Journals

Requirements

• must meet the definition of research
• must be published in a scholarly journal
• must have been peer-reviewed
• must have an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
  • Some journals may be regularly published as separate volumes with an ISBN rather than an ISSN. Provided the publication is clearly identified as edition of a journal, and not a book, articles in such publications may be eligible if they meet all other criteria.
•  the author must be affiliated with USQ
• be published in 2012 to be claimed in the 2013 HERDC submission

The types of journal articles that may meet the criteria include:

• commentaries and communications of original research
• research notes
• letters to journals, provided that the letter satisfies the definition of research and the other requirements for journal articles in this section
• critical scholarly texts which appear in article form
• articles reviewing multiple works or an entire field of research
• invited papers in journals
• articles in journals which are targeted to both scholars and professionals
• articles in a stand alone series.

The types of journal articles that do not meet the criteria include:

• letters to the editor
• case studies
• articles designed to inform practitioners on existing knowledge in a professional field
• articles in newspapers and popular magazines
• editorials
• book reviews
• brief commentaries and communications of original research
• reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions.

Verification material to be provided

• Article or offprint of article/contribution
• Pages showing all bibliographic information (journal title, ISSN, print/publication/copyright dates where not provided in the article or offprint)
• By-line or footnote or statement in publication indicating research undertaken in author’s capacity as a staff member or student of USQ
• Peer-review evidence
• Proof of invited status (if applicable)

Source:

2012 HERDC specifications for the collection of 2011 data (PDF 312KB), Research Funding and Policy Branch, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and Tertiary Education, Australian Government.

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