UQ eSpace: Manage your research outputs and datasets

This field is mandatory on all forms but the label may be different, depending on the work type.

This field is relevant to the 'Creative Work - Textual (Journal Article)' form only.  

Things to note:

• It is a mandatory field
• Enter the name of the journal as published,
  e.g. International Magazine for Landscape Architecture and Urbanism
  e.g. Griffith Review

This field is relevant to the 'Creative Work - Design/Architectural' type only.

Things to note:

• It is not a mandatory field
• Enter the name of the project.  This may be the same as the title of the design.  It is acceptable to enter the same name for both 'Project name' and 'Title' fields if they are the same.

Note: The 'Title' field for this work type is mandatory

This field is mandatory and is a requirement for all work types except for Creative Work - Textual (Journal Article).

This field is relevant to the Creative Work - Design/Architectural type only.

Things to note:

• It is not a mandatory field
• Enter the geographical location for the building or place that the design/architectural plan represents, describes or maps

Publisher name is required for all creative work types, except for Creative Work - Textual (Journal Article).

Things to note:

• It is a mandatory field
• Enter the name of the publisher, producer. event venue or disseminator of the work (as appropriate to your work)
• Multiple publishers can be entered where required, separated by a semi-colon, e.g. The University of Queensland; Brisbane Street Art Festival

This table may help you to identify the publisher for the type of work you will submit:

This field is relevant to all Research Report types only.

Things to note:

• It is not a mandatory field
• Enter the report number identified on the work itself

For creative works, publication date refers to the date the research output became publicly available, and may constitute any of the following:

• Date of publication (textual works, music scores)
• Date first publicly performed (music, theatre, dance etc.)
• Date of recording or rendering
• Start date of exhibition, festival or event 
• Date of construction commencement (design/architecture)
• Date of building completion (archtecture)
• Date first publicly disseminated (website, recording, apps, games etc.)
• A range of dates, e.g. Performance season, construction period, exhibition, festival or event run.  For official reporting purposes, the start date in a date range is treated as the 'publication date'.

eSpace non-traditional research output forms are tailored to the different date requirements of creative work types and the date field is labelled accordingly, as follows:

Non-traditional research output authors may be any of the following:

• Author
• Creator
• Designer
• Curator
• Composer
• Director
• Performer
• Visual artist
• Translator
• Producer
• Contributor

Org affiliation

One of the following options must be selected (not for public view):

• UQ
  Select this option where the author undertook the research leading to the research output in his or her capacity as a staff member or student of The University of Queensland.  This may be identified via (print or online) publication byline or, for non-textual works, via print or online material associated with an exhibition, performance, recording/rendering, or event curation, and disseminated by the organisers/producers/publishers relevant to the work.  Sample sources might be an  event program, ticketing information, exhibition catalogue or information embedded in a recording.  
• Non-UQ
  ​Select this option where the author was affiliated with an organisation external to The University of Queensland when the research leading to the research output was undertaken.  This may be identified via (print or online) publication byline or, for non-textual works, via print or online material associated with an exhibition, performance, recording/rendering, or event curation, and disseminated by the organisers/producers/publishers relevant to the work. Sample sources might be an  event program, ticketing information, exhibition catalogue or information embedded in a recording.  

Organisation (mandatory for non-UQ author/creators - not for public view)

• Enter the name of the organisation that the non-UQ author was affiliated with when the research leading to the research output was undertaken.

Organisation type (mandatory for non-UQ author/creators - not for public view)

• Select an appropriate type from the list of options
  • Library/Museum/Public Gallery
  • Commercial Gallery
  • Government
  • NGO
  • Foundation
  • Corporate/Industry
  • University
  • Other

Note: Listed Author order

The author listed order that displays with author names entered on the deposit form, e.g. 'First listed author, Second listed author' or 'First listed designer, Second listed designer' is an administrative order only.  It is not associated with significance assigned to first author or chief investigator identification in a published article.  

