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Federation ResearchOnline

Institutional Research Repository

What is Federation ResearchOnline?

Federation ResearchOnline is an institutional open access digital research repository. It includes research and scholarly publications, or metadata related to them, of university researchers regardless of discipline.

The purpose of the Federation University Australia Research Publications Repository (Federation ResearchOnline) is to provide open access versions, where possible, of the research outputs of the University, including those of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students, scholars and other staff. 

Federation ResearchOnline will facilitate increased use, impact and awareness of Federation University Australia research through the provision of open and FAIR access to the University's research outputs; and assist Federation University Australia researchers to meet the open access requirements of funding bodies (e.g. Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council

Federation University researchers are encouraged to make published research outputs openly available under a CC-BY (link) license by deposit to Federation ResearchOnline upon publication, unless these have been published as Open Access.

This is mandatory for the following published research outputs:

  • peer-reviewed journal articles
  • peer-reviewed conference papers that meet the definition of research
  • research reports commissioned by an external body that meet the definition of research and have been assigned an ISBN
  • Higher Degree Research theses (these can be embargoed for up to 24 months).

Federation University researchers are also encouraged, wherever possible, to make other research outputs, including performance recordings, exhibition catalogues, research data, code, software, and images available under a CC-BY license by deposit to Federation.figshare.

What research outputs are included in Federation ResearchOnline?

The following full text research publications may be included:

    1. refereed and un-refereed research articles in any of the following categories:
      • accepted versions of research articles or conference papers;
      • published versions of research articles or conference papers;
    2. Theses - PhD or Masters by Research;
    3. By exception, scholarly research, or records of scholarly research outputs, in the form of videos, slides of art works etc. In general these will be added to Federation.figshare

Metadata for publications of university researchers which are available via commercial outlets is harvested for inclusion in Federation ResearchOnline on a regular basis. Sources for metadata include, but are not limited to, Scopus and Web of Science.

What research outputs are not included in Federation ResearchOnline?

The following material will not be included:

    1. Material intended for commercialisation or individual royalty payment or revenue for the author or Federation University Australia
    2. Material containing confidential information.

Submit your publications

To submit your publication email the Accepted or Published version to repository staff at researchonline@federation.edu.au

Provide any information you have about copyright ownership or permissions associated with your work.

If you are unsure about copyright repository staff can verify the copyright permissions associated with your publication by contacting the publisher or using the Sherpa/ Romeo website which contains information about Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving

FAQs

  • Publications are stored and preserved in a secure digital environment.
  • Publications in Federation ResearchOnline become more visible and accessible to industry, government and potential collaborators.
  • Publications in Federation ResearchOnline potentially increase their citations and impact.
  • Authors can access statistics on how often a work is accessed or downloaded.
Deposit of items in the repository is by non-exclusive agreement and the author is free to publish any version of the work elsewhere.
Items may only be deposited where at least one author has a formal association with the University. This includes, but is not limited to, academic staff, Higher Degree by Research candidates, researchers, and research or teaching affiliates.
All full text publications and publication metadata added to Federation ResearchOnline is openly available via the internet. Anyone may access these free of charge, including both not for profit and commercial reuse. Use and reuse is subject to the licence under which the publication was deposited, and which is available with each individual publication. All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is available under a CCO licence.
Items deposited in the repository are expected to be retained indefinitely.
Yes. Most publishers have policies which allow some form of self-archiving/ Details can be found on the Sherpa-Romeo website.
Depositing into a repository can assist with detecting plagiarism. It is easier to detect plagiarism in digital material than in print publications.
Yes, you can link to individual records in Federation ResearchOnline from your personal, research centre or Institute website. Each of your records has a unique identifier which can be used as a link. For example 5079.
For a full text article to be excepted into the repository, one of the following conditions must apply:
  • the author must hold the copyright; or
  • permission has been obtained from the publisher; or
  • the publisher as copyright holder allows Accepted Versions to be held in an institutional repository.
As the author or creator of the work you automatically own copyright to it. When you submit the work for publication, however, you may be asked to assign copyright to the publisher. It is worth reading the publisher's contract carefully before signing, as you may be able to negotiate to retain some or all of your rights as the original copyright owner. If the repository receives proof of copyright violations, the relevant item will be removed immediately as per the university's Copyright and Takedown Procedure.

Contact Federation ResearchOnline staff and we will clarify the copyright status of your work or contact the publisher on your behalf. If we are unsure, we can refer your query to the University Copyright Officer.

Items can be deposited at any time but will not be made publicly visible until any publisher or depository embargo period or other restriction has expired.

A pre-print is generally the submitted version of an article before it goes through peer review. A post-print, or Author Accepted Version (AAV) or Manuscript (AAM), is the final version accepted for publication after peer review and editorial processes.

Contact Federation ResearchOnline staff:

email: researchonline@federation.edu.au

Phone: (03) 5327 9382

 

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