[Taxacom] New incentive for biodiversity data publishing

[L Penev]

A new tool to convert descriptions of biodiversity data into scientific
journal articles is now available. The aim is to give due recognition to
efforts by scientists and institutions making data accessible to the wider
scientific community.

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The tool, developed by GBIF in partnership with academic publishers
Pensoft<http://www.pensoft.net/>,
creates so-called "Data Papers" from descriptions of datasets (metadata)
involving species observations, specimen collections and other biodiversity
data.



An additional function incorporated into the latest version of GBIF's
Integrated
Publishing Toolkit (IPT
2.0.2)<http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/>automatically
generates a manuscript from metadata giving key information
about a dataset accessible via the GBIF data portal.



The manuscript can then be submitted to a scientific journal for peer review
and possible publication. As well as providing potential benefits to the
metadata publisher through citations of the article, the system will alert
scientists and other users to the availability of "fit for use" biodiversity
data resources.



In the initial phase of the project, custodians and developers of
biodiversity data are invited to submit Data Papers to one of four Pensoft
titles: PhytoKeys <http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys/>,
ZooKeys<http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/>,
BioRisk <http://www.pensoft.net/journals/biorisk/> and
NeoBiota<http://www.pensoft.net/journals/neobiota>.
Two new journals, Biodiversity Data Journal and Nature Conservation, will
also shortly be accepting Data Paper manuscripts.



Instructions to authors wishing to submit Data Papers based on metadata
entered via GBIF’s IPT can be found in the  Data Publishing Policies and G
uidelines<http://www.pensoft.net/J_FILES/Pensoft_Data_Publishing_Policies_and_Guidelines.pdf>issued
by Pensoft.



More information is available at: GBIF press
release<http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/new-incentive-for-biodiversity-data-publishing/>and
Pensoft
press release<http://www.pensoft.net/news.php?n=59&SESID=e9c633b0d0c76f5652de371d89a9726d>
.

-- 
Dr Lyubomir Penev
Managing Director
Pensoft Publishers
13a Geo Milev Street
1111 Sofia, Bulgaria
Fax +359-2-8704282
www.pensoft.net
info at pensoft.net




-- 
Dr Lyubomir Penev
Managing Director
Pensoft Publishers
13a Geo Milev Street
1111 Sofia, Bulgaria
Fax +359-2-8704282
www.pensoft.net
info at pensoft.net