Research Support
& Scholarly
Communications
& Scholarly
Communications
Common topics in scholarly communications include: Research Data Management, Copyright, Scholarly Publishing, Open Access, Institutional Repositories, and Research Impact (metrics and altmetrics).
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Research Visibility
Scholarly Publishing
Events
Research Visibility
IRIMS
A university-wide integrated research information and management system (IRIMS) named Pure has been developed for the use of all academic and most administrative departments.
The University Library is the Project Manager of 2 of its 3 linked modules, namely the Publication Backend and the Research Portal.
HKBU Scholars
(Research Portal for public access)
IRIMS Custom Reports
(A tool to generate faculty and departmental custom reports of research outputs; SSOID login required)
Open Access
Open Access makes scholarly research permanently available online without restrictions, benefiting researchers, librarians, scholarly societies, publishers, and the general public. Many OA journals now comply with strict peer-reviewing processes and maintain high publishing standards.
Learn moreRGC Open Access Plan
Serving on the UGC’s Working Group on OA and RGC Coordination Platform for the OA Plan, the Library strives to achieve the OA initiatives endorsed by UGC in February 2021.
OA Publishing Agreements
Updated!
10 publishers (and SCOAP3) have signed OA publishing agreements with the Library so you can enjoy publishing OA without paying APC charges.
OA Journals with Ranking
27,955 OA journals are mapped to HKBU departments with the latest Scimago journal metrics provided by Scopus.
RGC Publication Gateway
(A project under the RGC OA Plan, providing info of journal articles arising from RGC-funded research projects)
Scholarly Publishing
ejournals@HKBU
Sino-Humanitas
Coverage 2012 - present
International Journal of Chinese & Comparative Philosophy of Medicine (IJCCPM)
Coverage 2010 - present
IJCCPM is indexed by the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of Web of Science
Journal of Asian Energy Studies (JAES)
Coverage 2017 - present
JAES is indexed by Scopus
Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation (AJPER)
It has ceased publication since Dec 2020, but users can still read all issues from 1995
AJPER is indexed by the SPORTDiscus of EBSCOhost
HKBU Author Affiliation Guidelines
As HKBU continuously strives to elevate its academic reputation and rankings, it is imperative that HKBU's research contributions are accurately represented in external bibliometric analyses. All staff and students should ensure that they follow these guidelines.
GuidelinesCopyright
What is copyright, and what can I do with it?
Our Lib Guide on Copyright answers FAQ from teachers, authors and students, and links to various resources.
Lib GuideResearch Impact
Research impact is a multi-dimensional indicator and it is important to be aware of the positive and negative effects of each measure. This Guide aims to provide you with basic information about some the most common measurement tools.
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Research Support & Scholarly Communications
Research Visibility
- IRIMS
- Open Access
Scholarly Publishing
- eJournals@HKBU
- Copyright
- Research Impact
Events
Digital Scholarship Services
Digital Projects
Digital Scholarship Grant Application
Non-Grant Application
Digital Symposium
Research Data Services
Softwares Support
- Software Facilities and Guides
- Workshops
- Training Videos
Data Resources for Mining
Guides to Research Data