Information for Authors

Before you Start - Checklist

• Register - Collection Librarian will need to approve registration before publications can be submitted.
• Read Policies, Roles and Guidelines
• In the case of ANSTO publications, ensure the PDF is ready in a secure format with correct file size and naming conventions, (Adobe Acrobat required).
• Ensure the executive or leading ANSTO author, or nominated delegate (see below) will be submitting the publication to ANSTO Publications Online in accordance with the Publication Policy.
• Ensure full publications details are ready.
• You can now begin submitting to ANSTO Publications Online.

Register

To submit to ANSTO Publications Online, registration is required. The Publication Policy assigns responsibility to the executive or leading ANSTO authors, or nominated delegate (see below), to submit publications to ANSTO Publications Online.

If authors would like training or have any questions, please contact the Collection Librarian or Knowledge Centre Information Desk:

Maria Hale Knowledge Centre Information Desk
Ph: (02) 9717 3063 Ph: (02) 9717 7755
Email: mha@ansto.gov.au Email: nlhr@ansto.gov.au

Nominated Delegates: 

ANSTO LifeSciences: Gillian Blackburn (x3337) gib@ansto.gov.au

ANSTO Minerals: Jitendra Mata (x7221) jtm@ansto.gov.au

Bragg Institute: Laura Funke (x9623) laura.funke@ansto.gov.au

Institute for Environmental Research: Lista Choi (x3900) lic@ansto.gov.au

Institute of Materials Engineering: Julie Nelson (x3180) jne@ansto.gov.au

Safety Environmental and Radiological Assurance: Eileen Brogan (x9049) ebx@ansto.gov.au

What can be submitted? 

• ANSTO Research Publications including:
• ANSTO Scientific and Technical Reports
• Journal Articles
• Conference Papers/Abstracts/Presentations
• Books/Book Chapters

Copyright Information

The nominated delegate or executive or leading ANSTO author may only submit publications to ANSTO Publications Online, for which copyright is held by ANSTO (i.e. has not been assigned to a publisher or conference organiser). Where copyright is not held by ANSTO, only bibliographic details can be submitted to ANSTO Publications Online.

Before submission, the nominated delegate or executive or leading ANSTO authors might like to check the following useful links regarding publisher copyright and archiving guidelines:

• SHERPA is investigating issues in the future of scholarly communication. It is developing open-access institutional repositories in universities to facilitate the rapid and efficient worldwide dissemination of research.
• Romeo provides some general guidance and standard guidelines on publisher permissions but is not to be solely relied upon. Individual publisher contracts should be consulted.
• Juliet is a complement to the Romeo service provided by SHERPA for authors and repository administrators, which lists summaries of publishers' copyright transfer agreements as they relate to archiving.

When submitting a journal article, ascertain copyright ownership/requirements. Full text of articles published in journals can only be uploaded where ANSTO owns copyright.

Submission Process

Once a nominated delegate or executive or leading ANSTO author has registered, she/he will be required to enter details about the publication such as:

• Author details*  
• Title details*  
• Publication details (Publisher, Date of Publication)
• Bibliographic Citation/Reference* (for publications which copyright is not held by ANSTO, citation details are mandatory)
• Type of publication* (Article, Report, Book, Book Chapter etc.)
• Subject headings (Keywords relevant to the Publication Content)
• Abstract (Preferred but not Mandatory)
• Identifiers (i.e. ISSN, ISBN, Report Number.)

*Mandatory Fields

Once the nominated delegate or executive or leading ANSTO authors submit the above data, the record is sent to the library for verification and validation. Full-text publications will be committed to the archive. The author will be notified by email when the publication has been committed to the archive and is available on the external web.