The earlier instruction to use the <string-name>element for the 2nd name alternative to avoid loading issues at brill.com is no longer valid. The problems at brill.com are solved. Articles with Although the above is accorsding to the JATS and BITS standard, brill.com has a currently a problem with loading XML using multiple <name>-elements within a single contributor. The workaround that - until further - notice needs to be applied is to use the <string-name>-element for each 2nd and next name. The sample above should thus be coded as:<contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives> <name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ja-Jpan"> <surname>中西</surname> <given-names>秀彦</given-names> </name> <string-name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"> <surname>Nakanishi</surname> <given-names>Hidehiko</given-names> </string-name> <string-name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ja-Kana"> <surname>ナカニシ</surname> <given-names>ヒデヒコ</given-names> </string-name> </name-alternatives> <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">**</xref> </contrib><contrib>-element load without problems.