electronic publication

[Neal Evenhuis]

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Robert H. Cowie wrote:

> Following my earlier posting regarding electronic publication of new
> species, I came across the following interchange via the BUGNET list. Any
> further thoughts?

With regard to web-based journals and new species:

The problem of web-based "publications" with regard to the ICZN Code is
that they do not provide "multiple simultaneously obtainable copies". The
web, as with Dissertation International, and a few other media sources,
have products that are published on-demand rather than simultaneously
available.

CD-ROMs and other similar types of electronic media are only available
when they are produced so as to be simultaneously available. Since they
are not specifically mentioned in Art 9 (and they weren't considered when
the 1985 code was written!), they are not excluded from being a validly
published medium.

Neal

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