Explanation: What are the paths to validation?


Path 1

Refers to the process of registering a name in the SeqCode Registry while the manuscript is still in preparation or undergoing peer-review. This is the recommended process of registration, as it reduces the need for future errata or discrepancies between the published version of a protologue and the information in the SeqCode Registry.

Path 2

Refers to the registration of a name in the SeqCode Registry after it has already been published. This allows to retrospectively capture names from the published literature.

Path 3

Refers to the concomitant registration of a name during peer-review in concert with participating journals.