Open access platforms

Research data

ROADS is a dedicated space for making Flinders research data open using the Figshare online platform. Open data is the process of making raw data files gathered during the course of research openly accessible online. Grant funding bodies and publishers are increasingly requesting researchers to make data associated with research outputs publicly available.

Uploading your material to ROADS can increase exposure to research data by making it findable and citable with a permanent link (DOI). Researchers can directly deposit datasets straight into ROADS.

Reports and grey literature

The Library can host reports and working papers in Flinders Academic Commons, enabling them to be discovered, shared, and cited. The University must have authority to share the work, including copyright clearance for any third party material it contains. To publish a report, submit a Library Research Query via Service One.

Publication identifiers

The Library can also register an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and/or Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Request an ISBN or DOI by submitting a Library Research Query via Service One. 

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

• Provides more discoverability and impact for your research output and there is greater likelihood the report will be indexed by Google Scholar
• Better for tracking citations; greater exposure for social media (Altmetrics) mentions
• Ensures the report has permanent accessibility because the link is maintained in perpetuity by Flinders University, hosted on Flinders Academic Commons

ISBN:

• An ISBN is a globally recognised unique identifier for books and reports. It can be included with publication details to aid with citation
• Report may be deposited for preservation with State Library of South Australia and National Library of Australia