Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00020711:_____/24:10155368

Result on the web

<a href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/7/467/7696204" target="_blank" >https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/7/467/7696204</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae043" target="_blank" >10.1093/biosci/biae043</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal

Original language description

The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for &quot;inappropriate&quot;names. It is evident that such proposals come from very deep feelings, but we show how they can irreparably damage the foundation of biological communication and, in turn, the sciences that depend on it. There are four essential consequences of objective codes of nomenclature: universality, stability, neutrality, and transculturality. These codes provide fair and impartial guides to the principles governing biological nomenclature and allow unambiguous universal communication in biology. Accordingly, no subjective proposals should be allowed to undermine them.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BioScience

ISSN

1525-3244

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

74

Issue of the periodical within the volume

19 June 2024

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

467-472

UT code for WoS article

001380658700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85201776125