Types of publications collected for HERDC
There are four publication types which are eligible for the HERDC collection:
Book – Authored Research (A1)
Types of books that may meet the criteria include:
- critical scholarly texts
- new interpretations of historical events
- new ideas or perspectives based on established research findings
Book Chapter – Commercial Publisher (B1)
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
- critical reviews of current research
Journal Article – Refereed, Scholarly Journal (C1)
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 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
Conference Publication – Full Paper Refereed (E1)
The types of conference publications that may meet the criteria include:
- papers published in full
- papers that have been peer reviewed in their entirety
- papers presented at a conference, workshop or seminar of national or international significance