ResearchOnline Procedure

Step

Action

1.

Be responsible for self-depositing or claiming their work, as authors must submit, classify and provide basic bibliographic metadata of their own work.

2.

Deposit their ERA-reportable research outputs immediately upon publication (these are subject to annual internal and external reporting).

3.

Deposit research outputs from only the last 5 years or within the current ERA reporting period.

4.

Be required to practice due diligence and be alert to fraudulent and substandard editorial and peer-review practices before publication as such outputs may be deemed to be non-reportable outputs.

5.

Be responsible for any copyright violations or infringements within the outputs.

Step

Action

1.

Provide, administer and manage ResearchOnline@JCU.

2.

Monitor and provide guidance for the self-deposit of research outputs including copyright, eligibility assessment and authors’ rights.

3.

Monitor compliance with the University’s reporting requirements to ensure correct classifications and publishing standards are being met.

4.

Initiate communication with relevant stakeholders when questionable, fraudulent or substandard editorial and publishing practices may have occurred or when a breach of the JCU Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (Research Code) has been identified.

5.

Determine publication restrictions as required, verify access rights and manage relevant embargo periods.

6.

Consult with relevant senior research staff including Dean of Research, Associate Deans of Research and/or Directors, Deans, and Manager, Research Strategy and Performance if disputes about research outputs arise.

7.

Deposit and process JCU PhD, Professional Doctorate, and Masters by Research theses as per the HDR Thesis – Library Deposit Guide.

Step

Action

1.

Provide and administer the Research Information Management System (RIMS).

2.

Provide reports and data based on the deposits in ResearchOnline@JCU.

3.

Provide guidance on research strategies and objectives in order to support ResearchOnline@JCU.

4.

Take responsibility for matching and normalising author data for consistency and accurate reporting.

Step

Action

1.

Authors may deposit the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) of a research output at any time after the acceptance for publication has been received in writing from their publisher.

2.

It is not acceptable to deposit pre-print material such as a submitted manuscript that has not been peer reviewed.

3.

The bibliographic details of the following research outputs may be included in ResearchOnline@JCU but the full-text content may not be publicly visible or accessible:

• Outputs intended for commercial purposes
• Outputs that are restricted because of cultural sensitivity
• Outputs that contain sensitive data or confidential information
• Outputs that are subject to intellectual property (IP) protection
• Outputs for which the author has entered into an incompatible licensing or copyright agreement or would infringe any other legal obligation

4.

The following research outputs can be voluntarily deposited but are not reported on:

• Research outputs which have been peer-reviewed but do not meet the Australian Research Council’s requirements for ERA-reportable research (e.g. very brief research articles, editorials, textbooks, clinical guides or reference articles)
• Scholarly outputs that are not peer reviewed such as technical papers, reports, letters, commentaries, legal submissions or discussion papers
• Non-refereed conference material such as conference papers, presentations, abstracts or posters
• Higher degree research theses awarded by external institutions

Please note that research outputs outside these categories may be deemed out of scope and not added to ResearchOnline@JCU.

Step

Action

1.

The deposit of material into ResearchOnline@JCU does not transfer copyright to the University.

2.

The inclusion, use and access to material in ResearchOnline@JCU is subject to copyright law and agreement with the copyright owner.

3.

Authors will ensure they have obtained all necessary copyright clearances for any third-party material included in their research outputs.

4.

Authors are encouraged to negotiate with publishers to retain copyright control over their own work.

5.

If the publisher requires the transfer of copyright, authors must assert their right to deposit an Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) and make this version of the work publicly accessible.

6.

Where the deposit of the full text of a research output is not permitted due to copyright or other restrictions, only the bibliographic metadata will be publicly available in ResearchOnline@JCU.

Step

Action

1.

All records and deposited content will be retained indefinitely unless otherwise required.

2.

All requests for withdrawal must be in writing and require the approval of the Procedure sponsor.

3.

Content that is approved for withdrawal is not deleted; however, the full text content will be removed from public view.

4.

A bibliographic record with a corresponding withdrawal note will remain visible so that any citations can be traced back. The content of the note will indicate if the work is removed at the request of the author, the copyright owner, by legal order or at the discretion of the University.

5.

Material may be withdrawn from public view in the following circumstances:

• If a copyright owner requests removal through the issue of a copyright infringement notice
• If the content is scurrilous, plagiarised, self-plagiarised or libellous
• If the content breaches the JCU Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
• If the content would infringe a legal University commitment or contract
• If the author requests removal and the University agrees to its withdrawal.

6.

The withdrawal of a thesis is subject to HDR policies, procedures and guidelines with a written request sent to the Dean, Graduate Research School, for approval.

7.

Changes to material after being deposited are not permitted. Errata or corrigenda may be included with the original material if required. An updated version of an item may be allowed.

Policy Domain

Research Management

Policy Sponsor

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research

Approval Authority

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research

Date for next Major Review

08/04/2027

Version

Approval date

Implementation date

Details

Author

22-1

08/04/2022

12/042022

Procedure established to support the JCU Open Scholarship Policy

Associate Director, Information Resources

Keywords

ResearchOnline@JCU, publication, research output, authors, authorship, dissemination, institutional repository

Contact person

Director, Library Services and University Librarian