diff --git a/paper/paper.md b/paper/paper.md
index c762dddc..39fdd8a7 100644
--- a/paper/paper.md
+++ b/paper/paper.md
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ tags:
   - simulation
 authors:
   - name: Amanda K. Triplett
-	orcid: 0009-0009-8085-3938
-	equal-contrib: true
-	affiliation: 2
+        orcid: 0009-0009-8085-3938
+        equal-contrib: true
+        affiliation: 2
   - name: Georgios Artavanis
-	equal-contrib: true
-	affiliation: 1
+        equal-contrib: true
+        affiliation: 1
   - name: William M. Hasling
-	affiliation: 1
+        affiliation: 1
   - name: Amy C. Defnet
-	affiliation: 1
+        affiliation: 1
   - name: Amy Johnson
-	affiliation: "2, 3"
+        affiliation: "2, 3"
   - name: Will E. Lytle
-	affiliation: 2
+        affiliation: 2
   - name: Elena Leonarduzzi
 	affiliation: 1
   - name: Andrew Bennett