Research Output
Visibility & Impact
Common topics in scholarly communications include: Research Data Management, Copyright, Scholarly Publishing, Open Access, Institutional Repositories, and Research Impact (metrics and altmetrics).
HKBU Research
IRIMS and UGC Reporting
IRIMS
A university-wide integrated research information and management system (IRIMS) developed for HKBU researchers and departments. The Library manages the Publication Backend and Research Portal, two of its three linked modules.
Scholarly Works Dashboard for Authors
For IRIMS users:
- Review your publication metrics
- Gain insights into potential HKBU collaborators
(Co-developed with ITO)
CDCF (Table 61) Workflow System
For IRIMS users / DCC admin / deans & heads:
- Review & submit works to the CDCF (Table 61) Exercise
- Accessible: 22/5 - 23/8, 2025
(Co-developed with ITO)
Open Access
OA Publishing Agreements
14 publishers (and SCOAP3) have signed OA publishing agreements with the Library so you can enjoy publishing OA without paying APC charges.
RGC Open Access Plan
Representing HKBU in the UGC's Working Group on OA and RGC Coordination Platform for the OA Plan, the Library supports the University in achieving UGC's OA targets.
OA Journals with Ranking
27,955 OA journals are mapped to HKBU departments with the latest Scimago journal metrics provided by Scopus.
Research Impact
Tools for Impact Measurement
Understand how to measure the impact of your papers.
HKBU Author Affiliation Guidelines
As HKBU continuously strives to elevate its academic reputation and rankings, it is imperative that HKBU's research outputs are accurately represented in external bibliometric analyses.
eJournals hosted by HKBU Library
Supplementary Information
Copyright
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.
Students who completed the course can earn one CCL credit and a Credly badge.
