Journal Articles - C1
Eligibility
In order to be included as a C1, the journal article must meet the definitions of research and all of the following:
- be published in a scholarly journal
- have been peer reviewed in full
- have an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- have at least one author affiliated with the University of Western Sydney
The types of journal articles that may meet the criteria include:
- commentaries and communications of original research
- research notes
- letters to journals, provided that the letter satisfies the definition of research and the requirements for journal articles in this section
- critical scholarly texts which appear in article form
- articles reviewing multiple works or an entire field of research
- invited papers in journals
- articles in journals which are targeted to both scholars and professionals
- articles in a stand alone series
Exclusions
The types of journal articles that do not meet the criteria include:
- letters to the Editor
- case studies
- articles designed to inform practitioners on existing knowledge in a professional field
- articles in newspapers and popular magazines
- editorials
- book reviews
- brief commentaries and communications of original research
- reviews of art exhibitions, concerts, theatre productions
Verification Material
For all publications, the university must be able to provide the following, if required, by the Commonwealth or for a publications audit, photocopies of:
- a copy of the full published article
- proof the full paper was peer reviewed
- bibliographic details - journal name, volume/issue and dates referring to publication and copyright (if not on the article itself, we would need copies of the front of the journal with that information and a contents page)
- evidence of the author's affiliation to the University of Western Sydney (some journals have Contributor pages with that information)
Foreign language publications
- require all the same verification material mentioned above plus
- translation of the citation information (title of article, title of journal, volume, issue and year of publication)
- translation of a couple paragraphs from the article that shows the research content
