Author & Affiliation Manager 📝

A free, browser-based tool to build and manage ordered lists of authors and affiliations for academic manuscripts and publications.

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🎯 Overview

Managing author lists and institutional affiliations for academic papers can be tedious and error-prone. The Author & Affiliation Manager streamlines this process by providing an intuitive interface to:

• ✅ Build ordered author lists with drag-and-drop reordering
• ✅ Manage complex affiliations with multiple institutions per author
• ✅ Format citations in various styles (superscript, parentheses, letters, numbers)
• ✅ Export to Google Sheets for collaboration and manuscript preparation
• ✅ Save locally in your browser for later editing

🚀 Try it now!

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✨ Features

👥 Author Management

• Add authors individually or in bulk from spreadsheet data
• Reorder authors with simple up/down buttons
• Edit author names and affiliations at any time
• Remove authors as needed

🏢 Affiliation Organization

• Add multiple affiliations per author
• Automatic alphabetical sorting
• Prevent duplicate affiliations
• Edit or remove affiliations globally

🎨 Formatting Options

• Separator styles: Comma or semicolon
• Affiliation markers: Letters (a, b, c) or Numbers (1, 2, 3)
• Marker format: Superscript or parentheses
• Marker position: Before name, after name, or after separator
• Oxford comma: Optional "and" before the last author

📤 Export & Save

• Export to new Google Sheets
• Link to existing Google Sheets for syncing
• Save data locally in browser storage
• Copy formatted output with one click

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🚀 How to Use

Quick Start

1. Visit the tool: https://lifehasorder.github.io/authors_and_affiliations/

2. Add Affiliations (Affiliations tab):

   • Enter institution names, one per line or separated by semicolons
   • Click "Add Affiliation(s)"

3. Add Authors (Authors tab):

   • Enter author name
   • Check the boxes for their affiliations
   • Click "Add Single Author"

4. Reorder as needed using the ↑↓ buttons

5. Format (Formatting tab):

   • Choose your preferred citation style
   • Select marker format and position

6. Preview & Copy (Preview/Output tab):

   • View your formatted author list
   • Click "Copy Author List" to copy to clipboard
   • Paste into your manuscript!

Batch Import

For faster data entry, paste tab-separated values from a spreadsheet:

John Doe	Department of Biology, University of Science, City, Country
Jane Smith	Institute of Research, Town, Country; Department of Chemistry, University of Tech
Robert Johnson	Department of Physics, State University, City, State

Format: Two columns separated by a tab:

• Column 1: Author name
• Column 2: Affiliation(s) - separate multiple affiliations with semicolons

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💡 Use Cases

• Academic researchers preparing manuscripts with multiple co-authors
• Journal editors formatting author lists consistently
• Graduate students managing thesis committee members
• Conference organizers listing speakers and their institutions
• Grant writers documenting project teams

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🛠️ Technology

This tool is built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - no frameworks, no dependencies, no data collection.

• Privacy-first: All data stays in your browser
• No server required: Works completely offline once loaded
• No tracking: Your author lists remain private
• Export-friendly: Google Sheets integration for collaboration

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📦 Installation

Online Use (Recommended)

Simply visit: https://lifehasorder.github.io/authors_and_affiliations/

Local Use

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/LifeHasOrder/authors_and_affiliations.git

2. Open index.html in your web browser

3. No build process or installation required!

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

• 🐛 Report a bug
• 💡 Request a feature
• 🔧 Submit a pull request

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📄 License

This project is MIT licensed.

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👏 Acknowledgments

Built to simplify the academic writing process and help researchers focus on their science, not citation formatting.

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📧 Contact

Project Link: https://github.com/LifeHasOrder/authors_and_affiliations

Live Demo: https://lifehasorder.github.io/authors_and_affiliations/

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