This is a mandatory field for all author/creators identified as affiliated with UQ for the work.  Each UQ author is required to select from either of the following options that best categorise the significance of the work from each individual’s perspective, and selection must be substantiated in the accompanying creator research statement:

• Major 
• Minor

Decision-making

In order to make a decision about the scale and significance of your work at the time of submission to UQ eSpace, it may help to consider the following: 

• How much of your work (effort and time) was involved in creating this research output, within the perspective of your whole portfolio of research?
• Depending on the stage of your career, the context of the work, known impact of the work or significance with respect to your broader portfolios of work, as an example:
• A sustained endeavour of more than 6 months up to 1 year that gives rise to this work might be of either major or minor scale.
• A sustained endeavour of more than 1 year that gives rise to this work might be of either major or minor scale.
• There is no prescription for selection of scale, but your selection will be reflected in your research statement.
• Your individual selection of scale will not be reported via government or other reporting exercises, but it will contribute to a broad understanding of the scale and significance of the work within a field of research.

Visibility of the selection

• Not publicly viewable
• Visible to the submitting author/creator only after login to eSpace, and via Individual Activity Profile
• Not visible to UQ co-author/creators

If I am a UQ co-author on an existing eSpace NTRO work, how do I add my Scale/Significance selection?

• If the work is not yet linked to your profile click on Claim possible works to find the work and claim it. This will add the work to your My incomplete works list.
• Follow the steps in the Add more information to an existing NTRO section of this guide.  Selection of Scale/Significance is one of the mandatory requirements on the Complete my work form. 
• The information you submit will be visible to you only (not your UQ co-author or the public) after login to eSpace.

This is a mandatory field for all linked UQ author/creators on the work.  Each UQ author is required to submit a creator research statement of up to 2000 characters (approx. 250 - 300 words) that captures the context of the work for that individual and substantiates your Scale/Significance selection.  The statement must include the following sections:

• Background - discipline, context and research aim information
• Contribution - innovation and new knowledge generated 
• Significance - evidence of excellence and/or impact

The focus for the contribution section of your research statement may include:

• your own contribution to the work, e.g. specialist knowledge, understandings, new/different approaches; or
• your description of the overall contribution of the work to your discipline or society at large; or
• a combination of both individual contribution to the work and overall contribution of the work. 

There is no prescription for the content within each section of the research statement and, where it makes sense or is relevant, creators may wish to produce the same statement and/or collaborate to do this.  In other cases, statements may be different for the same work, depending on the disciplinary or interdisciplinary nature of the research output. 

Sample research statements

The following includes an ARC example of an acceptable visual arts research statement for the purposes of former ERA peer review, sourced from the ERA 2023 Submission Guidelines (p. 52/53).  The focus for the Research contribution section is on overall contribution of the work to the discipline.  Additional exemplar statements further below, written by UQ researchers, include a mix of individual contribution to the work and overall contribution of the work.

ARC research statement sample

Research background

Current international developments in painting have identified the need to establish complex forms for representing identity in terms of facial expression. While this research recognises the significance of facial expression, it has overlooked the unstable nature of identity itself.

Research contribution

The paintings Multiple Perspectives by Y address the question of the unstable nature of identity as expressed in painterly terms through a study in unstable facial phenomenon using the philosophical concept of ‘becoming’. In doing so, it arrives at a new benchmark for the FoR in understanding visual identity, namely that identity is not bound to stable facial phenomena but, like other forms of meaning, is constantly undergoing change.

Research significance

The significance of this research is that it overcomes barriers for visually understanding the complex nature of identity and its expressive painterly possibilities. Its value is attested to by the following indicators:

• Selection of the painting for inclusion in the international exhibition Documenta, Kassel, Germany.
• Its inclusion as a case study in the renowned Courtauld Institute, University of London, Issues in Contemporary Art graduate seminar series.
• It being the subject of a chapter in the book Identity Reframed published by Thames and Hudson and authored by the renowned art historian Z.
• It forming part of a competitively funded ARC project.

