publication metrics

Pure automatically looks for QUT publications in Scopus using your Scopus author ID.

It will present you with a list of your Research Outputs in your Pure workspace.

Review these regularly to check you're the author or if it is a duplicate - Import or Remove

How to add alternative evidence of impact to Pure

15 Journal attributes

1. Online, visible, findable, readable
2. Aims and scopes indicates quality and conformity, what is unique, how located in the field
3. Easily discoverable malpractice/misconduct statement: a separate page for policies
4. Separate policy page, including dispute resolution policy
5. Adheres to COPE Principles
6. Clearly details peer review process – evidence of robustness
7. Editor standing easily verified, affiliations up to date, contact information
8. Publication schedule unbroken
9. Citedness in Scopus ( search secondary documents in Scopus)
10. Applies DOI
11. Has ISSN
12. Indexed by platforms  & databases e.g. Informit
13. English language policies,  abstracts and article titles
14. Quality of home page up to the standard of those in Scopus
15. Membership to a society or institution

2 Strategies: 

1. Find a journal that is similar, indexed in Scopus and scrutinize page.  
2. Scopus is good at giving feedback if the application fails so it's worth trying & you may have to try a few times. See Scopus policy selection and the Title Selection Form is here

Available on the QUT MediaHub, the Finding Metrics video series provides instructional information on how to find citations and other metrics, using a variety of tools.  The videos include:

• Finding Metrics: SciVal Reporting
• Finding Metrics: Getting started with Altmetric Explorer
• Finding Metrics: Getting started in Web of Science
• Finding Metrics: Getting started in Scopus
• Finding Metrics: InCites Reporting
• Finding Metrics: InCites Researcher Metrics
• Finding Metrics: SciVal Benchmarking
• Finding Metrics: SciVal Collaboration
• Finding Metrics: SciVal Overview

About Pure:

Research outputs must be recorded in Pure in order to be included in RAD and appear in QUT ePrints and subsequently your QUT academic profile.  Scopus and Crossref will auto populate PURE however you may need to manually add some outputs types such as research reports, conference papers.

Did you know….

Pure can both read from and write to ORCID, so keeping your Pure profile up-to-date also maintains your ORCID.

Your Research Metrics

Liaison Librarians can assist preparing valuable reports which identify citation performance in topic clusters and research areas and provide data on field weighted citation impact (FWCI) and ranking in a research field, nationally and internationally. They also provide journal analysis which will give you detail of journal ranking in multiple subject areas.  This can be useful for your grant application as it may effectively describe your contribution in a field by pointing to publication in quality journals. These reports contain data about citation performance and volume of scholarly output over time and can be useful to support your claims in the application.  Also, librarians can provide evidence of wider impact and uptake of research by tracking attention metrics around conference papers, research reports, contributions to policy, books and book chapters.

Before requesting your report:

• Check in PURE that there is an accurate list of your publications, add missing publications, notify eprints@qut.edu if there are errors or issues
• Link your ORCID within PURE profile (and authorise export of content to ORCID)
• Create a Google Scholar profile (if you haven't already), make public and remove duplicates or publications which don't belong to you.
• Combine or disambiguate publications in your Scopus ID
• Advise the Librarians of your top 10-13 publications that you want to use in the application.
• Contact lib.bus@qut.edu.au for assistance and clarification

1. Check that your PURE publications are up to date
2. In your PURE personal profile create and connect to your ORCID
3. Set up an account in ARC RMS and connect to your ORCID, https://www.arc.gov.au/grants/rms-information/rms-auto-population-research-outputs

Many authors also have a Google Scholar Citation Profile.   This profile is useful as it increases your visibility as a researcher and can be used to showcase your work and networks e.g.  as https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sTMFGpkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Contact your Liaison Librarian for a consultation, workshop or if you are experiencing any issues with your publication records.

1. Ensure all your work is in PURE
2. Connect your PURE profile with ORCiD in PURE
3. Add QUT and the Centre to the affiliation field
4. Create a Google Scholar Profile, add key subject categories, make public
5. Disambiguate your researcher ID in Scopus and Clarivate so that your publication record is accurate. i.e. connect the different versions of your name

Check your Pure account to see if there is a Scopus import ‘Task’ waiting to be actioned.  

Note: The lists of import candidates currently include a high proportion of duplicates of outputs that are already in Pure.  In most cases, the existing Pure records are older publications migrated from ePrints but the import candidate from Scopus has minor differences. For newer publications, it may be that a QUT co-author has already imported the record. 

Tips:

• Use the ‘Limit’ function to display only ‘non-duplicates’.
• If you have time, look at each record before hitting the ‘Save’ button. With the record open, you can upload the ‘author accepted manuscript’ version for QUT ePrints or add a Research Centre affiliation (using the Add organisational unit’ button). 
• If you are in a hurry, just ‘Import and Save’.  Don’t lose your accepted manuscripts though as the ePrints Team will contact you to request the file. 
• At some stage, look at the ‘possible duplicates’ . Use ‘Remove from this list’ button (unless confident they are not duplicating an existing record).

When deciding where to publish, one factor many researchers consider is the ranking of the journal. Scimago and Journal Citation Reports (JCR) are two sources of journal rankings.

• Scimago is freely available and uses Scopus data.
• JCR, from Clarivate, uses Web of Science data.

Often the ranking for a single journal will vary between these two databases, so it is recommended to search both to get a more comprehensive view of the journal's metrics and ranking. QUT researchers often refer to D1 journals (top decile ranked journals).  D1 ranked journals are journals that sit within that top 10% of a subject category. These short videos can help you determine the top decile of ranking of a journal.

• Locating D1 journals using Scimago
• Locating D1 journals using Journal Citation Reports (JCR)

Both videos will open in MediaHub (QUT login required).

Here are the ppt slides from the recent FBL "Enhancing your research visibility" presentation. 

It includes:

• Updating the publications section of QUT Academic Profiles
• Quick Guide: Using QUT single sign on to access your ORCID account
• Quick Guide: Connecting your ORCID to Pure at QUT
• Workshop materials: 
• Choosing the right journal 
  • Embracing the power of open access
  • Maintaining your researcher profiles
  • Why (and how) to add DOI’s and CC licences to reports 
  • Crafting good plain language summaries
  • Amplifying visibility through mainstream and social media