Can I designate a lectotype on the basis of literature?

I find that a Scientist in 2016 designated a lectotype of a name on the basis of literature, without actually examining the specimen (or its image) housed in a particular herbarium. I would like...

09 October 2019 9,152 2 View

Whether any Linnaean name has a holotype?

Recently I submitted a manuscript to a reputed journal relating to lectotypification of a Linnaean name. A reviewer corrected the manuscript by inserting the following sentence: "The plant...

11 December 2018 9,514 24 View

Whether a designated lectotype containing a mixed gathering should be regarded as an effective lectotypification?

09 October 2018 2,593 1 View

Is it mandatory that an epitype should match exactly with the lectotype specimen?

I submitted a manuscript on the lectotypification and epitypification of a name for publication in a journal. I designated an epitype for the name in accordance with Article 9.9. of the ICN...

09 October 2018 1,594 2 View

Whether a single gathering containing two twigs mounted on a single board but with different barcodes should be regarded as isolectotypes?

While designating a lectotype for a name I find that a single gathering containing two twigs are mounted on a board have two different barcode numbers in a herbarium. I would like to know whether...

09 October 2018 9,352 1 View

Why RG is showing "Full text available" even for an article without uploaded Full text?

We can frequently notice the feature "Full text available" in RG. However, if you opt for downloading the said full text, you will be highly disappointed to find only the cover page of a...

08 September 2018 2,157 1 View

Can I designate a Holotype based on a digital image?

We are frequently designating Lectotypes for names of flowering plants on the basis of digital images of herbarium specimens examined by us deposited in recognized herbaria. Now I came across a...

04 May 2018 4,681 2 View

If I upload an unpublished manuscript in Research Gate and generate a DOI, whether this will be treated as an effective and valid publication?

Researchgate asking to generate a doi when an unpublished data id uploaded.

02 March 2018 1,149 12 View

Does Everyone in India Want to be a Scholarly Publisher?

07 August 2016 6,665 1 View

Should the scientific knowledge be locked up behind paywalls?

I am an independent researcher without any funding. Sometimes it becomes very difficult for me to get access to vital references and literature due to locked access by most publishers and this is...

01 January 1970 2,014 4 View

Could you recommend any books about Number Theory?

Beginner level books. High level books. Analytical Number Theory. Algebraic Number Theory. Combinatorical Number Theory. Books about partitions. Books about primes.

03 March 2021 7,174 5 View

What kind of intervention will be relevant to increase motivation among young sport trainees?

Any suggestion on what book to read is also welcome.

03 March 2021 1,646 4 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

03 March 2021 2,183 3 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

I am interested in medicinal chemistry field, which books are highly recommended to learn from?

I am at the beginner level in drug design and drug discovery, and I am interested to learn more about this field. Which books are highly recommended to start from and gives me all essential...

02 March 2021 8,437 2 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

Would adding books published in Lambert Publishers increase my RG impact?

There are some books published in LAP. Shall I add it to the RG?

02 March 2021 2,753 1 View

Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 View

What element is driving the different slop in the low frequency tail?

My study consists simple corrosion inhibitors in salty brine. Right now I just fit my circuit with randles with CPE. Just wondering how the slop can given more info of the experiment. Or any...

01 March 2021 6,474 3 View