Consultant reports and web pages as citable resources -- or not

[Curtis Clark]

At 16:38 2002.11.10, Barry Roth wrote:
>I would like to know Taxacomers' opinions as to whether (a) consultant
>reports, and (b) web pages, are acceptable for inclusion in the Literature
>Cited sections and formal synonymies of published research papers.

All information in a publication must either be generated by the author or
cited (unless of course it is "widely known"). If information from
consultant reports or web pages is used, it must be cited. If it is not to
be cited, it must not be used.

I'm not sure what you mean by "formal synonymies". It seems that either
source could only generate nomina nuda, but if those are in use, they
should be cited.


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