National Taiwan Normal University Subsidy Policy for Original Thesis Publication
2006.12.27 Passed during NTNU's 2006 2nd Academic Development Meeting
2007.11.21 Passed during the 2007 1st Research and Development Meeting
2012.11.21 Amendments to Article 3 passed during the 2012 1st Research and Development Meeting
2013.11.20 Amendments to Article 9 passed during the 2013 1 st Research and Development Meeting
Article 1 "National Taiwan Normal University Subsidy Policy for Original Thesis Publication" (the
Policy) has been established to provide incentives for full-time instructors, researchers and
post-doctoral researchers in conducting academic research.
Article 2 Eligibility:
I. The applicant must be the first author or the corresponding author of the subsidized thesis.
The name of the corresponding author must be printed on the thesis. Where there are
two or more corresponding authors, a letter of accepted publication addressed to the
applicant must be provided as proof.
II. The subsidized thesis must be an original article that has been published or accepted to be
published in an academic journal (excludes degree-conferring theses and those that are
published in seminars) and is primarily associated with NTNU.
III. The term "academic journal" shall refer to any journal that is listed on A&HCI (Arts &
Humanities Citation Index), SCI (Science Citation Index; Expanded) or SSCI (Social
Science Citation Index).
IV. Originality in subsidized theses may be reviewed by the "NTNU Academic Subsidy
Review Panel" (the "Review Panel").
Article 3 Subsidy rules:
I. This subsidy may be granted once per person, per academic year. Those who are already
receiving other academic subsidies may not apply for this subsidy in the same academic
year.
II. For theses that are published in SCI, SSCI or A&HCI, the amount of subsidy shall depend
on how the article's Impact Factor (IF) ranks percentage-wise within the given category
(using categorization of the Journal Citation Reports; JCR). If there are less than ten
journals within the given category, the percentage rank shall be calculated in aggregate
of other related categories. Subsidy by percentage rank:
(A) Ranked in the top 25%: Fully subsidized.
(B) Ranked between 25% and 50%: Subsidy of 80% of applied budget.
(C) Ranked above 50%: Subsidy of 60% of applied budget.
(D) Not included in JCR: Subsidy of 60% of applied budget.
III. The amount of subsidy shall not exceed the yearly maximum specified in NTNU's
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policies.
Article 4 Time of application:
Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis but only within the same accounting year
as the claimed receipts. Applicants are required to submit application forms to the Research
and Development Department.
Article 5 Application documents:
I. The application form.
II. Reprints or photocopies of the subsidized thesis. For theses that have yet to be published, a
proof of accepted publication or payment notice must be attached to the application.
III. Photocopied invoices (or receipts) of remittances issued by the publisher or the printing
company.
IV. Others (e.g.: letter of accepted publication, license agreement, etc.).
Article 6 Subsidized categories:
I. Page charge; includes color printing charges.
II. Cost of minimum reprints demanded by the publisher; to be evidenced with a license
agreement.
Article 7 Assessment procedures:
I. Assessment: The Research and Development Department shall complete review of each
application within one month from the application date and grant subsidies according to the
terms of this policy. The Review Panel may be engaged if necessary to clarify queries.
II. Announcement: The Research and Development Department shall announce its
assessment results and notify each applicant separately.
Article 8 Review Panel members who have raised their own applications for review will be required to
avoid participation in the assessment.
Article 9 Budget sources: This reward shall be funded by NTNU under the account - Academic
Research Promotion.
The annual maximum of this subsidy is adjustable by the Review Panel depending on current
year's budget and the amount of resources available to NTNU.
Article 10
Once the Review Panel has approved the subsidy, the amount shall be claimed according
to NTNU's accounting procedures. An electronic file containing the published thesis shall also
be sent to the Research and Development Department for case closure. The thesis will then be
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published onto the website of the Research and Development Department.
Article 11The Policy has been passed with resolutions sought from a Research and Development
Meeting, and implemented with the approval of the President. The same applies to all
subsequent amendments.
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