Exemplar statements written by UQ researchers

Visibility of the statement

• Not publicly viewable
• Visible to the submitting author/creator only after login to eSpace, and via Individual Activity Profile
• Not visible to UQ co-author/creators or other UQ staff members

If I am a UQ co-author on an existing eSpace NTRO work, how do I add my Creator research statement?

• If the work is not yet linked to your profile, click on Claim possible works to find the work and claim it. This will add the work to your My incomplete works list.
• Follow the steps in the Add more information to an existing NTRO section of this guide. Adding your creator research statement is one of the mandatory requirements on the Complete my work form.
• The information you submit will be visible to you only (not your UQ co-author or the public) after login to UQ eSpace

Things to note

• An existing research statement can be updated at any time via the REQUEST CORRECTION button for the work.
• If you identify your work as ‘Minor’, your research statement can be a brief explanation that the work is part of a larger body of work.

This is a mandatory field for all non-traditional research output works. The abstract should briefly describe what you want the public to know about your work.

NEW: There is no longer a character limit for this field.

Things to note

• The content is publicly viewable
• The form includes a text editor
• The content displays for public view as formatted by you

This is an optional field for non-traditional research output works.  The funder/sponsor name, grant ID, and funder/sponsor type can be entered here.

Funder type can be selected from:

• Library/Museum/Public Gallery
• Commercial Gallery
• Government
• NGO
• Foundation
• Corporate/Industry
• University
• Other

Things to note

The content is publicly viewable

This field is relevant for the Creative Work - Music Composition work type only. 

The International Standard Music Number (ISMN) is a unique number for the identification of all notated music publications from all over the world.  Visit What Is an ISMN? for more information.

Things to note

• It is not a mandatory field.
• eSpace accepts all published ISMNs, including pre-2008 ISMNs,
  • e.g. 13 digit: 979-0-09014-654-2 (with hyphens) or  9790090146542 (without hyphens)
  • e.g. Pre-2008,10 digit: M-2306-7118-7 (with hyphens) or M230671187 (without hyphens).
• The field includes validation that will indicate when you have entered an incorrect ISMN, and will not allow you to add the ISMN until corrected.

This field is relevant for recorded music and music video research outputs only.

The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is the international identification system for sound recordings and music video recordings. Visit The International Standard Recording Code for more information.

Things to note

• It is not a mandatory field.
• eSpace accepts all published ISRCs
  • e.g. JMK401400212 or USS1Z9900001 (without hyphens)
  • e.g. JM-K40-14-00212 or US-S1Z-99-00001 (with hyphens).
• The field includes validation that will indicate when you have entered an incorrect ISRC, and will not allow you to add the ISRC until corrected.

This field is relevant for Book, Book Chapter and Research Report non-traditional research output work types.  

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique identifier for text-based monographic publications (i.e. one-off publications, rather than journals, newspapers, or other types of serials).  Visit The International ISBN Agency for more information.

Things to note

• It is not a mandatory field.
• eSpace accepts all published ISBNs
  • e.g. 13 digit: 9789295055025 (without hyphens) or 978-92-95055-02-5 (with hyphens)
  • e.g. Pre 2007, 10 digit: 9295055025 (without hyphens) or 92-95955-02-5 (with hyphens.)
• The field includes validation that will indicate when you have entered an incorrect ISBN, and will not allow you to add the ISBN until corrected.

This field is relevant for Book, Book Chapter, Journal Article and Research Report non-traditional research output work types.

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds an on all media - print and electronic.  Visit What is an ISSN? for more information.

Things to note

• It is not a mandatory field.
• eSpace accepts all published ISSNs.
  • e.g. 0317-8471 or 1050-124X (with hyphens)
  • e.g 03178471 or 1050124X (without hyphens).
• The field includes validation that will indicate when you have entered an incorrect number of digits, and will not allow you to add the ISSN until corrected.

This field is relevant to all non-traditional research output work types.

Enter the name for the series that your work is part of, e.g. a book, report, design or performance series.  

Things to note

• This is not a mandatory field.
• The series name will be publicly viewable.

This field is included on the Book Chapter submission form only.

Things to note

• It is not a mandatory field.
• Enter the edition number for the book that the chapter is part of.

