Issues to be explored
Q3.25
The ERA low-volume threshold is appropriate. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. Are there ways in which the low-volume threshold could be modified to improve the evaluation process? Please describe.
Q3.26
3.3.8 ERA staff census date For ERA, the eligibility of research outputs claimed by a university is based on a researcher's place of employment on the ERA census date, not where they were at the time of publication. Using a census date means that all current publications by a researcher, published in the reference period, are carried to the current employing university, regardless of where the original research was conducted. In doing so, the census date provides a snapshot of the current research capacity of the university. The census date approach applies to all research staff who have a formal association with the university. For employed staff, all their eligible research outputs must be submitted. For casual staff, or those with another type of association, for example, adjunct staff and visiting fellows, only those of their outputs with a by-line to the submitting university may be included. Another option for determining which university can claim a research output is by using researcher by-lines. With a by-line approach, a university would only be able to claim a research output if the output has the university named in the by-line. Such an approach would reduce incentives to engage staff merely for the purpose of claiming all their research outputs within the reference period; however, it would also prevent a snapshot of the current research capacity of a university.
Issues to be explored
Q3.27
What is the more appropriate method for universities to claim research outputs—staff census date or by-line? Please explain your answer.
Q3.28
What are the limitations of a census date approach? Please describe.
Q3.29
Would a by-line approach address these limitations? Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
Q3.30
What are the limitations of a by-line approach? Please describe.
3.3.9 ERA interdisciplinary research and new topics ERA is a discipline-based research evaluation exercise which uses the ANZSRC Fields of Research (FoRs) to define disciplines. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research is disaggregated and evaluated in its individual discipline components. Each eligible researcher and research output can be assigned to up to three specific disciplines, with a percentage apportioned to each. For each unit evaluated, Research Evaluation Committees can see an interdisciplinary profile which shows how the research outputs have also been assigned to other specific disciplines. This provides contextual/discipline information for committee members to consider when undertaking their evaluation. Where multi or interdisciplinary work is being considered, the Chair of a committee can also call on members in other committees to provide expert advice.
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