PLoS Biology (Mar 2021)

Visible name changes promote inequity for transgender researchers.

  • Leo Chan Gaskins,
  • Craig R McClain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001104
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 3
p. e3001104

Abstract

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Allowing for invisible name changes is a matter of dignity for trans researchers. This would prevent their own publication record from outing them without their consent. A single, centralized name change request through ORCID iD would alleviate the burden of changing each publication individually.