tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post6783225011682391693..comments2023-11-18T15:42:20.251-05:00Comments on DinoGoss: The Up Side of HypeMatt Martyniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-75595601905488798242009-05-28T20:18:24.132-04:002009-05-28T20:18:24.132-04:00Thanks for the update! I've made a new post about ...Thanks for the update! I've made a new post about it, hopefully PLoS makes this standard policy from now on.Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-27877098363080347942009-05-28T19:25:11.961-04:002009-05-28T19:25:11.961-04:00Regarding to the ICZN requierements, I let you kno...Regarding to the ICZN requierements, I let you know that PLoS made the printed copies. So, the problem of the validity or not of the new species is over.<br />Ricardo Martínez, Panphagia paper author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-81915625642552682182009-05-23T13:37:56.084-04:002009-05-23T13:37:56.084-04:00@ Nick Gardner, that's a good question and as of n...@ Nick Gardner, that's a good question and as of now I don't have any good advice... up till this week I would have assumed PLoS ONE would take care of things just fine. I think it's up to individual journals to set their policy and it appears to be on individual authors to make sure steps are taken to make their publications valid, at least concerning taxonomic opinions and new names. I'd check with Pal Electronica to see what their stance is, but unless you're erecting a new name I don't think it's quite as big a deal even if they don't have standard print channels, library distribution, etc.<br /><br />If you really believe online publishing is the way of the future, then this is all probably moot anyway, especially if the ICZN starts allowing for it. But concerns about permanency are still fairly valid IMHO. It's the reason the blurb about library distribution was only included in the print run of the Darwinius paper, not appended to the online version (though it would be very simple to add). That would have been proof positive that online documents are far from permanent, unchangeable records. And, as some commentators have pointed out, some supplementary material available online for papers less than ten years old has already been lost or deleted due to server changes.<br /><br />If you want to be sure your work is accessible to researchers 100 years from now, I say traditional journals are the way to go until a better system is in place.Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-74163789890249041172009-05-23T13:13:25.095-04:002009-05-23T13:13:25.095-04:00The new commenting system on Blogger is pretty coo...The new commenting system on Blogger is pretty cool. I wonder how I missed the changes.Nick Gardnerhttp://whyihatetheropods.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-2668654050661336442009-05-23T13:12:46.645-04:002009-05-23T13:12:46.645-04:00@Rick Charles, if you supply the media with enough...@Rick Charles, if you supply the media with enough grist for their mill, you'd be surprised how quickly you can start a frenzy. ;-)<br /><br />Matt: In your opinion, what would you consider a good journal to publish a descriptive/comparative manuscript that would avoid these problems? I have been interested in preparing a manuscript to go to Paleontologica Electronica.Nick Gardnerhttp://whyihatetheropods.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140938929136406282.post-54162603035639638372009-05-22T20:14:36.858-04:002009-05-22T20:14:36.858-04:00I'm actually quite surprised that a fossil recieve...I'm actually quite surprised that a fossil recieved such massive media coverage; especially a small mammal like this! The media isn't typically interested in paleontology.<br /><br />I mena, to give attention to a small mammal such as this, but completely bypass Xiongguanlong???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com