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| Title |
Zoological nomenclature in the digital era
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-9994-10-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alessandro Minelli |
| Abstract |
Creation and use of the scientific names of animals are ruled by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Until recently, publication of new names in a work produced with ink on paper was required for their availability. A long awaited amendment to the Code issued in September 2012 by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature now allows publication of new names in online-only works, provided that the latter are registered with ZooBank, the Official Register of Animal Names. With this amendment, the rules of zoological nomenclature have been aligned with the opportunities (and needs) of our digital era. However, possible causes for nomenclatural instability remain. These could be completely removed if the Code-compliant publication of new names will be identified with their online registration, under suitable technological and formal (legal) conditions. Future developments of the ZooBank may provide the tool required to make this definitive leap ahead in zoological nomenclature. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 53 | 79% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 31% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 16% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 43 | 64% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 June 2016.
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#3,402,408
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Zoology
#207
of 695 outputs
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#33,650
of 291,554 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Zoology
#3
of 14 outputs
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