Can you use one (full name) fields instead of first/last name for registration?

[asmecher]

Hi all,

Here’s a bit of a conversation on this subject:

User has only one name

@ctgraham, here’s a snippet of a conversation we had about user profiles which briefly delved into name representations: CrossRef wants “given name” (first and middle, like “Alexis Karl”) separately from “surname” (“Smecher”). When uncertain, and only then, the full name should be put in the “surname” field. (See http://www.crossref.org/schemas/common4.3.0.xsd) PubMed wants first, middle, and last names, with a whole set of rules on specifics. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/licensee/elements_d…

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team