Although electronic publication does provide new opportunities for bad
work to pass the rules, the new ammendment does address many of the
concerns raised and has some fairly specific guidelines on what does
or does not qualify.

Perhaps the biggest problem is making sure that journal publishers are
alert to the regulations-ones with a major taxonomic focus no doubt
are paying attention, but others with occasional taxonomic content are
likely to be more problematic.  For example, many journals are making
a proof version of articles available before the official publication
date.  A paper on which I'm a co-author (fortunately without any
taxonomic actions that require a precise date) was printed earlier
this year by an online journal.  It proclaimed an official publication
date, but took over a month after that to actually have the final
draft rather than the proof.  The regulations say that a prerprint
proof doesn't count, but the actual publication date is obscured by
the journal's somewhat sloppy practice.

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 10:34 AM, john k tucker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 9/4/2012 8:00 AM, Paul Callomon wrote:
>
> The following was broadcast from ZooKeys this morning:
>
>
>
> Few minutes ago, ZooKeys and Zootaxa published simultaneously  the amendment
> to the Code, which permits electronic publication of new taxa and
> nomenclatural acts, under the following key conditions:
>
> (1) Registration of the publication in ZooBank
> (2) Archiving of the orginal publicatiion in an archive other than
> publisher's website
> (3) The publishing outlet to bear an ISSN or ISBN number
>
> Naturally, Zookeys is prepared to take care for all these issues on behalf
> of our authors!
>
> The full reference of the article is:
>
> International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2012) Amendment of
> Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological
> Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication. ZooKeys 219: 1–10.
> doi: 10.3897/zookeys.219.3944
>
> Related press release: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/3944/
>
>
>
> A bad idea made worse
>
> JKTucker



--
Dr. David Campbell
Visiting Professor
Department of Natural Sciences
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs NC 28017

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