Dear all,
I have passed the GeolSoc's new code on to the Royal Astronomical
Society, publishers of "Geophysical Journal International"
(in which papers on palaeomagnetism and other subjects
that use rock specimens are published), for consideration.
How is the GeolSoc going to deal with papers from researchers
who have used archived "unethical" or "ethicality-unknown"
specimens collected by previous generations who were not guided
by this code? I'm sure the publications committee must have discussed
this.
Regards,
Sheila Peacock.
The statement is below:
"5. Sample and data collection
5.1 Samples used for data or illustrations in articles submitted to the Geological Society of London must have been collected in a responsible manner in compliance with the Geologists' Association Geological Fieldwork Code
5.2 Data from Samples that have been collected without permission from protected sites are not acceptable and should not be used in any paper submitted to the Geological Society of London. Where material from protected sites is used, authors must provide evidence that permission to collect samples was obtained.".
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