Research Policy
Research Policy Group
Appendix C — Research Output Types
Code
A1
Name
Authored Book
Description
A major work of research or scholarship that is bound,
published and offered for sale. It is written entirely by a single
author, or joint authors who share responsibility for the whole
book. The work consists mainly of previously unpublished
material.
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Dramatic or literary texts such as novels, plays, books of
poetry

Scholarly Editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government department
reports

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises
A2
Scholarly Edition
A published edition of another author’s original text, based on
primary manuscript or printed sources, and with a scholarly
introduction and explanatory notes on the text and/or original
author. This edition may include a translation of the original
text. For example: “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark
Twain ; illustrated by E.W. Kemble and John Harley; edited by
Victor Fischer and Lin Salamo with Walter Blair”. Mark Twain
is the original author, but the editorship of Victor Fisher and
Lin Salamo is recognised in this category.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Authored books

Monographs

Dramatic and literary texts

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government department
reports

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person
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A3
Name
Monograph
Description
This is a TEC category. A book or treatise on a single subject
usually written by a specialist in the field. The treatment of the
topic is detailed and scholarly.
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Dramatic or literary texts such as novels, plays, books of
poetry

Scholarly Editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government department
reports

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises

Doctoral theses
B1
Edited Book
A published book containing chapters contributed to by
different authors, and edited by the person claiming this
publication.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Edited journals
B2
Edited Journal
A journal issue (usually on a single research theme and often
called a ‘Special Issue’) for which the researcher is not the
usual editor.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Issues of journals for which the editor is the regular editor
B3
Edited Conference
Proceedings
An edited conference proceedings containing the papers that
appeared at a conference. These proceedings are published
and available to the public
The following items are excluded from this category:

Edited journals

Edited Books
C1
Chapter in Book
A section of an edited book, consisting substantially of new
material. This section is complete in itself, but is often linked
thematically to the other chapters.
This includes:

Scholarly introductions of chapter length

A critical scholarly text of chapter length, e.g. in music,
medieval or classical texts, or critical reviews of current
research
The following items are excluded from this category:

Dictionary/Encyclopaedia Entries

Forewords

Brief introductions or editorials

Appendices
C2
Dictionary/Encyclopaedia
Entries
An entry published in dictionaries/encyclopedias.
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D1
Name
Journal Contribution
Description
A substantial work of scholarship published in a scholarly
journal. This includes:

Items published in prestigious journals which are
traditionally short in length such as in Nature or Science

Critical scholarly texts which appear in article form

Articles in scholarly journals reviewing multiple works or
an entire field of research

Research articles in serials which are targeted to both
scholars and professionals
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Articles of less than 5 pages

Articles designed to inform practitioners in a professional
field, such as a set of guidelines or the state of knowledge in
a field

Non-scholarly, non-research articles

Articles in newspapers and popular magazines

Editorials, or letters to the editor

Book reviews

Case histories which are not full journal articles in
themselves

Commentaries and brief communications of original
research

Reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions,
other media
D2
Journal Contribution –
Other
A piece of scholarship or research published in a journal which
is not a full-length article. This includes:

Articles published in scholarly publications where the
article is less than five pages (unless published in
prestigious journals such as Nature or Science)

Letters

Comments

Notes

Editorials

Articles published in magazines
The following items are excluded from this category:

Book reviews

Items published in prestigious journals which are
traditionally short in length such as in Nature or Science
D3
Journal Contribution –
Book Review
A review of a book of research or scholarship, published in a
journal.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Book reviews which appear in popular magazines or
newspapers
E1
Conference Paper in
Published Proceedings
A paper which has been published in the edited collection of
conference papers. Where there are editors, their names must
be provided. The proceedings must be publicly available not
only to those who attended the conference in order to qualify
for this category.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Papers that are provided only to conference participants.
This includes print, CD or web format.

Conference unpublished presentations
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E2
Name
Full Conference Paper
Description
This is a TEC category. It is a paper which has been through a
full process of being accepted as an abstract, being given at the
conference, then being published in edited proceedings.
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Conference Paper in Published Proceedings

Conference unpublished presentations
E3
Full Abstract in Published
Conference Proceedings
An abstract of a paper that appears in a published volume of
conference proceedings. Where there are editors, their names
must be provided. The proceedings must be publicly available
not only to those who attended the conference in order to
qualify for this category.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Abstracts that are provided only to conference participants.
This includes print, CD or web format.

Unpublished conference presentations

Abstracts that do not go through an editorial or other review
process
E4
Conference Poster
Contribution
A poster presentation given at a conference.
E5
Conference Unpublished
Paper Contribution
A paper which was given at a conference but not published.
These may be written in full, but are not published.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Role as panel or discussion chair at a conference

Opening or closing addresses

Presentations at a conference that are summaries of
discussions or papers presented at the conference
E6
Conference
Contribution – Other
Other contribution — for instance, workshops, panel
discussions. This item is not included in the Staff and Student
Research, the VUW research report.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Conference Paper in Published Proceedings

Full Conference Paper

Full Abstract in Published Conference Proceedings

Conference Poster Contribution
F1
Intellectual Property —
Patents
An approved patent which has been granted for the first time.
Must not be ‘pending’.
G1
Software and Databases
Innovative software or database products of commercial
quality and
offered for sale or distributed as shareware through a
recognised publisher or distributor
The following items are excluded from this category:

Programming scripted to enhance existing commercial
software applications, programmes or procedures

Databases of references or material for supporting research
programmes of individual researchers
H1
Report for external body
A report for a person or organisation external to the University
and that is in the public domain. This may include, but is not
limited to:

Reports commissioned and funded by an external
organisation

Government department, United Nations or nongovernmental organisation publications
The following items are excluded from this category:

