Recommended
Guideline
Assigning E1s rather than
B1s
Assigning B1s rather than
E1s
Reasoning
If the publication material refers to being given at a
conference and conference details and peer review
details can be sourced from either the Web or the
author, then submit the publication as an E1.
DIISRTE have stated that publications from a collection
of conference proceedings published in a book should
be entered as E1s, subject to meeting HERDC
specifications.
If the publication material refers to being given at a
conference and no conference details and peer review
details can be sourced from either the Web or the
author, then submit the publication as a B1, subject to
it meeting HERDC specifications.
This would apply when a conference paper is not
published as part of a proceedings, but is included in an
edited anthology comprising of non-conference based
research publications.
Assigning E1s rather than
C1s
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If the publication material refers to being given at a
conference and conference details and peer review
evidence can be sourced from either the Web or the
author, then submit the publication as an E1.
Assigning C1s rather than
E1s
If a publication record has an ISSN, is a conferencebased publication and has been sourced from SCOPUS,
the publication may actually be a C1 and not an E1.
If this could be the case, the editorial of the journal
and/or contents webpage for the journal should be
checked. If you find that some publications are
research articles not related to the conference, they
should be assigned as C1s subject to meeting HERDC
specifications.
Publications can have an ISSN (journal series) and also
an ISBN (e.g. monographic series)
If a publication has both an ISSN and an ISBN, it should
be submitted as a C1 rather than a B1. This is subject to
the following:
Assigning C1s rather than
B1s
a) Meeting HERDC specifications such as peer
review.
b) Being listed on the ARC ERA 2010 or 2012 journal
list
Entering these publications as C1s ensures the
publication can be submitted for ERA or ERA-related
research evaluation because only those journals with
an 8 digit ISSN can be included on the ARC’s ERA 2012
journal list.
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Publications can have an ISSN (journal series) and also
an ISBN (e.g. monographic series)
Assigning B1s rather than
C1s
If a publication has both an ISSN and an ISBN, but peer
review evidence cannot be sourced from the Web or
the author, it should be submitted as a B1, subject to
meeting HERDC specifications.
Note: Discipline specific publication profiles will also be a factor in
determining the category.
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