An original work was published in our journal in September 2010. The article had five authors. Now, in February 2013, the third author is requesting an alteration in his/her name. The original name published was SFHS. The request is to change the name to SFH, both on the journal's website and Medline.
作者无法提供此名称更改的有效原因。姓氏是演员，现在他/她想在演员不明显的情况下在未来写作。
这种删除是否合乎道德？
会有什么法律影响吗？
NOTE (December 2020)：本案例和论坛建议于2013年发布。最近，出版界和学术界一直在努力制定新的指导方针，以确保跨性别、非二分法和/或性别多样化的作者能够轻松地更新他们的文章。COPE将在适当的时候发布指导意见，但同时，这一案例不应被用来否认这些作者要求在其出版物上更改其姓名的权利。
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COPE论坛对编辑是否应该允许作者改名存在分歧。有一种观点认为，作者之所以想改名有很多原因（例如结婚、离婚），因此编辑应该发表一份更正，前提是编辑收到作者身份的证明。作者应该被允许对自己的名字负责，如果他们想更改名字，那么编辑应该通过发布一个简单的勘误表或勘误表来满足这个要求。这将以电子方式与出版物链接，并由Medline自动获取。论文的在线版本也可以根据期刊的政策进行更改。要求更改姓名并非不道德，但编辑必须确定，要求更改姓名的作者实际上是论文作者，编辑应坚持提供身份证明。
然而，另一种观点认为，2010年论文发表时，这个名字是正确的，那么勘误表真的合适吗？例如，这个名字的拼写是正确的。如果作者的要求是虚荣的问题，那么大多数论坛建议不要改名。因此，这取决于期刊和出版商是否愿意花时间和精力纠正这个名字。除非作者有非常正当的理由（他至今没有提供），那么大多数人的观点是编辑什么也不应该做。
The Forum noted that this case highlights the importance of schemes like ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID,https://orcid.org/), which provides a code to uniquely identify academic authors and which authors can sign up to. Then an author’s history and online activity can be traced, regardless of what name they use, as all publications are traced back to this unique identifier.
举手表决时，论坛的大多数（15人）表示不会改名，10人表示会改名。
As no valid or convincing reason could be provided by the author for a change in name, we wrote back stating that the case had been discussed at the COPE Forum and the majority of the Forum were of the opinion that, due to lack of a convincing reason, the name should not be changed. The case is now considered closed.
Comments
"No valid reason could be provided by the author for this change in name. The last name is the cast and now he/she wants to write in future without the cast being evident."
呃，这不是一个合理的理由吗？演员名字的社会和职业影响对作者来说可能是严重的。
ORCID方案很好，但它是另一个在许多环境中许多作者可能不知道或不愿意参与的东西。成为一个数字的想法其实并不令人愉快，除非研究人员必须由他们的机构获得一个ORCID数字，否则他们可能宁愿不这样做。
发表一篇带有适当链接的更正文章，会照顾到当时的情况，并表示对作者可能是一个非常重要的人生决定的尊重。
首先,谢谢你的这个条目和代表ly! In my situation, I legally changed my birth name. Also, my last name is different since I re-married. I wonder if I should print an "About the Author" with a brief explanation, and obtain an ORCID number, since my publication is an academic edition. (Both of my parents are now deceased, and though I still have scores of ID in my former last name, all of my ID is current (in my correct new names)...or I could simply add a line on the short bio to read: "f.k.a.- formerly known as" and be done with it...of course referencing my new name! PLEASE comment!
I appreciate any serious comments and/or suggestions.
//ss//G.L.Morton-Kibiloski，Esq。
"vanity?" Someone's name is very important to them. Men aren't subject to this dilemma as much as women. As more and more women are involved in research, I hope this will change. Just because you married a husband that had absolutely nothing to do with your research except get his last name credited for all your unsupported efforts doesn't mean you have to carry the burden of having all your hard work under his after the divorce. You should be allowed to own your work in your name. It's easy for people to say you should never have changed your maiden name to begin with when the truth is you didn't think your marriage would turn out the way it did. Why shouldn't the scientific community stand up for you and grant you the right to change your name on your papers that have your ex's name. Why won't the scientific community stand up for you and honor you instead of an undeserving ex. Why do you have to go through scheme of referring to your work as formerly known as or play the hyphen or middle name game. Why not just give a woman back her dignity?
I am a transsexual person and i have published a isi paper befor my sex change. Now i am a female legally and all of my documents have been changed to my new sex. Is there any possiblity to change my name in article?
ORCID方案很好，但它是另一个在许多环境中许多作者可能不知道或不愿意参与的东西。成为一个数字的想法其实并不令人愉快，除非研究人员必须由他们的机构获得一个ORCID数字，否则他们可能宁愿不这样做。
I have a simple question. Can Editors or corresponding author impose a name of an author without his authorization or against his choice?