@article {17117,
	title = {Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal},
	volume = {74},
	year = {2024},
	note = {n/a},
	month = {2024/07/01},
	pages = {467 - 472},
	abstract = {<p>The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for {\textquotedblleft}inappropriate{\textquotedblright} names. It is evident that such proposals come from very deep feelings, but we show how they can irreparably damage the foundation of biological communication and, in turn, the sciences that depend on it. There are four essential consequences of objective codes of nomenclature: universality, stability, neutrality, and transculturality. These codes provide fair and impartial guides to the principles governing biological nomenclature and allow unambiguous universal communication in biology. Accordingly, no subjective proposals should be allowed to undermine them.</p>
},
	isbn = {1525-3244},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae043},
	author = {Jim{\'e}nez-Mej{\'\i}as, Pedro and Manzano, Sa{\'u}l and Gowda, Vinita and Krell, Frank-Thorsten and Lin, Mei-Ying and Mart{\'\i}n-Bravo, Santiago and Mart{\'\i}n-Torrijos, Laura and Nieto Feliner, Gonzalo and Mosyakin, Sergei L and Naczi, Robert F C and Acedo, Carmen and {\'A}lvarez, In{\'e}s and Crisci, Jorge V and Luce{\~n}o Garc{\'e}s, Modesto and Manning, John and Moreno Saiz, Juan Carlos and Muasya, A Muthama and Riina, Ricarda and Meseguer, Andrea S{\'a}nchez and S{\'a}nchez-Mata, Daniel and 1543 additional coauthors}
}
