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Research Monitor - Publications Categories

Detailed specifications for DEST Categories A1, B, C1 and E1 can be obtained from the following URL http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/online_forms_services/ CATEGORY A – BOOKS For all publications classified as books (A1, A2, A3 and A4) the publication must meet the definition of research). A1 Authored Book – Research (DEST category) To be included in this category the publication must meet the definition of research (see 2007 Higher Education Research Data Collection: Specification for preparing returns for the collection of 2006 data (HERDC 2007) 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; has an International Standard Book Number (ISBN); was written entirely by a single author, or by joint authors who share responsibility for the whole book; has been published by a commercial publisher, as defined in HERDC 2007 section 1.3.3; and the author must be affiliated with the claiming institution. The types of books that may meet the criteria include: critical scholarly texts (for example music, medieval or classical texts); new interpretations of historical events; and new ideas or perspectives based on established research findings. A2 Authored Book – other This refers to books which must be written solely by the author(s). Publications in this category must be a substantial work of scholarship. Include: research monographs published by university departments; textbooks (consisting mainly of new combinations of existing knowledge or updating of a body of established knowledge to make it more readily accessible) aimed primarily at a university audience; books published by private individuals, university departments and privately funded companies, eg. "vanity presses"; evaluative and investigative government department publications, eg. DEST Evaluations and Investigations Program reports; other authored books or monographs not classified in A1 above; annotated anthologies. Exclude: creative works such as novels, depending mainly upon the imagination of the author rather than upon a publicly accessible body of agreed fact (possibly J); university departmental Working Papers, Technical Reports, Discussion Papers and the like (excluded completely) textbooks that are primarily aimed at secondary, primary or pre-school students (excluded completely). translations of published books (Category L). The following unpublished activities are not to be counted as publications: unpublished reports. A3 Edited This refers to books which must be edited books, monographs or short series of volumes consisting of contributions from a number of authors. Exclude: editorship of journals (Category K). A4 Revision/New Edition This refers to books that must be previously published or a collection of previously published articles either by the current author or editor, or by some previous author or editor, which has been brought up-to-date by the substantial addition or alteration of material. Exclude: reprints that do not involve substantial additions or revisions (excluded completely). CATEGORY B – BOOK CHAPTERS B Book Chapters – Research (DEST category) This category refers to a contribution, consisting substantially of new material, to an edited compilation in which the material is subject to editorial scrutiny. To be included in this category the publication must meet the definition of research (see 2007 Higher Education Research Data Collection: Specification for preparing returns for the collection of 2006 data (HERDC 2007): must be offered for sale, for hard copies, bound; for CD-ROMs, packaged; for e-books, on subscription or fee basis has an International Standard Book Number (ISBN). has been published by a commercial publisher, as defined in section 1.3.3. the author must be affiliated with the claiming institution. The types of books that may meet the criteria include: a scholarly introduction of chapter length to an edited volume, where the content of the introduction reports research and makes a substantial contribution to a defined area of knowledge; a critical scholarly text of chapter length, eg. in music, medieval or classical texts; and critical reviews of current research. where the book meets the key characteristics set out in HERDC 2007 section 9.7.1. BB Book Chapter – Other (non-DEST category) Any Book Chapters which do not meet the DEST requirements may be included in this category. CATEGORY C – JOURNAL ARTICLES C1 Article in Scholarly Refereed Journal (DEST category) To be included in this category the publication must meet the definition of research (see 2007 Higher Education Research Data Collection: Specification for preparing returns for the collection of 2006 data (HERDC 2007): be published in a scholarly journal; have been peer reviewed as defined in section 1.3.7 (note that the fact that an article has been peer reviewed does not automatically mean that it is eligible. The article must still meet the definition of research as well as all other criteria); have an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Some journals may be regularly published as separate volumes with an ISBN rather than an ISSN. Provided that the publication is clearly identified as an edition of a journal, and not a book, articles in such publications may be eligible if they meet all other criteria. If an ISSN does not appear in the journal, external evidence such as an ISSN number being cited in an extract from Ulrich’s or ISI is sufficient to demonstrate the existence of the number; and the author must be affiliated with the claiming institution. The types of journal articles that may meet the criteria include: commentaries and communications of original research; research notes; letters to Nature; 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; and articles in a stand alone series. DEST maintains a Register of Refereed Journals. This Register is a list of journals that satisfy the peer review requirements as defined in section 1.3.7. Inclusion on the Register (or the ISI or Ulrich’s listings) does not automatically allow all articles in such journals to be counted in the collection. Inclusion only indicates that peer review requirements have been satisfied. Other requirements must also be met. C2 Other refereed contribution to a scholarly journal This refers to commentaries and brief communications of original research that are subject to a formal process of peer review and are published in a scholarly journal controlled by an editorial board, and do not meet the DEST requirements. Exclude: editorials (possibly C4); letters to the editor (possibly C4); articles designed to inform practitioners in a professional field, such as a set of guidelines or the state of knowledge in a field (possibly C3); book reviews (possibly C4); articles in newspapers and popular magazines (Category C3). C3 Non-refereed articles in a scholarly or professional journal This refers to non-refereed works of scholarship published in a scholarly or professional journal controlled by an editorial board. Include: articles that are sets of guidelines or summaries of the state of knowledge in an areas, generally intended to inform practitioners in a professional field; medical case histories. articles in newspapers and popular magazines Exclude: editorials (possibly C4); letters to the editor (possibly C4); book reviews (possibly C4); non-scholarly, non-research