Name change for trans and queer authors

[brianckeegan]

Does JOSS have procedures for retroactively changing names on published works for trans and queer authors? See resources from the Name Change Policy Working Group.

Other pubs:

• PLoS
• Nature
• SAGE
• Elsevier

[brianckeegan]

I now see name changes are obliquely mentioned at the very end of the docs under "Confidential requests" and issues #805 and #905. Perhaps the documentation can be revised to include other keywords that are relevant for trans and queer authors?

[jedbrown]

My original text included a non-exclusive list of potential reasons, but @danielskatz preferred to simplify. We don't ask for a justification so an author does not need to explain why they're making the request. I'm not sure which is better.

[danielskatz]

I don't have a strong opinion but wanted to go for the simplest thing that works.

If we need to add more, we can.

I also wonder if we should tie this to name changes in ORCID? Though I don't know how ORCID handles this either.

[brianckeegan]

@jedbrown "a non-exclusive list of potential reasons"

Jed's list was inclusive of many other boundary cases.

A defined "Name change" policy section with these cases, limitations, and other resources?

[arfon]

I will say that we've received (and processed) a number of name change requests. I share this information as (some) evidence that the current language/process is working for at least some authors.