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Signing up: which fields are optional

Last updated on Aug 17, 2026

Affiliation and country are optional. You can leave both empty and the form will accept your registration.

Here is the whole form, in the order you meet it.

Field Needed? Notes
Given name Yes
Family name Yes
Affiliation No Leave it empty if you prefer, or add it later
Country No The list opens on a blank option, and blank is a valid answer
Email Yes This is where everything about your submission will be sent
Username Yes, but filled in for you Suggested from your name
Password Yes
Password again Yes The two boxes must match
Privacy consent Yes You have to tick this to register
Email consent No This is about journal announcements, not about your submission

The username

You do not normally type one. As you fill in your name, a username is suggested for you, and there is a link next to it if you want to change it to something else.

If someone has already registered with the same name, the suggestion adds a number to the end. That is expected, and the account is still yours.

If the form looks longer than the table above

If your browser blocks scripts, you will see two extra boxes: the username, and the password confirmation. Fill them in and the form still works normally.

After you register

You are signed in straight away. The same sign-in works across the ASIDE journals, so you do not need a separate account for each one.

Your account may show your role as Reader at first. That does not stop you submitting. See My account says "Reader".

If registration will not go through

Write to contact@asidejournals.com with the journal you were registering for and the email address you used. Do not send us your password.