Defective taxonomic descriptions and the electronic publication fashion. A comment on Braby et al. (2024) and a rectification

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Viloria, Ángel L. (2024): Defective taxonomic descriptions and the electronic publication fashion. A comment on Braby et al. (2024) and a rectification. Anartia (Oxford, England) 38: 45-51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13755846, URL: dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13755846 ABSTRACT Some reflections are presented on the global practice of publishing scientific works in electronic format, its demands and challenges.

In this context, the recently published article by Braby et al. (2024) is discussed in relation to scientific best practice in the description of new zoological species. That article refers to numerous descriptive works that suffer from formal defects and irregularities that nullify the availability of the scientific names of the species described or proposed in them, due to non-compliance with the regulations established in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).