Open Journal System
TDWG Standards Track
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Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

This journal is used to manage the submission, review, and ratification of TDWG standards. It is a means to implement the new TDWG Standards Development Process (or TDWG By-Laws) ratified in 2006.

Note that the information gathered by this system during standards submissions and reviews is presented on the TDWG website (www.tdwg.org) by Typo3 CMS rather than OJS.

 

Section Policies

Technical Specification

Technical Specifications are any descriptions of a protocol, service, procedure, convention, or data exchange format.

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Applicability Statements

Applicability Statements specify how, and what circumstances, one or more standards may be applied to support a specific capability.

An AS may specify uses for standards from TDWG or from other standardization organizations as well.

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Best Current Practice

Best Current Practice standards describe ways to standardize processes and practices as a result of community deliberations.

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Data Standard

This section of the Standards Track is intended for standards specifying a set of data values that should be used across biodiversity information databases.

Examples of data standards could be: the abbreviations of plant author names, regions of the world, list of Herbaria around the world.

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Peer Review Process

The review policy is determined by the new TDWG Standards Development Process (By-Laws) ratified in 2006. For details please refer to TDWG Standards Development Process document.

 

Publication Frequency

This journal does not follow any specific schedule. Standards are published as they are ratified by the TDWG Executive Committee on the TDWG website at www.tdwg.org.

A summary of all TDWG standards as well as links to detailed information can be found at www.tdwg.org/standards

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.