2007 Publications Data for Bond University

Journal articles - guide for submission

 

Information in this guide has been taken from the Specifications for the collection of 2007 data. For more detail please read the full document available from the Dept. of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations web site and/or contact the representative in your academic unit.

1. Eligibility

Definition of Research

For the purposes of this data collection, a "research publication" is characterized by:

  • substantial scholarly activity, as evidenced by discussion of the relevant literature, an awareness of the history and antecedents of work described, and provided in a format which allows a reader to trace sources of the work through citations and footnotes;
  • originality, that is, it is not a compilation of existing works;
  • veracity/validity through a peer review process or by satisfying the commercial publisher or gallery processes;
  • increasing the stock of knowledge; and
  • being in a form that enables dissemination of knowledge

Requirements

  • must be published in a scholarly journal
  • research must have been published in the 2007 calendar year and 2007 must be stated as the year of publication within or on the work being claimed
  • must have been peer reviewed
  • journal has an international standard serial number. (Some journals may be regularly published as separate volumes with an ISBN. If it has an ISBN but is clearly identified as an edition of a journal and not a book, articles may be eligible.)
  • author must be affiliated with Bond University

Types of journal articles that may meet the criteria include:

  • commentaries and communications of original research
  • research notes
  • letters to Journals (provided that the Definition of Research as above, is met)
  • 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

Types of journal articles that are unlikely to 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 research
  • reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions

2. Verification

You must supply :

  • Copy or offprint of article
  • Photocopies of contents, preface, introduction and pages showing all bibliographical information
    • ISSN
    • journal title
    • publisher
    • dates referring to copyright, publication, printing and distribution
  • Evidence of the author's affiliation with Bond University
    • By-line or footnote or statement in publication

      OR

    • statement from the author plus either an official statement from the university or an extract from the staff/student list
  • Proof of peer review (1 of the following)
    • extract from ISI listing (Institute for Scientific Information Indexes) or
    • extract from Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory Vol. 5 or via Ulrich's web site showing refereed status or
    • extract from register of refereed journals or
    • statement in the journal or
    • statement from editor or
    • copy of reviewer's assessment relating to the article

    NB. A statement from an author that a publication was peer reviewed will not be accepted. The existence of a national or international advisory board is not sufficient evidence that all relevant publications are assessed by members of it.

  • Completed and signed form for each publication being submitted.