Press

This section includes articles on author name changes or press releases from publishers that cite our working group or individual members.

Articles

• Game Developer MobyGames will now let developers remove “AKA” listings from their profiles. Quotes from Dr. Theresa Jean Tanenbaum and this website. August 12, 2022

• The Scientist: Publishers Develop Inclusive Name-Change Policies. Quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum, 14 July 2020.

• Pink News: A trans academic asked her publishers to change her name on her past works. They all refused. Quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum’s Nature article, 27 July 2020.

• Advanced Science News: Anonymous name change policies for a more inclusive publishing world. Quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum, 3 February 2021.

• Obvious, the Podcast: Haunted by her Deadname. Podcast episode featuring Theresa Tanenbaum, 21 February 2021.

• Science: New, more inclusive journal policies ease author name changes on published papers. Quotes from Teddy Goetz, Irving Rettig and Theresa Tanenbaum, 25 February 2021.

• Physics World: Scientific-journal publishers announce trans-inclusive name-change policies. Quotes from Irving Rettig, 19 May 2021.

• CNN: ‘It’s just human dignity.’ Trans writers and journalists struggle to get old bylines corrected. Quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum, 1 June 2021.

• Space.com: Transgender astronomers speak out about outdated name change policies. Quotes from Emily Hunt, 1 July 2021.

• Nature: Scientific publishers expedite name changes for authors. Quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum, 21 July 2021.

• The New York Times: New Policy Aims to Help Transgender Researchers Update Names on Old Work. Quotes from Amalie Trewartha, 28 July 2021.

  • (Related articles: NBC News, Symmetry Magazine)

• Phys.org: Frustrated scientists convince astronomy journal to implement trans-inclusive name change policy. Quotes from Emily Hunt, 10 September 2021.

Press Releases by Publishers

• American Chemical Society: New policy will allow authors an easy route to change names on previous publications. Quotes from Irving Rettig, 10 September 2020.

• F1000 Research: Open research publishers introduce trans-inclusive policies to allow authors to retroactively change their names on public records. Quotes from Lilian Hunt, 28 September 2020.

• eLife: eLife Latest: New policy allows for name changes in published papers. Links to Theresa Tanenbaum’s Nature article, 9 November 2020.

• Wiley: New Author Name Change Policy Supports a More Inclusive Publishing Environment. Quotes from Irving Rettig, 15 January 2021.

• Elsevier: Elsevier launches a trans-inclusive name change policy. Cites our COPE guest post and has quotes from Theresa Tanenbaum, 29 March 2021.

• Taylor&Francis: Author name changes for published articles: Why straightforward, full, and discreet updates are important. Cites our COPE guest post in footnote 1, 28 April 2021.

• Hindawi: Introducing a new name change policy to support inclusion. Cites our Medium post, 10 June 2021.

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Scientific Publishing Organizations and National Laboratories Partner on Transgender-Inclusive Name-Change Process for Published Papers. Quotes from Amalie Trewartha, 28 July 2021.