1. Electronic publishing of
new names
Frank-T. Krell
Commissioner, International Commission on
Zoological Nomenclature
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver, Colorado, USA

3. Zootaxa 1908 (2008): 57-67
www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f
/zt01908p067.pdf
or google
“Zootaxa amendment”
paper is freely available

4. from
2012
Electronic publishing for nomenclatural
purposes allowed by:
• International Botanical Congress in Melbourne
2011
• International Commission on Zoological
Nomenclature

5. from
2012
Electronic publishing for nomenclatural
purposes allowed by:
• International Botanical Congress in Melbourne
2011
• International Commission on Zoological
Nomenclature

6. Allowed forms of publication
In zoology:
• hardcopies: paper only (CD-ROM no longer
allowed)
• electronic publications:
under the following conditions…

7. Requirements for e-only
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•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

8. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

9. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

10. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

11. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

12. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

13. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

14. Requirements for e-only
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
after 2011
wide accessibility
issued for the permanent scientific record
ISSN or ISBN
fixed format and content (e.g. PDF/A)
date of publication in the work itself
intended to be archived with an organization
other than the publisher
• work must be registered in ZooBank and contain
evidence for registration

15. Registration in Zoobank

16. Registration in Zoobank

17. Registration in Zoobank
• Registration of names is not mandatory, but
encouraged
• Registration of paper publications is not
mandatory, but encouraged
• Currently implemented:
- automated registration by the journal
(ZooKeys proof of concept; other journals can
follow)
- verification of content

18. Registration in Zoobank
• Registration of names is not mandatory, but
encouraged
• Registration of paper publications is not
mandatory, but encouraged
• Currently implemented:
- automated registration by the journal
(ZooKeys proof of concept; other journals can
follow)
- verification of content

19. Registration in Zoobank
• Registration of names is not mandatory, but
encouraged
• Registration of paper publications is not
mandatory, but encouraged
• Currently implemented:
- automated registration by the journal
(ZooKeys proof of concept; other journals can
follow)
- verification of content