diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 56d4f96..9407602 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ This paper reports the application of deep learning techniques in bright-field t
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-+++{"part":"epigraph"}
-:::{admonition} Co-First Authors
-Yifei Duan and Yifan Duan contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
-:::
-+++
-
-
 +++{"part":"epigraph"}
 :::{warning} Pre-print
 This article has not yet been peer-reviewed.  
diff --git a/myst.yml b/myst.yml
index 9f2adab..80eefa5 100644
--- a/myst.yml
+++ b/myst.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ project:
         - Validation
         - Visualization
         - Writing - original draft
+      note: Yifei Duan and Yifan Duan contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
     - id: yifanduan
       name: Yifan Duan
       equal_contributor: true
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ project:
         - Visualization
         - Writing - original draft
         - Writing - review & editing
+      note: Yifei Duan and Yifan Duan contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
     - id: zequnhe
       name: Zequn He
       email: hezequn@seas.upenn.edu