As a researcher, you need to be visible. By making your research accessible to a wide range of readers and collaborators, you can understand and gather information about how your work is being used.
Creating and maintaining your research profile can be as simple as making sure your UniSQ profile and RISE Research Repository publication list is up to date. We highly recommend that all UniSQ researchers also have an ORCID ID and a Google Scholar profile.
| Why? | RISE Research Repository is an open-access repository which is automatically indexed in Google Scholar, thereby increasing your visibility. You are obliged to add your publications to RISE Research Repository so that UniSQ can report accurately for ERA. |
| How? | Check and deposit your publications on RISE Research Repository. |
| Why? |
ORCID provides permanent digital identifiers for researchers by providing you with a unique number. It ties all publications and funding under any of your name variants to you. It is now required for ePrints, for ERA reporting, and recommended when applying for grants and when submitting articles for publication. If you have publications in Scopus or a ResearcherID, we highly recommend that you link those author IDs to ORCID so that both profiles are automatically kept up to date. Include a description of your research interests, including links to your UniSQ profile and your Google Scholar profile. |
| What? | If you have publications in Scopus or a ResearcherID, we recommend that you link those author IDs to ORCID so that your profiles are automatically kept up to date. If you have datasets in Research Data Australia you can also link these to your ORCID profile. |
| How? | Head to the ORCID website and also watch our ResearchBites webinar. |
| Why? | Publons can be used to enable author identification and allows you to manage your publication lists, citation metrics, peer reviews and journal editing in one profile. It is based on your ResearcherID and does not require you to have works in Web of Science. It can push your peer review information to your ORCiD profile. |
| What? | Include your institutional affiliation. Match your ORCID and Publons profiles to keep both up to date simultaneously. |
| How? | Head to the Publons website. |
| Why? |
Google Scholar is a widely known and simple way for people to search for scholarly research literature. Resources indexed include journal articles, books, theses and chapters. It excludes commercial websites and law reports. Articles found through Google Scholar can be linked to you Google Scholar Profile. This allows potential collaborators to view your articles, citations, H-Index and place of employment. |
| What? | Include a photo, your UniSQ email address, research areas, and the URL for your UniSQ staff profile as your ‘Homepage’. |
| How? | Sign up on the Google Scholar website.
Google Scholar will suggest publications for you to ’claim’ as your research output. Publications not listed can be manually entered. Google Scholar can automatically keep your profile up to date. You can see an example of a Google Scholar profile. |
| Why? | LinkedIn can be used to showcase your professional career and make industry connections. |
| What? | You can include a photograph, your past work experience, your expertise, publications, descriptions of research projects and collaborations. |
| How? | Head to the LinkedIn website. |