Taking a strategic approach to publishing improves the visibility, reach and impact of your research, while also ensuring compliance with funder, government and university requirements.
Start by clarifying your research goals, career aims and intended audience. Your audience, discipline area, career stage, and any open access requirements will guide your choice of journals, conferences, books, or other publication pathways.
Respect Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) by adhering to cultural permissions and data sovereignty principles.
Guided by the principle, "Nothing about us without us", researchers should consult with Indigenous communities throughout the research process and obtain formal agreements where required.
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Your funder may have requirements in relation to data management and sharing, reporting your findings, and making your outputs openly available.
Follow Charles Sturt guidance in relation to all aspects of your research including ethics, safety, data management, authorship and intellectual property.
Understanding who holds copyright in your work and any third-party materials included in your work, as well as licensing options, will help you comply with publisher and funder policies while retaining control over your research outputs.
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Regardless of where or how you publish or present your work - whether in a journal, conference, exhibition, repository, or another format - you are responsible for understanding and complying with the terms of your agreement.
Charles Sturt University Research Output (CRO) is the institutional repository for Charles Sturt University's researchers and their research. CRO is open access, making it easy for researchers worldwide to find and access the University's published research outputs. Adding your research output to CRO is required under the Research Authorship, Publication and Dissemination Procedure and Higher Degree by Research Policy.
Charles Sturt has maintains lists of journals and publishers relevant to ranking and RPI scores, to help guide publishing decisions. These lists are dynamic – if a journal or publisher of interest isn’t listed, you can recommend them for inclusion.