Submissions to Select Committees

Progress or final reports on research projects, e.g. progress
or final report for a Marsden project

Summary reports on activities for a review period, e.g.
School annual report on activities
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H2
Name
Confidential Report for
External Body
Description
A report for a person or organisation external to the University
and is not in the public domain. This item is not included in
the annual Staff and Student Research, the VUW research
report.
This includes:

Reports commissioned and funded by an external
organisation

Government department, United Nations or nongovernmental organisation publications
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Submissions to Select Committees
I1
Performance — Live
A live performance. This could include, but is not limited to:

Musical performance

Moteatea, oriori, haka, whaikorero orations, or waiata a
ringa

Artistic direction of a theatre production

Advisor roles in a theatre production (e.g. design,
dramaturgy)

Performance in a play, musical, TV or radio production
The following items are excluded from this category:

Radio or television interviews

Appearances in documentaries

Work in a supporting role in a production, e.g. as stage
manager or crew member
I2
Performance — Recording
A recorded performance. This includes, but is not limited to:

Production of a commercial CD

Contribution to a performance or studio recording for
broadcast
The following items are excluded from this category:

Performances which are recorded for delayed broadcast and
are already included in “Performance — Live” category
J1
Composition — Recording
A recorded composition which appears on a CD or DVD.
J2
Composition — Score
A published score of a musical composition
J3
Composition —
Performance
A performed composition which is performed without being
reviewed, or recorded for public broadcast. This includes, but
is not limited to:

Electronic compositions created while being played
K1
Architectural Plans
Architectural plans/drawings which are open to scrutiny by
peers in the field. This includes plans/drawings for:

Competitions

Models

Urban design
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
Architectural plans/drawings that do not involve research,
for example for private jobs
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K2
Name
Designs
Description
Design drawings, plans, models, exhibitions, installations or
built works, which are in the public domain and therefore open
to scrutiny.
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Design drawings, plans, models, exhibitions, installations or
built works that do not involve research, for example for
private jobs
K3
Artefact/Object/
Craftwork
Artefact/Object/Craftwork which is in the public domain and
therefore open to scrutiny.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Artefact/Object/Craftwork that do not involve research, for
example for private jobs
L1
Exhibition/Curatorial
Exercise
An “exhibition” is a display in a museum, art gallery or other
public place.
A “curatorial exercise” is the research underpinning creating
exhibitions in public spaces.
M1
Dramatic and Literary
Texts — Chapter Format
A dramatic or literary text published in chapter format. This
includes:

Novels

Plays

Poetry
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The following items are excluded from this category:

Scholarly Editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government
departments

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises
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Code
M2
Name
Dramatic and Literary
Texts — Journal Format
Description
A dramatic or literary text published in journal format

Novels

Plays

Poetry
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Scholarly Editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government
departments

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises
M3
Dramatic and Literary
Texts — Book Format
A dramatic or literary text published in book format

Novels

Plays

Poetry
The following items are excluded from this category:

Scholarly Editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government
departments

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings

Looseleaf treatises
N1
Film/Video/DVD
A film/video production where the person claiming the
publication was involved as producer, director, or writer. This
involvement must include research.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Appearances in commercial programmes, documentaries or
interviews unless they contain research

Work in a supporting role in a production, e.g. as stage
manager or crew member
O1
Awarded Doctoral Thesis
An awarded doctoral thesis, which has been lodged in the
Library of the awarding University
The following items are excluded from this category:

Honorary doctorates
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O2
Name
Awarded Research
Masters Thesis
Description
An awarded research masters thesis, which has been lodged in
the Library of the awarding University
This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Masters theses of less than 90 points (VUW thesis)

A Masters thesis from another university which is the
equivalent of the VUW Masters thesis of less than 90 points
P1
Working or Occasional
Paper
A preliminary research paper disseminated for feedback from
peers, usually prior to publication in a journal or conference.
Can be in a series or a volume.
Researchers can claim both papers they have authored, and
working papers which they have edited such as a series in this
category.
The following items are excluded from this category:

Drafts of work that will appear in another format, e.g.
working drafts of an article or chapter
P2
Technical Paper
A paper, generally unpublished, on a specialised topic in the
field
The following items are excluded from this category:

Working, Occasional or Discussion paper
P3
Discussion Paper
A paper, generally unpublished, circulated or presented for
discussion amongst peers
The following items are excluded from this category:

Drafts of work that will appear in another format, e.g.
working drafts of an article or chapter
P4
Articles in Edited Volumes
of Occasional Papers
An paper that appears in a volume of occasional papers.
Q1
Invited Lecture in Named
Series
An invited lecture in a named lecture series that is prestigious
within the discipline. For example, Peter Allen Memorial
Lecture in Public Law.
Q2
Oral presentation
A lecture, address, seminar or workshop given outside a
conference context. This item is not included in the annual
Staff and Student Research, the VUW research report.
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The following items are excluded from this category:

Conference presentations

Lectures in non-prestigious series

Lectures given in community service

Lectures given in teaching
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Code
R1
Name
Looseleaf Treatises and
Commentaries
Description
Contributions to looseleaf publications. These may be the
entire volume, or updates of part of the volume
S1
Other
Any output which a researcher wishes to record in
ResearchMaster and which does not fit into the categories
above. This category does not appear in the annual Staff and
Student Research, the VUW research report.
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This category excludes
The following items are excluded from this category:

Authored Books/Scholarly editions

Pamphlets

Reports for external bodies such as Government
departments

Translations of VUW staff member’s own work by another
person

Annotated anthologies

Edited books

Reprints

Edited journals

Edited conference proceedings
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