Support corresponding author mark

_includes/widgets/author_list.html

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 {%- assign authors = include.authors -%}
 {%- assign has_eq_contrib = false -%}
-{%- assign i = 0 -%}
+{%- assign has_corresponding = false -%}
+
 {%- for _key in authors -%}
     {%- assign last_char = _key | slice: -1, 1%}
     {%- if last_char == "*" -%}
         {%- assign key = _key | split: "*" | first -%}
         {%- assign mark = "*" -%}
         {%- assign has_eq_contrib = true -%}
+    {%- elsif last_char == "#" -%}
+        {%- assign key = _key | split: "#" | first -%}
+        {%- assign mark = '<sup>#</sup>' -%}
+        {%- assign has_corresponding = true -%}
     {%- else -%}
         {%- assign key = _key -%}
         {%- assign mark = "" -%}
@@ -36,6 +41,14 @@
 
 {%- endfor -%}
 
-{%- if has_eq_contrib == true -%}
-<mark>(* <i> equal contribution</i>)</mark>
+{%- if has_eq_contrib or has_corresponding %}
+<mark>(
+    {%- if has_eq_contrib -%}
+        * <i> equal contribution</i>
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {%- if has_corresponding -%}
+        {%- if has_eq_contrib -%}, {% endif -%}
+        <sup>#</sup> <i> corresponding author</i>
+    {%- endif -%}
+)</mark>
 {%- endif -%}

_publications/2023/2023-pub-example-2.md

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ abstract: >-
 
 cover:          assets/images/covers/cover2.jpg
 authors:
-  - Charles Green (MIT)
-  - Your Name
-  - John Doe
+  - Charles Green (MIT)*
+  - John Doe*
   - Robert White
   - James Wang
+  - Your Name#
 links:
   Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org
   Code: https://github.com