Scholarly Communication: REPORTING

Reporting of all traditional and non-traditional research outputs is administered by Avondale Libraries.  Submissions must be received by 31 March to be included in the previous years' Scholarly Activities Report.  Ideally, researchers should submit works as they are published.

Submitting Your Research to Avondale Research Repository 

We are excited to support you in sharing your research through the Avondale Research Repository! As we work on the full integration with our new research management system, submitting your research is simple.

Submission Process 

To submit your work, please email the following information to librarysupport.research@avondale.edu.au: 

1. Publisher Compliant Version of Your Research Publication 
   Attach either the Version of Record (VoR) or the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) of your work, in accordance with publisher policies. This may include journal articles, book chapters, or other research outputs. 

2. Field of Research (FoR) Code(s) 
   Provide up to three group (4-digit) FoR codes that best describe your research. Six-digit codes are not needed. An easy-to-use listing of the current 2020 FoR codes can be found on the Avondale website. 
3. Field of Education (FoE) Code 
   Include the FoE code that most accurately represents the educational focus of your research. An easy-to-use listing of the FoE codes can be found on the Avondale website. 

4. Evidence of Peer Review 
   If available, submit evidence of the peer review process your work has undergone. What constitutes acceptable evidence can be found on the Avondale website

5. Abstract 
   Submit an abstract that clearly summarises the key points of your research. This helps repository users understand and engage with your work. 

6. Keywords 
   Include a list of keywords relevant to your research. Keywords enhance searchability and increase the visibility of your work within the repository. 

7. Copyright and Licensing 
   Provide appropriate copyright and licensing information for your research output. 

Disclaimer: Researchers are responsible for ensuring compliance with any Open Access mandates from funding bodies supporting their research (e.g., ARC or NHMRC). Please also adhere to any access restrictions related to intellectual property, confidentiality, or cultural sensitivity. 

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to showcasing your contributions to Avondale’s research community! 

Research publications are reported in the following categories:

• Book (A1) - research books or monographs
• Book Chapter (B1) - chapters in edited research books
• Journal Article (C1) - refereed journal articles
• Conference Paper (E1) - fully written conference papers published in a refereed proceedings.
• Creative Works (J) - non-traditional research publications such as novels and art works

A publication is more than just a release of the work. It implies quality control (such as peer review or in-house quality control) and enhancement through processes such as assessment or review, editing, copy-editing, design, and conversion of the work to an appropriate format.

A research publication is characterised 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, including through citations and footnotes
• originality (i.e. not a compilation of existing works)
• veracity/validity through a peer review process or by satisfying the quality control processes of a commercial publisher
• increasing the stock of knowledge
• being in a form that enables dissemination of knowledge, and can be in any appropriate format such as print, publication online, or publication in digital form on separate media such as a CD.

Research is defined as the creation of original knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in an original way so as to create new methodologies, concepts, and understandings. Analysis and synthesis of previous research which leads to original and creative outcomes can also be included.

Activities that meet the definition of research include:

• Professional, technical, administrative or clerical support staff directly engaged in activities essential to the conduct of research
• Management of staff who are either directly engaged in the conduct of research or are providing professional, technical, administrative or clerical support or assistance to those staff
• Development of HDR training and courses
• Supervision of students enrolled at the University and undertaking HDR training and courses
• Research and experimental development into applications software, new programming languages and new operating systems (such R&D would normally meet the definition of research)

Download the last HERDC specifications (for publications) for the 2015 Collection year.  Note that publications are no longer being submitted to the government for HERDC reporting from 2016 however Avondale Research Publications Data Collection reporting follows the criteria specified in the ERA guidelines from the Australian Research Council (ARC).