<p><em>Abc Taxa</em> aims to accelerate taxonomic capacity building by clearing existing taxonomic know-how. Therefore each volume strives to provide a detailed state of the art needed to embark on the taxonomy of a particular living taxon. As such, each manuscript should at least include the following, preferably didactically illustrated, sections:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> <div> an introduction to the general biology of the taxon; </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> a description of the collecting methodologies commonly used for the taxon;</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> a description of the curatorial methodologies commonly used for the taxon;</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> a description of the characters employed in the taxonomy of the group;</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> an outline of the current classification of the taxon;</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> a guide to the identification of the members of the taxon in the region under study;</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div>a list of key-references.</div> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Taxa can be considered at any hierarchical level above the species. Both regional accounts and global treatises are deemed suitable for publication.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Further, as capacity building in taxonomic research does not stop with taxonomy <em>sensu stricto</em>, but also dwells on good practices, manuscripts dealing with related, more applied topics, relevant to taxonomic research will also be considered (<em>e.g.</em> nature photography, sampling techniques, databasing, ...).</p> <p>&amp;nbs;</p> 2010-02-04T14:31:35Z tag:www.abctaxa.be,2010-02-04:/aims http://www.abctaxa.be/misc_/CHM2/Site.gif NFP-GTI ABC Taxa