Tools of interest to authors and referees
In this section several tools of interest to the contemporary taxonomist are listed.
- Descriptions, classifications and keys made easy
- Search for names and abbreviations of journals
- Search for (free) digital literature
- AuthorAID: Advice, best practices and guidance in writing and publication
- Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work
- Zootaxa Digital Imaging Guide
Descriptions, classifications and keys made easy
Nowadays, several software packages exist to make traditional description and key building easier.
- 3I (Internet-accessible Interactive Identification)
- Lucid
- NaviKey
- The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy)
- Visual.Key
Search for names and abbreviations of journals.
Beneath everal url’s that can direct you to the correct full name and the abbreviation of a journal:
Search for (free) digital literature
Several portal sites to digitized literature:
