The most important forms of publication

Related guidelines:

As a rule, researchers make all results available as part of scientific/academic discourse. In specific cases, however, there may be reasons not to make results publicly available (in the narrower sense of publication, but also in a broader sense through other communication channels); this decision must not depend on third parties. Researchers decide autonomously – with due regard for the conventions of the relevant subject area – whether, how and where to disseminate their results. If it has been decided to make results available in the public domain, researchers describe them clearly and in full. Where possible and reasonable, this includes making the research data, materials and information on which the results are based, as well as the methods and software used, available and fully explaining the work processes. Software programmed by researchers them- selves is made publicly available along with the source code. Researchers provide full and correct information about their own preliminary work and that of others.

In the interest of transparency and to enable research to be referred to and reused by others, whenever possible researchers make the research data and principal materials on which a publication is based available in recognised archives and repositories in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). Restrictions may apply to public availability in the case of patent applications. If self-developed research software is to be made available to third parties, an appropriate licence is provided.

In line with the principle of “quality over quantity”, researchers avoid split- ting research into inappropriately small publications. They limit the repetition of content from publications of which they were (co-)authors to that which is necessary to enable the reader to understand the context. They cite results previously made publicly available unless, in exceptional cases, this is deemed unnecessary by the general conventions of the discipline.

Forms of publication with an identifier (such as ISBN, ISSN and DOI), long-term availability and stable final versions:

Article in peer-reviewed journal
Book publication/monograph or contribution to an anthology
Presentation at an academic congress, with an abstract included in the subsequent proceedings publication
Article on pre-print server
Data publication
Codes/software
Patent specifications
DOI-enabled blogs

Fast forms of publication with hyperlink, changeable content and shorter retention periods:

Internet pages
Document or media content on (openly accessible) server
Blogs that are not DOI-eligible
Social media posts

Other forms of publication:

Lecture or poster at an academic congress without further availability
Contributions to an “Institute Series” available only locally and in print
Articles in the lay press (print, radio, television)
(Contributions to) exhibitions

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The most important forms of publication

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