https://www.mapress.com/bpn <p>The Bulletin of Phylogenetic Nomenclature is a peer-reviewed journal of the <a href="http://phylonames.org/">International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature</a> (ISPN) that aims to publish articles essential to the operation of the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (ICPN) but which might not be appropriate for publication in other journals.</p> Magnolia Press en-US Bulletin of Phylogenetic Nomenclature 2815-9233 <span lang="EN-GB">Authors need to complete and return an </span><span lang="EN-GB">Assignment of Copyright </span><span lang="EN-GB">form when a paper is accepted for publication. Authors from institutions that do not allow transfer of copyrights to publishers (e.g. government institutions such as USDA, CSIRO) should attach a copyright waiver or similar document.</span> https://www.mapress.com/bpn/article/view/bpn.2.1.1 <p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">The first edition of the </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>PhyloCode</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> recommends that established clade names should be italicized to distinguish them from vernacular names. To distinguish names established under the </span><span lang="en-GB"><em>PhyloCode</em></span><span lang="en-GB"> from names governed by the rank-based codes, the recommendations provide two examples, one involving the use of bracketed letters, the other involving the designation “clade” or the name of a rank. Italicization of all scientific names creates a conflict with the Zoological Code, while the use of bracketed letters or designations adds unnecessary complexity in print. To distinguish established clade names simultaneously from both vernacular names and scientific names governed by rank-based codes, I propose that established clade names be underlined. This is a simple solution that can be applied easily, it would make established clade names immediately recognizable, and it has some continuity with past and modern practices.</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> Evangelos Vlachos Copyright (c) 2025 Magnolia Press Limited https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2025-05-01 2025-05-01 2 1 1 2 10.11646/bpn.2.1.1