Electronic publication (was: Obscure publications)

[Hendrik Segers]

Colleagues,

No, electronic publication (as for the example given-there
appears to be no hardcopy version of the journal?), does not
make the names available - any person who downloads the text  and
publishes the result in whatever local journal will get the credit,
apparently.

It may be relevant in this case to note that the new version of
ICZN will not change this (see http://www.iczn.org/code.htm):
Electronically distributed text and/or illustrations is
explicitly regarded as unpublished. Obviously, this way of treating
such materials is a consequence of their ephemeral character.

H. Segers

> In the light of the discussion regarding "obscure publications", does
> electronic publication of new species (e.g., the example below) make the
> names available?
>
(snip)
> > Appended below is an abstract of a recent paper from our lab.  It is
> > published in a fully electronic journal called "World Wide Web Journal of
> > Biology", Vol. 4, paper no. 1.   The full paper can be read at:
> > http://www.epress.com/w3jbio/vol4/burnside/index.html.  The journal is
> > peer-reviewed and has a very fast turn around time both because of the
> > short review period and the lack of a need for page proofs.  More
> > information about the journal is available at their website.  The journal
> > contents are indexed in Medline.
(snip)
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Dr. Hendrik Segers
Lab. Animal Ecology, Zoogeography and Nature Conservation
Department Biology, University of Gent
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
B - 9000 Gent Belgium
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