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Research analytics

Research support Research analytics

In this section

     Research data systems  Research data collections  Publications data collection  Training

Flinders collects information to ensure that the University is complying with legislative reporting requirements, to provide information to stakeholders and to assist in maintaining up to date academic staff profiles.

Information is used in reports provided to the Federal government and its agencies as required.

Additionally, information is used to provide internal stakeholders with advice, reports and analysis to inform decisions regarding research performance.

Publications data is linked to the relevant staff pages and made available for staff to promote on their own profile.

Research data sytems

Flinders uses two systems in relation to research data and reporting:

  1. ResearchNow - the primary system where all publications data from Flinders and affiliated staff is to be entered;
  2. RePortal - accesses publication data and provides research performance and activity details for Flinders.

A FAN and password are required to access to both systems and accounts are automatically created for staff members with a FAN. If there are issues in accessing either of the systems, contact research.data@flinders.edu.au detailing the issue.

Flinders has implemented ORCID® (Open Researcher and Creator ID) to assist researchers in their scholarly research endeavours.

Useful links

     Access RePortal
RePortal

RePortal is a web-based research performance and activity portal. RePortal currently includes, on an individual basis, the following:

  • employment data: drawn from HR data
  • research publications (both ERA and non-ERA)
  • HERDC funded research income: drawn from Grants Finance data
  • research project (externally funded) data [we are aware that currently this data has a high degree of incompleteness]
  • esteem measures: will come later
  • A series of reports and analysis are already available via the RePortal.

RePortal can also be accessed via Okta. If a report or analysis is not currently available, a request can be sent to research.data@flinders.edu.au. The Research Analytics and Impact Team prioritise requests as they are received in conjunction with existing workloads.

Useful links

     Access RePortal
ORCID

An ORCID iD is a 16 digit persistent unique identifier that follows an individual throughout their career and connects researchers and research through the embedding of ORCID identifiers in key workflows, such as research profile maintenance, manuscript submissions, grant applications, and patent applications.

Benefits:

  • Improves discoverability, and thereby increases citation rates
  • Connects your research outputs
  • Eliminates name ambiguity
  • Stays with you throughout your career

Getting the most from ORCID

Use your ORCID e.g. manuscript submission; grant applications; professional society membership; link with other identifiers and profiles; display on your CV, web page, email signatory and more.

Update your profile via ORCID.org, for details on how to import your citations into your ORCID record please see update your profile in our ORCID help guide.

Granting Flinders access to your ORCID profile will allow the University to push data from the ResearchNow in to your ORCID profile.

It only take 30 seconds to sign up to ORCID

  1. Log in to RePortal.
  2. Click on the ORCID tile on your dashboard. 
  3. Click on “Create or Connect your ORCID iD”
  4. Sign up with your name and email or connect your existing ORCID by signing in to your ORCID profile.
  5. Click on “Authorise” for Flinders University access.
  6. You’ll then receive an email to officially verify your email address.

For information on how to make the most of your ORCID record, visit our help guide or contact ORCID@flinders.edu.au for assistance.

Research data collections

The Research Analytics and Impact team provides reports to various government agencies on a yearly basis.

Research income reports

Research income data is collected by Grants Finance and included as part of the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC).

Research publication collection

Publication data is collected on an ongoing yearly basis. The data, which was previously used for reporting as part of the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC), is now used for Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) and for College research performance reporting.

The information provided during ERA is used by the Federal Government to ascertain the allocation of funding to the university.

Further information can be found below.

Publications data collection

Publications data is collected on a continuous, year-round basis. The data is primarily used in reports for:

  • Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
  • Research Performance metrics
  • Institutional benchmarking

Note that Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) no longer has a publications component, although the data is still collected and reported under HERDC specifications.
 

Definition of research

Data on research income and outputs is collected for research performance analysis and for reporting to government including as part of ERA. Information on research income is also submitted to the Commonwealth as part of the HERDC specifications.

Research inputs and outputs reported as part of this process must meet this definition of research as defined in the ERA Submission Guidelines:

"The creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it is new and creative."

Further information on the eligibility of research outputs are detailed in the ERA Submission Guidelines that can be found on the 2019 Higher Education Research Data Collection Specifications.

This definition of research is consistent with a broad notion of research and experimental development as:

“…creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise applications.”

OECD (2002), Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, Paris.

The above definition encompasses pure and oriented basic research, applied research and experimental development, defined as follows:

  • Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundations of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view.
    • Pure basic research is carried out for the advancement of knowledge, without seeking economic or social benefits or making an active effort to apply the results to practical problems or to transfer the results to sectors responsible for their application.
    • Oriented basic research is carried out with the expectation that it will produce a broad base of knowledge likely to form the basis of the solution to recognised or expected current or future problems or possibilities.
  • Applied Research is original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific, practical aim or objective (including a client-driven purpose).
  • Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on knowledge gained from research and practical experience and producing additional knowledge, which is directed to producing new products or processes or to improving existing products or processes.

Further information on what activity is considered research can be found in the HERDC Specifications on the 2019 Higher Education Research Data Collection Specifications.

Submitting publications data

Researchers are responsible for entering their own data unless arrangements have been made with their College for entry via proxy. It is recommended that data be entered as soon as the work is published in order to prevent sudden workload increases around reporting time.

Data for all publications are entered via ResearchNow, accessible via Reportal.

Supporting documentation (hard copies)

Currently, only publications in the following categories require supporting documentation. They are:

  • A1 Book
  • B1 Book chapter
  • C1 Journal article
  • E1 Conference paper

In the case of C1 Journal articles only, no supporting documentation is required as long as the full article is viewable online and a valid URL or DOI has been entered into ResearchNow.

Supporting documentation can be sent directly to Research Development and Support (RDS).

Mailing address for documentation submission

External mail

Publications Data Collection
Research Development and Support
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5000

Internal mail

Publications Data Collection
Research Development and Support
Basement, Union building

Submission deadlines

Please ensure all HERDC category publications are entered and submitted by 31 March (each year) in order to be included in various end of financial year reports.

More information

Resources:

ResearchNow guides

Classification codes list, including FoR, RFCD, SEO and ANZSIC Codes

Useful links

     HERDC specifications link  Classification codes list

Training

Please contact the researcher training, development and communication team at researcherpd.rds@flinders.edu.au for training requests and queries.

Contact us

Contact the Research Analytics and Reporting team for any help or support.

08 8201 2808

research.data@flinders.edu.au

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