First electronic publication of new plant species nomenclature

Recently, Sandra Knapp, a researcher from the natural history museum in London, broke through the tradition and announced four new Solanaceae plants on PLoS One, the public library of science synthesis In the field of biological taxonomy, this paper is the first attempt to publish the name of new plant species in electronic journals This is a useful attempt for the classification and nomenclature of new plant species to enter the network era in the future According to the international plant nomenclature regulations, the formal publication of new plant nomenclature needs to be spread through paper papers rather than just relying on the Internet In response, Knapp said, bioclassologists hope to reform the current naming tradition, supplemented by peer review, archiving and electronic paper publishing Since Linnaeus founded modern biological taxonomy in the 18th century, the publication of papers has been regarded as the golden rule This attempt represents the climax of Knapp and others' efforts to implement the naming network of new plant species Knapp said that the purpose of naming new plant species is to make more people understand it and facilitate people's in-depth research Electronic publications can spread relevant information to the world more quickly, especially for scientists in developing countries Networking can better fill the shortcomings of traditional plant naming rules At the same time, in order to comply with the international laws and regulations on plant naming, Knapp will print the paper and send its copies to 10 Herbarium, including Harvard University Herbarium and Australia National Herbarium, so as to ensure that its naming of four new plant species is recognized In addition, PLoS One publishers have developed guidelines for Knapp imitators In the long run, researchers like Knapp hope that the existing nomenclature will be revised Knapp will present the proposal at the International Botanical Congress to be held in Melbourne in 2011 as chair of the system naming Committee.