Updated 12 October 2011
| ORBIT ERA Module | [ Expand / Collapse all ] |
Please contact the ERA Team and we will happily discuss your circumstances, including the possibility of entering the required data on your behalf. |
ORBIT ERA Profile address: https://res.adelaide.edu.au/era/. The page may need a moment to load. If the ERA page does not display correctly, for example because you are not using a Windows PC or Internet Explorer (version 7), you may experience viewing difficulties when you attempt to complete tasks in your ‘To do’ list. We recommend using a Windows PC and Internet Explorer version 7. Mozilla Firefox (version 3.6) can also display the ORBIT pages successfully. |
ORBIT has primarily been designed to work with Windows PCs and browsers such as Internet Explorer (version 7) and Mozilla Firefox (version 3.6). If you are having difficulty and are using Safari, please check the version of Safari you are using. The ORBIT ERA pages can still display successfully with Safari 4.0.4 (531.21.10). Otherwise try using different web browsers. We recommend that you use Internet Explorer (version 7) or Mozilla Firefox (version 3.6) and if possible, use a Windows PC when logging into ORBIT. |
 | FoR Coding Publications | [ Expand / Collapse all ] |
Any outputs which already have FoR/s assigned to them will not appear on this list. ‘Update My Research Outputs’ will only show Research Outputs which need to have FoRs and percentages assigned for ERA. ALL your Research Outputs for the 2005-2010 reference period will become visible when you ‘Review My Research Outputs’ – this task will appear on your To Do list once all your publications in ‘Update My Research Outputs’ have been coded. |
Where a journal article has significant content - greater or equal to 66%, that could best be described by a particular FoR code, you can assign that code to the article, even if the the ARC has not assigned that code to the journal in which the article was published. |
If a FoR code is not relevant to your article, use the ‘Clear’ button to remove the FoR code from the output. Apportion the article to the relevant FoR code(s). Only one non-ARC code can be applied, where the significant content is greater or equal to 66%. |
To remove an irrelevant FoR from a Research Output, use the clear button – see Question 3 above. |
FoR code allocations for a Research Output, must be equal or greater than 20%. Ensure total apportionments equal 100%. |
You may allocate up to three 4-digit FoR codes to a research output. |
You may assign to the article up to three 4-digit FoR codes falling within the two-digit FoR division identified for that journal. The reassignment exception also applies – that being, it is possible to assign an alternate FoR code where the significant content is greater or equal to 66%. |
Research Output FoR codes are updated via an overnight feed from ORBIT into Research Master. Check ORBIT ‘Review My Research Outputs’ again the following day and your nominated code(s) should be listed. |
FoR coding was in place for ERA 2010. Researchers have had the opportunity to assign FoR codes to their research outputs. One of your co-authors or an ERA Leader may have assisted with the provision of Research Output FoR codes. If you believe changes should to be made to the FoR code allocation, go to ‘Review My Research Outputs'. You can scroll to where there is a 'Make Suggestion' link for each output. |
The ‘Review My Research Outputs’ page shows outputs recorded for you in the period 2005-2010. It does not list outputs in process. Please email era@adelaide.edu.au with details and evidence, for verification purposes, if any publications are missing. |
 | Esteem Measures | [ Expand / Collapse all ] |
The Esteem Measures you are asked to nominate have been determined by the FoR code(s) you have nominated for your research, and are reported as the ERA Discipline Matrix. Eligible Esteem Measures are defined by the ARC according to the following list: |
 | Reviewing Research Outputs | [ Expand / Collapse all ] |
Please send an email outlining the publication details and correction requested to era@adelaide.edu.au. The ERA Team will consider the changes and update the database record as soon as possible. |
Use the CSV option (lower left of screen) to download your list of outputs into a spreadsheet. Select the option: ‘Detailed Outputs List - bibliographic detail included’, to ensure that all data fields are displayed in the grid and included in the CSV. If you find any errors or omissions please notify the ERA team (era@adelaide.edu.au). |
Changes to Research Output FoR codes are uploaded into Research Master via an overnight feed. If you wish to check your recent output FoR assignments, please log in to ORBIT the following day to verify output FoR codes. (See Question 11, FoR Coding Publications) |
Once the ERA Team has been notified of an error, you may proceed to confirm/acknowledge the publication in your Review list. Alternatively, select the correct items (check boxes of individual items on LHS) and accept these as correct. Return to this screen at a later date, and you will see that the new/corrected item can be checked and confirmed if the changes have been made in the database. Once a change is made in the database it will not be reflected in ORBIT until the following day. |
 | Eligibility: Researcher FoR Codes | [ Expand / Collapse all ] |
Yes, if you received an email from the ERA Team then we need you to record your FoR code/s. ERA Guidelines require that all eligible researchers be assigned FoR code/s and you have been identified as an eligible researcher for ERA 2012. Log into your ORBIT ERA Profile: https://res.adelaide.edu.au/era. Go to 'Update My FoR Codes' link. |