overviews and primers
- “Alpha/Beta/Omega. Wiki entry. Fanlore. https://fanlore.org/wiki/Alpha/Beta/Omega.
- Johnson, Connor. 2018. “What is Omegaverse? Fanfiction Term Explanation! [Alpha/Beta/Omega]”. Blog entry. Fanfiction Recommendations. May, 10. https://fanfictionrecommendations.com/what-is-omegaverse-fanfiction-term-explanation-alpha-beta-omega/.
- Eridell. 2014. “Eridell’s ABO Primer and Physiology Guide.” Archive of Our Own https://archiveofourown.org/works/1122580.
- “Omegaverse.” Wiki entry. Supernatural Wiki. http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/Omegaverse.
- Nora Bombay. 2013–15. “Alphas, Betas, Omegas: A Primer.” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/403644.
- Puppylover827. 2016. “Omegaverse Explanation and Guide.” Blog entry. Tumblr. http://abodynamicslife.tumblr.com/post/150339824920/omegaverse-explanation-and-guide.
- PrincessPestilence. 2013–15. “Sex and Gender: A Biological and Social Guide to the Omegaverse.” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/966128.
- Mark Shrayber. “‘Knotting’ Is the Weird Fanfic Sex Trend That Cannot Be Unseen.” Jezebel. June 18. https://jezebel.com/knotting-is-the-weird-fanfic-sex-trend-that-cannot-be-u-1606931767.
- Omegatheta. “Guide to Omegaverse.” Wattpad. https://www.wattpad.com/546924059-guide-to-omegaverse-basic-explanation.
history and genetics
- Netweight. 2013. “The nonnies made them do it!” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1022303.
- azriona. 2013. “Omegaverse Genetics.” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/720202.
- Enirei. 2015. “Possible Omegaverse genetics: Separate allele version.” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/4804577.
- Diane Williams. 2015. “Omegaverse Genetics: One Theory.” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/766040.
- Hells Bartender. 2016. A/B/O: Adventures in Fake Science. Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/4299357.
- keepthekettleon. 2017. “The World-Building behind my A/B/O fic ‘hearts on fire'” Archive of Our Own. https://archiveofourown.org/works/11263194.
lists and statistics
- “Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics” Archive of Our Own https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Alpha*s*Beta*s*Omega%20Dynamics/works.
- Destinationtoast. 2013. “It’s Time for Fandom Stats: Omegaverse edition in.” Blog entry. Tumblr. http://destinationtoast.tumblr.com/post/59371807212/its-time-for-fandom-stats-omegaverse-edition-in.
- Destinationtoast. 2018. “TOASTYSTATS: Omegaverse!” Blog entry. Tumblr. http://destinationtoast.tumblr.com/post/170734662189/toastystats-omegaverse-part-1-which-characters.
multimedia
- Slashreport. 2016. “515 Alpha Beta Omega.” Podcast. https://podtail.com/en/podcast/slashreport-podcast/515-alpha-beta-omega/.
- dicktouching and lielabell. 2014. “Can U Knot? Exploring the Omegaverse.” Slideshow Dashcon. Tumblr. http://lielabell.tumblr.com/post/91847143648/slides-from-the-omegaverse-panel-that-i-co-hosted.
academic essays
- Kristina Busse. 2013. “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse” In Anne Jamison, ed., Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking over the World, 288–94. Dallas, TX: BenBella. https://books.google.com/books/about/Fic.html?id=GBwVAgAAQBAJ.
- Marianne Gunderson. 2017. “What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction.” M.A. Thesis, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway. https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/60216/Omegaverse-MarianneGunderson.pdf?sequence=5.
- Elliot Aaron Director. 2017. “Something Queer in his Make-Up: Genderbending, Omegaverses, and Fandom’s Discontents.” Ph.D. Thesis, Bowling Green State University. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1494803296589862.
- Isabela Silva. 2017. “From Alpha to Omega: the Creation and Negotiation of a Fan Genre.” BA Thesis. Arizona State U. https://repository.asu.edu/items/43492.
- Milena Popova. 2018. “Dogfuck rapeworld: Omegaverse fanfiction as a critical tool in analyzing the impact of social power structures on intimate relationships and sexual consent.” Porn Studies 5(2): 175–91. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23268743.2017.1394215.
- Laura Campillo Arnaiz. 2018. “When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of the Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom.” In Ashton Spacey, ed. The Darker Side of Fan Fiction: Essays on Power, Consent and the Body, 116–39. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-darker-side-of-slash-fan-fiction/.
- JT Weisser. 2019. “Transmasculinities and Pregnant Monstrosity: Hannibal Omegaverse Fan-Fiction.” Cultivate: The Feminist Journal of the Centre for Women’s Studies 2. https://cultivatefeminism.com/transmasculinities-and-pregnant-monstrosity-hannibal-omegaverse-fan-fiction/
- Tess Barone. 2019. “Just Go Find Yourself a Nice Alpha: Gender and Consent in Supernatural Fanfiction’s Alpha/Beta/Omega Universe.” B.A. Thesis, Oregon State U. https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/nk322k653
- G.C. van de Vegt. 2020. “The Second Genders: Utopia and Dystopia in Stranger Things Omegaverse Fanfiction. ” BA Thesis, Utrecht U. https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/398260
- Angie Fazekas. “Alpha/Beta/Omega: Racialized Narratives and Fandom’s Investment in Whiteness.” In Rukmini Pande, ed. Fandom, Now in Color. 95–108. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/9781609387280/fandom-now-in-color
legal interventions
- Fanlore: Omegaverse Litigation. https://fanlore.org/wiki/Omegaverse_Litigation.
- Kristina Busse. 2018. Discussion of Addison Cain’s Alpha’s Claim, and Zoey Ellis’s Myth of Omega. (expert witness testimony for Zoey Ellis)
- Monica Flegel. 2020. Expert Report of Dr. Monica Flegel (expert witness testimony for Addison Cain)
- Golden Angel. 2019. Blog entry, March. Drama in the Omegaverse. https://goldeniangel.blogspot.com/2019/03/drama-in-omegaverse.html and Omegaverse Copyrights, DMCA Abuse, and Lawsuits. https://goldeniangel.blogspot.com/2019/03/copyrights-dcma-abuse-and-lawsuits.html.
- Earlgreytea68. 2019. Blog entry, March. “The Omegaverse Lawsuit.” https://earlgreytea68.tumblr.com/post/183441214821/the-omegaverse-lawsuit.
- Mark Whipple. 2019. Blog entry, March. Copyright: The Alpha and Omega(verse). https://legalinspiration.com/?p=709 and Not Walking Away from Omegaverse. https://legalinspiration.com/?p=756.
- Stacey Lantagne. 2020. “Making Intellectual Property Sexy: From Trademarking COCKY to Copyrighting Omegaverse” (May 24). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3609355.