Publications Approval Form

Publications Approval Process and Form

The publication of books, papers, theses, articles and other forms of dissemination of information is encouraged and project participants and researchers have the right to publish the results of work conducted within the CRC for Spatial Information.

Prior to any publication, anyone wishing to publish material relating to the CRCSI activities must forward full details of the proposed publication, together with a request in writing to the Research Director seeking permission to publish the material. See below for request for approval form.

Please note: The CRCSI will not cover publication charges imposed by journals or any publications.

The Research Director will respond within 10 working days of receipt of the request with notification of whether permission has been granted, refused or delayed.

The objective of these requirements is to ensure that:

1. The intellectual property rights of the CRCSI participants are not compromised by the release of confidential information or the premature publication of research results 2. Publication will not have any other adverse legal consequences 3. Papers and articles submitted for publication are sufficiently meritorious and professionally prepared 4. The CRCSI receives proper acknowledgment of its contribution to published results.

If the Research Director determines that the benefits of publication outweigh the potential loss of commercially valuable Intellectual Property rights, permission to publish will be granted.

CRCSI researchers and participants should ensure nothing is done which might prejudice the continuation or commercialisation of BIP or Centre IP rights. In particular researchers should not publish or disclose any such Intellectual Property to any third person so as to preclude the grant of a patent (or other Intellectual Property protection) or cause the loss of any other participant’s confidential Information.

Acknowledgement of the CRCSI in publications

Publications should include institutional affiliations of authors as well as their affiliation with the CRCSI and acknowledgement of the CRC Programme. The following attribution has been adopted for the CRCSI pursuant to Commonwealth Agreement guidelines:

This work has been supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, whose activities are funded by the Business Cooperative Research Centres Programme.

Publication of Student Theses

A thesis may be submitted for examination in accordance with the normal procedures of the University

CRCSI Publications Approvals Process and Form (February 2016) | Page 1. at which a student is enrolled, provided that the CEO is first notified that the thesis is to be submitted for examination, that the examiners are subject to written obligations of confidentiality, and the CEO is provided with a copy of the thesis.

It is also good practice for the student to inform the CEO, Project Leader and CRCSI Education Manager of the impending submission, to enable the University and CRCSI sufficient time to implement these confidentiality requirements.

The University is required to comply with any request from the CEO that is reasonable in all circumstances (including where necessary to protect Background Intellectual Property, Centre Intellectual Property and Scholarship Intellectual Property) to place the thesis on restricted availability for a period as stipulated in the University’s rules.

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Title:

Publication type (conference, journal, other):

Conference or Journal name:

Date of conference or date of publication: Does the material to be published have any Yes / No commercial value? Has this material been previously disclosed? Yes / No Is the material the subject of a patent Yes / No application? Applicant’s name:

Applicant’s signature:

CRCSI internal use only Date received:

Approval: Granted / Declined

Signature:

Position: Research Director

Please email this form to the Research Director (Dr Phil Collier) at [email protected]

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