NAME AND PRONOUN CHANGE POLICY

NAME AND PRONOUN CHANGE POLICY

Name and Pronoun Change Policy

The Interdisciplinary Journal of Medical Research (IdJMR) supports the right of authors to change their name and/or pronouns in previously published articles for any reason, including (but not limited to): marriage/divorce, gender affirmation, religious conversion, or personal preference.

Policy Overview

  • Requests will be honored without requiring disclosure of reason or supporting documents.

  • The author’s name will be updated across journal-controlled records (PDF, HTML, metadata).

  • The DOI will remain unchanged and citations remain valid.

  • Changes will be made without issuing a correction notice to protect author privacy.

  • Spelling errors will be handled under the corrections policy.

Indexing and Third-Party Platforms

IdJMR will update its own records and will notify relevant indexing and discovery services where possible. Updates on third-party platforms depend on their own update schedules and policies.

Request Requirements

Authors should provide:

  • Previously published name

  • Updated name/pronouns

  • Email contact

  • Relevant article DOIs

  • Preference regarding co-author notification