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Research Project: Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Dates of publication per the ICZN for issues of the proceedings of the entomological society of Washington archived on bioOne

Author
item Metz, Mark

Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/24/2024
Publication Date: 3/1/2024
Citation: Metz, M. 2024. Dates of publication per the ICZN for issues of the proceedings of the entomological society of Washington archived on bioOne. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125 (3):320-325. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.125.3.320.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.125.3.320

Interpretive Summary: Historically, date of publication, a requirement and necessary piece of date needed to make new names for organisms abide by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and to establish nomenclatural priority has sometimes been ambiguous for traditional print journals. In 2012, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature approved electronic publication to document new names, adding to the complexity for the requirements of the Code. Here I clarify the application of the relevant amended Articles of the Code to a physical print journal and its digital archive in terms of interpreting date of publication. I also correct dates of publication in the digital archive based on findings from the data. All animal taxonomists who are trying to adjust to a digital publishing ecosystem and editors of electronic journals will find this research useful.

Technical Abstract: Date of publication is one of the crucial requirements to confer availability of new names according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and often volume years do not match actual publication years in journals like the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Also, delays in production related to the COVID pandemic have created a considerable mismatch in the volume years and publication years for the Proceedings. This work explains how the Proceedings follows the 2012 amendment of the ICZN on electronic publication and provides accurate publication dates for the issues of the Proceedings registered with ZooBank and archived on BioOne.