Interdisciplinary research has been shown to have a higher impact over time \cite{Yegros_Yegros_2015}. Let your research have such impact too.

Okay, this one ... we're sorry it took so long! Authorea previously utilized a block system that locked parts of an article while it was being edited. This helped in some regards but could cause authors to forget to save their edits and thus lose them. We introduced industry-standard autosave so that it is virtually impossible for you to lose your work. We're sorry for the wait!