ns entirely if we have no authors
    var front_matter = JSON.parse($("#distill-front-matter").html());
    var have_authors = front_matter.authors && front_matter.authors.length > 0;
    if (!have_authors)
      $('d-byline').addClass('hidden');

    // article with toc class
    $('.d-contents').parent().addClass('d-article-with-toc');

    // strip links that point to #
    $('.authors-affiliations').find('a[href="#"]').removeAttr('href');

    // add orcid ids
    $('.authors-affiliations').find('.autho