peer review

[Anita Cholewa]

Asking systematic societies to refuse papers unless one or
more authors is certified isn't going to solve the problem.
1. there is no certification program at present for taxonomists
2. if we wanted a certification are current faculty willing to go
   through this hoop (be honest)
3. several ecologists (and other biologists) have been
   overheard voicing their view that taxonomy is a fossilized
   science with no relevance to today's world
If peers are of the same opinion as just mentioned, peer review
is not enough.
Anita

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