This field is mandatory but relevant to Live Performance of Creative Work and Curated or Produced Exhibition or Event works only. 

Select from the following audience size options:

• Less than 100
• 100 - 500
• Greater than 500

Things to note

• Where a performance or event is held over multiple sessions or days, audience size should reflect total attendance for the event or series of performances

Visibility of the data

• Not publicly viewable.
• Visible to all logged in UQ eSpace users.

Quality Indicators list:

• It includes options that measure the quality of the work itself
• It allows the depositor of the work to select as many quality measures as are deemed relevant to the work
• It is mandatory for the depositor of the record to select at least one option (additional selection not required by UQ co-authors)
• Selections are visible to UQ staff and students after login only, and via the Individual Activity Profile for linked authors.
• Details are not publicly viewable

The following table provides additional detail for each of the options in the list:

Notes (not publicly viewable)

Notes added to this field will not automatically become publicly viewable on a record.  This is to allow depositors to communicate additional information to the UQ eSpace team that may or may not be suitable for public view, and may be a combination of both. 

If you wish your additional information (or parts of it) to be made publicly viewable, please identify the text to be included.  The UQ eSpace team will move the identified information to the Additional Notes field where it can be viewed by all users.

Link (URL): NTRO-specific

Add the most pertinent link to the work, preferably one that captures the best representation of the work.  Added links display immediately as live URLs on the view page of a work and should be links accessible to all users, i.e. not restricted by login etc.).  If you do not wish your link to be publicly viewable, please add it to the Notes field at deposit instead and identify it as not for public view. The UQ eSpace team will move these links to an internal notes field for administrator access only.

The Link field is not repeatable on the submission form, so only one link can be added at deposit.  However, you can request additional public links via the Notes field at deposit (please identify as public links) or via the REQUEST CORRECTION button via your My Works listing of the record after deposit.  The UQ eSpace team is able to add multiple links on your behalf.  

Link description

Provide an appropriate and relevant link description.  Link descriptions display immediately next to related live links on the view page of a work.

Each non-traditional research output (including creative works and research reports for an external body) deposited to eSpace must include at least one piece of evidence that demonstrates the content of the work, e.g. event program, music score, digital recording, scholarly review, full research report, front matter or full copy (book, catalogue) or full chapter. Visit Non-traditional research output work types for suggested evidence types for specific works.

Things to note

• It is mandatory to upload at least one file
• You may include up to 10 files (max 5GB each)
• Files must be uploaded individually and not zipped inside a folder

Ensure that your filenames:

• begin with a letter and contain less than 45 characters;
• contain only upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters, and underscores (no spaces); and
• have only a single period which precedes the file extension, e.g. ".pdf", ".mov", ".tiff", ".wav" etc.

Acceptable file types

eSpace accepts most file formats, with the exception of FLV (Flash Video) since the system no longer supports Flash.  Recommended file types are:

In order to submit a file, you must select one of the following access conditions:

• Open Access
  • where there is no publisher or other restriction to public access, e.g. article in an open access journal, works that have been assigned a creative commons licence, works published by UQ (and there is no reason to restrict access).
• Closed Access
  • where there is a publisher or cultural or commercial sensitivities restriction to public access, e.g. full copy or front matter of a book, copy of a commercially available video or audio recording, copy of a design owned or jointly owned by a commercial entity, event programs produced/published by non-UQ entities, restricted or embargoed research reports that include cultural or commercially sensitive information.

Embargo release date

• Set an embargo release date when you know that a work has open access permission after a limited embargo period.  This would usually be associated with upload of a journal article.  Visit the Sherpa Romeo database for publisher permissions around upload of versions of a journal article. 
• Setting of an embargo is not mandatory.
• Access permissions are checked for all files uploaded to UQ eSpace by the Research Outputs team, and access is amended to comply with publisher permissions.

The table below provides full details of work type, associated NTRO sub-type and whether it is auto-set or requires manual selection. There are a number of work types that require manual selection of a non-traditional research output sub-type, in order to present your work as creative.