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Instruction Manual

These instructions are for CQUniversity authors who generate publications and would like to submit them to ACQUIRE.  Please ensure your publications are submitted to ACQUIRE to be reviewed for the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) and Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) collection.

Step One

The person responsible for submitting the publication to ACQUIRE (and thereby to the HERDC collection) is usually the first-named CQUniversity author. Where the first named CQUniversity author has since left the University, then a second or third CQUniversity author should lodge the publication.

Step Two

If your publication/output matches the criteria, then it is potentially eligible for inclusion in the HERDC collection.

HERDC Publication Categories

Book - Research
Book Chapter - Research
Journal Article - Refereed
Conference Paper - Refereed

Non-HERDC Publications

Research output that does not meet the criteria listed (eg working papers, technical reports, non-refereed articles or conference papers), can be uploaded to ACQUIRE, but will not be eligible for inclusion in the HERDC collection.

Step Three

The responsible author should proceed to the ACQUIRE submission page (http://library.cqu.edu.au/gw_45_1c/html/acquire/en/common_files/acquire-contribute.htm) and complete and lodge the online submission form. Authors will be asked to upload electronic copies of the relevant publication (book, book chapter, journal article or conference paper), and will be asked to enter other details of verification documents applicable to the category of publication.

It is strongly encouraged that authors familiarise themselves with the verification documents usually required by DIISR, so that the information can be provided with the submission or if requested.

Verification Material required:

Books/ Book Chapters verification materials are:

  • Front and back cover of book,
  • Contents page, 
  • Preface and introduction,
  • Bibliographic page (ISBN, publisher, place published, year of publication and edition), 
  • Byline or footnote stating authors affiliation with CQUniversity.

Journal Article verification materials are:

  • Title page of journal,
  • Table of contents,
  • Bibliographic page (ISBN, publisher, place published, year of publication and edition),
  • Byline or footnote stating authors affiliation with CQUniversity,
  • Proof of refereeing (can be obtained from Ulrichs listing)

Conference Papers verification materials are:

  • Front cover of conference publication (or front or back covers from CD-ROM packaging),
  • Contents Page, 
  • Preface/ Introduction, 
  • Bibliographic page (ISBN, publisher, place published, year of publication and edition)
  • Byline or footnote stating authors affiliation with CQUniversity
  • Proof of refereeing.

Lodgement of papers and verification material may be electronic (uploaded alongside the conference paper), or may be submitted in hard copy to the Office of Research. It is requested that when submitting additional information in hard copy format, that authors include a copy of the ACQUIRE number allocated on the automated acknowledgement email.

The entire HERDC Specifications Document is currently available in final form on the HERDC website for the collection of 2008. We are awaiting specifications for the 2009 collection.

If you have any queries regarding the HERDC Collection please contact Richelle Coll on X2604 or r.coll@cqu.edu.au