How to Disable or Re-enable Author Names in Generated PDFs for Blind Review
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
Question
How can I disable all authors and co-authors' names in the generated PDFs for blind review, and can this setting be re-enabled later?
Answer
In the Dryfta platform, author and co-author names in generated PDFs are controlled under Abstracts & Reviews > PDF/CSV Settings in the administrator dashboard.
To disable author names appearing in PDFs, you should uncheck or disable the option labeled to include author information in the PDF generated from the dashboard view. This setting affects all submissions when generating PDFs through the administrator or reviewer dashboard.
If you need to re-enable author names later, you can simply go back to the same PDF/CSV Settings section and enable the author information option again.
Note that reviewers by default should not see author names in the PDFs unless this setting is enabled. Authors will see their names in their own submission PDFs. For accurate control, verify and adjust the setting in PDF/CSV settings accordingly.
Tags: pdf-generation, blind-review, author-names, configuration, blind-submissions