[CPN] Can we implement the PhyloCode immediately?

Kevin Padian kpadian at berkeley.edu
Mon Sep 10 11:21:53 EDT 2012
I suspect that UC Press would not be interested in publishing the code by
itself unless it were going to be a big seller.  If it's already online,
this seems doubtful.  -- kp


>  
>> When you talk of implementing  the code, do you also mean publishing 
> > it in hard copy? If so, the CPN can't set a definite date because 
> > this will be in the hands of the University of California Press, 
> > which has the contract to publish it. The most the CPN could do is 
> > set a target date for submission of the final product to UC Press. 
> > On the other hand, if the CPN and ISPN vote to implement it before it 
> > is published in hard copy, we need to make sure that the UC Press is 
> > still interested in publishing the code and the companion volume. 
>  
> These are important concerns that I didn't think about. If we adopt 
> online publication, hardcopy publication of the Code won't need to 
> happen at or before the starting date (though it couldn't exactly hurt 
> either). Given my lack of experience with book publiI shing, I can only 
> defer to Kevin P and Michel. 
> 
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