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[Yves Samyn]

Dear Fellow Taxacomers,

Dear Fellow nhcoll subscribers,

 
With the present message I want to draw your attention to the peer-reviewed, open-access journal Abc Taxa, journal dedicated to capacity building in taxonomy and collection management.

 
The aims of the journal Abc Taxa are presented on its website (www.abctaxa.be) and are here repeated.

 
Abc Taxa aims to accelerate taxonomic capacity building by clearing existing taxonomic know-how. Therefore each volume strives to provide a detailed state of the art needed to embark on the taxonomy of a particular living taxon. As such, each manuscript should at least include the following, preferably didactically illustrated, sections:

 
*	an introduction to the general biology of the taxon;
*	a description of the collecting methodologies commonly used for the taxon;
*	a description of the curatorial methodologies commonly used for the taxon;
*	a description of the characters employed in the taxonomy of the group;
*	an outline of the current classification of the taxon;
*	a guide to the identification of the members of the taxon in the region under study;
*	a list of key-references.

 
Taxa can be considered at any hierarchical level above the species. Both regional accounts and global treatises are suitable for publication.

 
Further, as capacity building in taxonomic research does not stop with taxonomy sensu stricto, but also dwells on good practices, manuscripts dealing with related, more applied topics, relevant to taxonomic research will also be considered (e.g. nature photography, sampling techniques, databasing, ...).

 
Authors interested in publishing in Abc Taxa can find more information in the ‘Notice to contributors section’ on https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.abctaxa.be_contributors-5F&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Gtv2aCtVyBIDytiN85gk2RhLWw3lM_pZ2m6yPYbdhxs&s=uVr6_wbHjaR7THT-SAlFzo4Q7uFn41O6NM7b3sXC-4I&e= . Manuscript proposals can be sent to abctaxa at naturalsciences.be.

 
Examples of published volumes are available in open access on https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.abctaxa.be_volumes&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Gtv2aCtVyBIDytiN85gk2RhLWw3lM_pZ2m6yPYbdhxs&s=NqcefCCT1OTO8A9gbJ9FLNjGM_nkgwvajMPKRcpPPsM&e= .

 
Published volumes are distributed by the Belgian Global Taxonomy Initiative <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.taxonomy.be&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Gtv2aCtVyBIDytiN85gk2RhLWw3lM_pZ2m6yPYbdhxs&s=iNgyf5789GpypmGVgeGMdLqV4f64Fx6VE9I76w9KqQM&e= > to other GTI National Focal Points (or if un-existing in the country to the national CHM Focal Point) to achieve maximal coverage. 

 
Taxonomists from developing countries (we use the DAC List of ODA recepients <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.oecd.org_dac_stats_daclist.htm&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Gtv2aCtVyBIDytiN85gk2RhLWw3lM_pZ2m6yPYbdhxs&s=Ua7vIW2HVOQ1VNFD1RIwj5Mb_4yV2RRxLVKiE_7Q9JU&e= > as defined by the OECD as criterium to define a developing country) can request copies free of charge upon motivated request. 

 
Taxonomists from developed countries can purchase copies at making and distribution cost.

 
Abc Taxa is there to advance taxonomy and collection management, worldwide!

 
Kind regards,

Yves Samyn

Editor in Chief Abc Taxa




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Yves SAMYN, PhD
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Conservator Invertebrates Collection (Non Insects)
Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: + 32 (0)2 627 41 24 (office)
Fax: + 32 (0)2 627 41 41 (office)
Mail: yves.samyn at naturalsciences.be 
 
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