The Editors require verification of identity before accepting specimens for consideration. This is not a formality. It is the record.
Correspondents may verify their identity through the services listed below. A verified email address is required. The paper does not store passwords, maintain accounts, or concern itself with the correspondent's digital arrangements beyond the minimum necessary to establish that a person, and not a system, has submitted the specimen. The irony of this requirement is noted by the Editors and will not be discussed further.