articles (excluded completely); C4 Letter or note This refers to non-refereed communications (including editorial commentary) published in a journal controlled by an editorial board. Include: commentaries and brief communications of original research that are not subject to peer review; editorials; book reviews; letters to the editor; reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions (by members of appropriate academic departments). Exclude: non-scholarly, non-research articles (excluded completely); CATEGORY E – CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS This refers to conference papers which must be made available for international circulation. The papers may appear in a number of different formats, eg. a volume of proceedings, a special edition of a journal, a normal issue of a journal, a book or a monograph. Papers must be presented at conferences of national and international significance. E1 Full Refereed Paper – Refereed Proceedings (DEST category) To be included in this category the publication must meet the definition of research (see 2007 Higher Education Research Data Collection: Specification for preparing returns for the collection of 2006 data (HERDC 2007): be published. The papers may appear in a number of different formats, eg. a volume of proceedings, a special edition of a journal, a normal issue of a journal, a book or a monograph, CD Rom or conference or organisational web site; be peer reviewed (see section 1.3.7); and be presented at conferences, workshops or seminars of national or international significance. the author must be affiliated with the claiming institution. As meetings called “workshops” or “seminars” generally have lower status than meetings called “conferences”, universities must be able to demonstrate clearly that they have national or international significance and include the evidence with the verification materials, as for any conference. Keynote addresses may be included where all other papers for the conference are peer reviewed, and evidence is provided both of the keynote status of the address (eg. contents page) and of the other contributions to the conference being peer reviewed (eg. a statement in the introduction to proceedings indicating this). E2 Full written paper - non-refereed This refers to written versions of conference presentations subsequently published which were not subject to peer review or formal assessment by an editorial board. E3 Extract of paper This refers to extracts or synopses of conference papers that are subsequently published. E4 Edited volume of conference proceedings This refers to edited volumes of conference proceedings in which one or more members of institutional staff are identified as having editorial responsibility for the proceedings. Exclude: edited volumes in which the university's staff member is on the editorial advisory board but is not one of the listed editors of the volume (excluded completely). CATEGORY F – AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDINGS This refers to substantial and scholarly works presented in audio-visual form and offered for sale under the imprint of a recognised commercial publisher or distributor. It should cover the presentation of research findings and factual information. Examples include an ethnographic film, an audio-visual presentation of dynamic research output, eg. Fluid mechanics, robotics, visual motion, new surgery techniques, conference presentations, a guide to collected sound recordings. Exclude: creative works (possibly J); audio-visual teaching material (excluded completely). CATEGORY G – COMPUTER SOFTWARE This refers to innovative software products of commercial quality and offered for sale or distributed as Shareware through a recognised publisher or distributor. CATEGORY H – TECHNICAL DRAWING/ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/WORKING MODEL This refers to products of research which involve creative or scholarly innovation, and which are registered, sold or licensed for use through a recognised commercial distributor. CATEGORY I – PATENTS This refers to patents on specific products or processes granted for the first time, either in Australia or in an overseas country. This does not include multiple rights for the same product or process, or applications for which no determination has been made on patent rights. Include: a product or process for which a full patent has been granted. Exclude: provisional patents (excluded completely). CATEGORY J – OTHER CREATIVE WORKS J1 Major Written Or Recorded Work This refers to substantial creative or scholarly works (such as novels, long musical works or plays) separately bound and offered for sale under the imprint of a recognised commercial press or publisher, or recorded (on CD, video, etc) for commercial distribution. Include: novels; books of poetry; long musical works (normally with a duration of at least 20 minutes in playing time); long plays (normally with a duration of at least one hour); scholarly, analytical and descriptive catalogues (such as for major international art exhibition catalogues). Exclude: reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions, etc. (possibly C4); concert performances (excluded completely); theatre production (excluded completely). J2 Minor written or recorded work This refers to relatively brief or small scale creative or scholarly works bound separately or as a part of a collection of works and offered for sale under the imprint of a recognised commercial press or publisher, or recorded for commercial distribution. Include: short stories; individual poems; individual songs or other short musical works. Exclude: reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions, etc. (possibly C4); concert performances (excluded completely); theatre production (excluded completely); articles in newspapers and popular magazines (excluded completely). J3 Individual exhibition of original art This refers to a substantial collection of original works by an individual artist exhibited for the first time in a recognised gallery or museum. This should be accompanied by a published catalogue identifying the individual works and the timing and location of the exhibition. The gallery or museum should be registered as an independent public or commercial organisation and be managed as a full time operation. J4 Representation of original art This refers to a collection of at least three original works by an individual artist exhibited for the first time in a recognised gallery or museum. These works should be individually listed in a published catalogue identifying the timing and location of the exhibition. The gallery or museum should be registered as an independent public or commercial organisation and be managed as a full time operation. CATEGORY K – JOURNAL EDITORSHIP This refers to the editorship of any journal where the editor is affiliated with the claiming institution. CATEGORY L – PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS This refers to any translation of a published book (edited book, article, journal etc?). CATEGORY M – PUBLISHED PAMPHLET OR REPORT For public referral as opposed to articles for practitioners (which are included in C3)? University departmental Working Papers, Technical Reports, Discussion Papers and the like (excluded from A2) Further details on HERDC should be obtained from the DEST website or the Research and Graduate Studies Office.