#diversity

Academic authors may wish to change their name in a previous publication for a variety of reasons. To make the process easier and more discreet, De Gruyter decided to create a name change policy, which was published this week. We asked Charlott Schönwetter and Christene Smith from De Gruyter’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee about the ins and outs of the process.

Our scientific identities shape our notions of quality, value, and relevance, adding an essential human dimension to the evaluation of science. It is therefore time to think (and act) outside the box and to explore peer review as an identity-informed rather than identity-agnostic mechanism in science.