RachelAKP

Thanks to all; I appreciate the insight!

Since my maiden name is no longer my legal surname, that isn't really an option. Professionally, I use my married surname. I made that decision for personal reasons, and professionally, it actually works out well because my married name is much less common than my maiden name. My question was more about my middle initial-- but thanks.

Hello, all! I'm about to submit a manuscript and am sort of agonizing over how I'd like my name to appear in the citation. My maiden name is Rachel Anne K----. I don't have any journal articles published under this name, but I have done a number of oral and poster presentations under this name. For those, I am cited as K----, R. A. When I married, I adopted my husband's surname but kept my maiden name as a second middle name. So now my name is, legally, Rachel Anne K---- P-----. My question: When I publish, should I use my original middle name or my maiden name as my middle initial? Should I be P-----, R. A. or P-----, R. K.? Maybe this is of no consequence; I'm not sure. Have any other women dealt with this? Or am I the only one indecisive enough to keep two middle names?