A1 Book requirements
To be included in the A1 Book category, the publication must meet the definition of research and:
- be a major work of scholarship
- be peer reviewed and subject to editorial scrutiny
- be research published in the current collection year, and the year of publication must be stated within or on the work being claimed with the exception of the expanded year of publication
- have an International Standard Book Number
- be written entirely by a single author, or by joint authors who share responsibility for the whole book
- have been published by a commercial publisher, or if not published by a commercial publisher, must have been peer reviewed
- at least one author must be affiliated with Griffith University.
Book types
The types of books that may meet the criteria include:
- critical scholarly texts
- new interpretations of historical events
- new ideas or perspectives based on established research findings
Important note: Many of the books published by professional bodies don’t report original research findings but report the results of evaluations, or compile existing information for the benefit of professionals or practitioners. Only publications that are major works of scholarship and report original research activities for the first time are eligible as research outputs. Freely available research-related reports published by external institutes or public agencies and departments are also unlikely to meet these criteria.