ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ðə səsˈaɪəɾiz ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kəmˈɪɾi ænd bˈoːɹd ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚz vˈoʊɾᵻd tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə dʒˈɜːnəl fɹʌm kˈoʊpiə tʊ ˌɪkθɪˈɑːlədʒi ænd hˌɜːpɪtˈɑːlədʒi bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə ɹˈeɪsɪst vjˈuːz ɛspˈaʊst baɪ ˈɛdwɚd dɹˈɪŋkɚ kˈoʊp.
In 2020, the Society's Executive Committee and Board of Governors voted to change the name of the journal from Copeia to Ichthyology & Herpetology because of the racist views espoused by Edward Drinker Cope.