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

Can you suggest me a good Publisher in India dealing with Ethnobotanical books?

I am at present finalizing my manuscript on the Ethnobotany of a paricular area in India based on my own research. Please suggest me a good publisher in this regard who can publish my book.

03 April 2019 501 8 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

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If I upload an unpublished manuscript in Research Gate and generate a DOI, whether this will be treated as an effective and valid publication?

Researchgate asking to generate a doi when an unpublished data id uploaded.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

Hello fellow researcher .. What is the meaning of your name?

I would like to create a small guide containing the meanings of the names .. Thanks to everyone who cooperates with me in achieving it.

03 March 2021 5,266 4 View

Is stone a sustainable material? Is it a sustainable approach to use natural stone waste in architecture?

I'm designing a zero-waste restaurant and considering using marble waste to make some tables and a bar countertop. My clients think it's not "sustainable enough" and I would like to have more...

01 March 2021 4,326 7 View

Anyone that can help with details in phosphopeptides enrichment?

Anyone know the amount of protein before enzymatic digestion for phosphopeptides enrichment of serume sample in Ti-IMAC? Has anyone ever use Ti-IMAC(the material is from Chinese company named...

28 February 2021 7,310 3 View

Microstrip antenna design tutorial of HFSS 3D layout module ?

I have designed a 24 GHz rectangular antenna on HFSS 3D model and got desired results while desing the same antenna with same dimensions I am getting resonance frequency at 27 GHz I am...

28 February 2021 4,426 2 View

How to get rid of somebody pretending to be the author of a publication?

One of the publication I co-authored has the author's name in abbreviation. Then, somebody whose nothing to do with that paper acquired it as her work. To whom in this RG shall I ask for a hand,...

27 February 2021 4,206 4 View

Is there a fast method matching citations to bibliography (manually typed references)?

I need to be able to match in-text citations to a reference list and back again in very large documents (100+ pages) WITHOUT the use of referencing software like Endnote. my method is to type the...

27 February 2021 9,848 1 View

How can I find a Raman spectrum wavenumber corresponding to what compound?

I have several Raman spectra with very distinct peaks at certain wavenumbers, such as 277, 359, 466, 583, 623, 686, and 795cm-1. How can I identify them to what compound(s)? The RRUFF and others...

24 February 2021 363 3 View

Why is My firend's profile not visible?

Hello, I created a profile for my friend on google scholar. I have added a verified email address. I marked the profile as public. Formerly his profile was visible. However, now, When I type his...

24 February 2021 8,680 3 View

How Can I clain a removal of a co-author?

I would like to make a correction in a co-author in your paper which is wrong. This name is also in other papers of Kenton Ko. Zey Ko is not a Co-author . The correct name is Zdenka...

24 February 2021 3,476 4 View

Anybody write me the name of scopus journals in commerce, management, economics areas. Which publish without any charge?

Please write those scopus journal names for which you have good experience with them.

24 February 2021 6,210 1 View