Research books

To be included in this category the publication must meet the definition of research as amplified in the general requirements for research publications and:

• must be a major work of scholarship
• must be offered for sale
  • for hard copies, bound
  • for CD-ROMs, packaged
  • for e-books, on subscription or fee basis
• must have an International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
• must be written entirely by a single author, or by joint authors who share responsibility for the whole book
• must have been published by a commercial publisher
• the author must be affiliated with USQ.

The types of books that may meet the criteria include:

• critical scholarly texts (e.g. music, medieval or classical texts)
• new interpretations of historical events
• new ideas or perspectives based on established research findings.

The types of books that are unlikely to meet the criteria include:

• textbooks
• anthologies
• edited books
• creative works such as novels
• translations
• revisions or new editions.

Terms and definitions

Further clarification of terms and definitions used in describing this category are available in the following source document:

Source:

2008 HERDC specifications for the collection of 2007 data, Department of Education, Science and Training, Australian Government,  http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/online_forms_services/higher_education_research_data_collection.htm>.