By publishing about our work, we share insight, increase confidence in findings, allow other researchers to build on our findings and catalyse new collaborations.
Publications are an advocacy tool as well: our policy and position papers investigate the role of natural history collections and associated research in shaping and contributing to today's society. CETAF is strongly committed to working towards open science: a future where the outcomes of scientific research are made accessible to all and shared widely.
In this section you can explore the publications produced by CETAF and our members, including journals, floras and scientific articles as well as educational material and policy oriented papers.
European Journal of Taxonomy
The EJT is a scientific journal focusing on descriptive taxonomy. It encompasses the fields of zoology, entomology, botany and palaeontology, and is of global scope, both in terms of its authorship and its geographical coverage.
The Journal is international open access, peer-reviewed, and fully electronic. Its articles are original and adhere to high scientific and technical standards as the impact factor of 0.649 for 2016 shows.
The EJT was established within the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) and was integrated into CETAF in 2011. The journal is currently run by 9 CETAF member institutions from Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
More info at www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Policy papers
CETAF policy and position papers unite the voice of our community around the issues where our work makes a real difference. They engage policymakers, researchers, civil society and the public around key questions, bridging the gap between science, policy and the challenges we face as a society.
E-PUBLISHING GUIDELINES
THE BRATISLAVA DECLARATION ON THE 2050 VISION OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
THE GOTHENBURG DECLARATION ON THE KUNMING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK
CETAF STATEMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TAXONOMIC KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
THE POSITION OF THE CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN TAXONOMIC FACILITIES (CETAF) IN THE LANDSCAPE OF NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS AND TAXONOMY
THE VIENNA STATEMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION
TAXONOMY AS AN INSTRUMENTAL COMPONENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION AND POLICIES DEVELOPED UNDER THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK
Other publications
As an organisation with a European and international outlook, CETAF relies on publications to share information on natural history collections and scientific research as well as to promote taxonomy, systematics and collections-based research via scientific publishing.
Below is an overview of papers published or edited by our members:
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