Taxacom: The practice of Zoologica Scripta

[Geoff Read]

Hi all,

One for taxacom as iczn-list isn't working, & it may be of wider interest  ...

A colleague has alerted me to a newly published work in which the taxonomy is relegated to a MSWord supplement plus no fewer than 10 other supplement files for the figures, so the complete 'work' is split over a total of 4 file types including the pdf, and 12 files in total. This is inconvenient for those interested in the new species and I think undesirable, but the work has a ZooBank registration given in the pdf part, and I have no doubt the taxonomic elements in the supplement can be gathered together for entry in the database I volunteer for.

However, Zoologica Scripta have this Disclaimer: "There is an ongoing debate of the validity of names for detailed species descriptions provided as supplementary information as in the Zoologica Scripta. This may or may not be considered a grey zone of the convention specified by The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. However, it is up to the authors to decide if they accept the practice of the Zoologica Scripta. In case you disagree, please submit species descriptions to other journals with a more taxonomic focus. In retrospect questions after publication on the validity of scientific names will not be considered."

I wasn't aware of such a debate.  Perhaps someone knows where this treatment by Zoologica Scripta could fall short of the Code requirements?

Cheers,
Geoff Read
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