Author Name Change Request

To request a name change, complete this form. We will update the paper promptly and republish online, which will trigger it to be redelivered to abstracting and indexing databases.


SPIE allows authors to change their names in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion in research communities. Authors may wish to change a name due to gender identity, marriage, divorce, religion, or other reasons, and SPIE will not require proof or supporting documentation for this change. When an author requests a name SPIE change on a work or works published in the SPIE Digital Library, the paper(s) will be updated and republished online, while maintaining the same citation information. Name changes do not require an erratum. It is recommended that co-authors are informed of the name change.


Misspellings and errors in an author's name are a different matter and require correction via erratum. For these requests, contact authorhelp@spie.org.