Key dates
To maximise the collection while minimising stress, please submit publications throughout the year.
| HERDC timeline | |
|---|---|
| 30 March | Deadline for entering all research publication information and documentation onto IRMA |
| 31 March - 12 May |
Administrators are requested to be available to assist the Research Portfolio with further information or documentation in order to ensure all eligible publications can be claimed in the HERDC collection. |
| Late submissions |
We recognise that additional publications do come to light after the deadline. We will accept late submissions, but please notify the research office, by email, that you are entering additional publication records. Please note that whilst every effort will be made to include late submissions, due to time constraints, publications received after 30 March (which would otherwise be eligible) cannot be guaranteed inclusion in the HERDC collection. |
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Mid April 12 May |
Letters for the publications in the Assessed - info required status will go out. Final Date for responses to letters for publications in the Assessed - info required status. |
| Late May |
Contesting Committee meets. |
| End of June | University reports annual HERDC to the DIISR by the 24th of June. |
Your timeline
Research staff and students
All year
- Should notify a local administrator within their faculty or unit of their publications annually or as the publications come out
- Assist local administrators with supplying the required documentation to claim a publication for HERDC
- Respond to requests for assistance to show how their publications put forward for HERDC meet the research critera
Local administrators
1 July - 30 March
- Collect publication information and documentation for their students and staff, as well as visiting academics and honorary associates that indicate University of Sydney as their affiliation on their publications
- Enter the publication information and documentation onto the Research Portfolio system (IRMA)
- Respond to request for additional documentation or information to meet all the requirements to claim a publication for HERDC
31 March - 12 May
- The collection is not over once the publication records are created by the deadline of 30 March.
- You may need to provide additional information or documentation that is required for the University to be able to claim each publication.
- Any further requirements or missing information will be noted in the Notes tab by Research Portfolio staff.
Research Portfolio staff
1 July - 12 May
- Work through all the publication information and documentation attached to each record on IRMA to make sure the University has all required information and documentation. Notes will be made in the Notes tab regarding any further requirements or missing documentation.