On 16 Dec 2009 at 16:10, Ken Steele wrote: > > Thank goodness that Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was not a member of the > Harvard faculty.
Actually, it seems it's possible that we won't have to worry about names at all. As articles are now identified by a DOI, a new proposal is that published authors will be known by an ORCID, an alphanumeric string. Much better than being known as B.F. Skinner, don't you think? Nature editorial: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7275/full/462825a.h tml or http://tinyurl.com/yfbgxfo (possibly need free registration) The project: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/orcid/ Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
