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Correct procedure for citing taxonomic works in non-taxonomic scientific papers

Correct procedure for citing taxonomic works in non-taxonomic scientific papers EDITORIAL The purpose of this editorial is to motivate for the citation of taxonomic works in all scientific articles that require the identifica- tion of species as part of the methodology and provide guidelines for the type of additional information required. Motivation Many studies require or rely on identification of taxa as part of the methodology (Bortolus 2008; Franz and Peet 2009; Meier 2017; Packer et al. 2018). Such studies cover a wide range of fields that include many taxa, from assessing biodiversity of local and alien species, estimating the impact of global change on biodiversity loss, and ecological studies, whereas others might consider single model organisms that frequently come from longstanding laboratory cultures or single species used in behavioural or physiological studies (e.g. Bortolus 2008; Meier 2017; Packer et al. 2018). However, very often the names applied to species reflect regional, temporal and individual bias that is reflected in the source of the names (Franz and Peet 2009). Such bias is usually not immediately evident, because taxonomic research is seldom cited by the broader scientific community. For example, Bortolus (2008) found that 62.5% of the ecological papers that he examined did not provide any information as to how http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Zoology Taylor & Francis

Correct procedure for citing taxonomic works in non-taxonomic scientific papers

Simon, Carol
African Zoology , Volume 53 (3): 1 – Oct 31, 2018
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Correct procedure for citing taxonomic works in non-taxonomic scientific papers

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EDITORIAL The purpose of this editorial is to motivate for the citation of taxonomic works in all scientific articles that require the identifica- tion of species as part of the methodology and provide guidelines for the type of additional information required. Motivation Many studies require or rely on identification of taxa as part of the methodology (Bortolus 2008; Franz and Peet 2009; Meier 2017; Packer et al. 2018). Such studies cover a wide range of fields that include many taxa, from...
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© 2018 Zoological Society of Southern Africa
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Abstract

EDITORIAL The purpose of this editorial is to motivate for the citation of taxonomic works in all scientific articles that require the identifica- tion of species as part of the methodology and provide guidelines for the type of additional information required. Motivation Many studies require or rely on identification of taxa as part of the methodology (Bortolus 2008; Franz and Peet 2009; Meier 2017; Packer et al. 2018). Such studies cover a wide range of fields that include many taxa, from assessing biodiversity of local and alien species, estimating the impact of global change on biodiversity loss, and ecological studies, whereas others might consider single model organisms that frequently come from longstanding laboratory cultures or single species used in behavioural or physiological studies (e.g. Bortolus 2008; Meier 2017; Packer et al. 2018). However, very often the names applied to species reflect regional, temporal and individual bias that is reflected in the source of the names (Franz and Peet 2009). Such bias is usually not immediately evident, because taxonomic research is seldom cited by the broader scientific community. For example, Bortolus (2008) found that 62.5% of the ecological papers that he examined did not provide any information as to how

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African Zoology – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 31, 2018

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