Academic Research Committee (ARC)
Subcommittee of Academic Board
Research Funding Application Form
Publication Incentive Grant (PIG)
This form is designed to be completed electronically. The purpose of a PIG is to encourage and recognise
research-based publications.
 Eligibility Refer Notes below before completing this application
 Researcher Details Please attach Section 1 (Researcher Details) of the Research Approval
Application Form related to the research being published (list of research outputs not required).
 Research Project/Program - Title
Date approved by ARC
 Publication Details
Journal article
Sole publication
Book chapter author
Joint publication
Title
Publisher
Publication date
Volume
Issue
Page no.
Website address of publication/publisher
Distribution of the publication Refer Scale of Payments Pg 2
 Further Details
Is the publication associated with a conference?
If so, name of conference
Was your presentation at the conference financially
supported by CPIT?
book author
International
Yes
No
Yes
No
book editor
Regional
Local
 Submission of Application
Please attach the following:
 Copy of article/first page
 Copy of contents page
 Evidence of peer review/selection process
Submit completed application to ARC, c/- Vicki Christoffersen, Academic Division
Notes
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Each publication must be research based, with the research approved by the ARC.
Evidence of a peer review/selection process for each publication must be submitted. Publications in
conference proceedings must show evidence of this separate to that for the conference presentation.
Commissioned reports where the individual and/or CPIT has received income are not eligible.
Grants are paid on evidence of actual publication – this is usually a copy of the publication.
Grants are only paid to current employees of CPIT.
Grants are paid per publication. Joint authors from within CPIT will share the grant as determined by
themselves.
Grants are limited to $500 for publication in conference proceedings if CPIT funding was used to attend
the conference. Where other funding is used to attend the conference, the level of payment will be
determined by the criteria below.
Grants are to be used for CPIT research purposes only. As a rule, the individual earning the grant has the
first right to the grant. The Faculty/School research committee is accountable for the grant being spent
appropriately. Note that usually a Publication Incentive Grant cannot be used to “buy out” teaching time,
ie provide staff release from teaching.
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Scale of Payments
Journals
Points allocated:
Editorial Board
Distribution
International
eg at least 5 countries
including 1 country from
each of 3 regions
Regional
eg 1 Euro & USA, USA &
Japan, Asia, 1 Asia & Aus &
NZ
10
Local
eg any 1 country, Aus, NZ
Total Possible
Payments made:
9 – 14 points
14.1 – 16
16.1 – 18
18.1 – 21
21.1 – 24
24.1 – 27
27.1 – 30
International
10
6
Regional
6
3
Local
3
10
Indexing in Research
Publication Databases
*PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS,
CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, ISI,
Google Scholar, CABELL,
ULLRICH, DOAJ, DEST, SCI or
any database that indexes peer
reviewed academic publications
Not listed in any directory
5
Impact
Factor
0
0
0-1
1
1-3
2
3-5
3
5-10
4
>10
5
0
10
5
5
* Abbreviations:
DEST Dept of Education, Science & Technology, Australia
SPARC Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coaliation
ISI
Thompson ISI maintains a list of 13793 scholarly journals,
publishes “current contents” in sciences, social sciences
and arts and humanities.
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
SCI
Science Citation Index
CAS
Chemical Abstracts Service, producer of Chemical
Abstracts, SciFinder, SciFinder Scholar
$500
$750
$1000
$1250
$1500
$1750
$2000
Books
Points allocated:
Publisher
International
publishing
company (has
offices in countries
in different
continents)
Regional publisher
(has offices in
countries in a
geographic region)
Local publisher
(has offices in one
country)
Total Possible
Payments made:
6 - 11 points
12 – 16
17 – 19
20 – 23
24 – 26
27 – 30
31 - 33
34 – 35
36
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10
Distribution
International
10
Type
Book is based on
current research, eg
aimed at academics,
postgraduate
students etc
6
Regional
6
Book is based on
amassed collective
knowledge, eg
undergraduate
textbook
3
Local
3
10
10
6
Authorship
Sole
10
author
Editorship
Sole editor 6
3
Co-author
7
Co-editor
Chapter
author /
co-author
4/2
6
10
3
6
$500
$1000
$1250
$1500
$1750
$2000
$2250
$2500
$2750
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