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ANZMAC Conference Proceedings ERA Information 2012

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For those of us in the ERA cycle, the following information is provided to assist in the submission of your 2012 ANZMAC papers to your research office for ERA classification

ANZMAC is an E1 conference (with the exclusion of those papers where the authors only submitted an abstract). It has been peer reviewed in a double blind peer review process, and meets the ERA requirements for a refereed conference paper.

  • that the conference paper meets the ERA definition of research (section 3.1);
    • research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings.
  • that the conference paper has been made publicly available by the publication having an ISSN or ISBN;
    • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
  • that the peer review process meets the standard specified in section 5.4.8.7;
    • an acceptable peer review process is one that involves an assessment or review, before publication, of the research output in its entirety by independent, qualified experts. Independent in this context means independent of the author
    • All ANZMAC papers are subject to double blind peer review, and Track Chair review prior to publication. This exceeds the minimum requirements
  • that the conference paper has been published in full (i.e. not an abstract); and
  • that the conference paper has not been submitted to ERA 2012 in any other citable form (e.g. a journal article).

For confirmation, ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines, have the following requirements

5.4.8.7. Conference Publications—Full Paper Refereed
Institutions are required to submit information on all eligible peer reviewed conference publications for each year of the research outputs reference period.
Eligibility Criteria for all Conference Publications
A conference publication must be submitted provided that it meets the following criteria (in addition to the criteria outlined in 5.4.1):

  • (a) be published in full. The publication may appear in a number of different formats, e.g. a volume of proceedings, a special edition of a journal, a normal issue of a journal, a book or a monograph, CD- or DVD-ROM or conference or organisational website;
    • Proceedings were available on CD, and through the ANZMAC organisational website;
  • (b) be peer reviewed. For ERA purposes, an acceptable peer review process is one that involves an assessment or review, before publication, of the research output in its entirety by independent, qualified experts. Independent in this context means independent of the author.
    • As noted above, and in the Call for Papers, ANZMAC is peer reviewed conference.
  • (c) be presented at a conference, workshop or seminar of national or international significance.
    • Evidence of the national and/or international participation in the conference needs to be illustrated.  In 2012, ANZMAC attracted delegates from all Australian States, New Zealand, England, Indonesia, Europe and America.

To assist delegates in providing sufficient information to their research offices to meet the HERDC reporting requirements, ANZMAC has provided the following information (which will be repeated on the Conference Proceedings Page when that is live)

5.4.8.8. Summary of Data Requirements for Conference Publications—Full Paper Refereed
The following table summarises the information that institutions are required to submit for each conference publication

  • Title 1 of 1 – Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2012
  • Subtitle: Proceedings
  • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
  • Format: CD-ROM, website 
  • Publication Date: 12/2012
  • Recommended Retail Price: $0.00
  • Number Of Pages: 4000
  • Height By Width: 297 x 210
  • Illustrations Included: Black and White
  • Contributor: Ian Phau
  • Contributor Role: Editor
  • Subject: Business and Economics

Based on the ANU HERDC data collection profile, the following information is also provided

  • Year*: 2012
  • Conference name*: Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference
  • Location: Adelaide Hilton, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Date of conference: 3-5 December
  • Title of conference publication: Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2012
  • Editor: Richard Lee
  • Publisher* Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, Edith Cowan University
  • Place of publication: Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science
  • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
  • URL: http://anzmac.org/conference/2011/
  • Edition: 1
  • Number of pages: 4000
  • ERA Conference ID: 42520

After the jump, there’s a selection of addition information regarding the FOR, RFCD and SEO reporting requirements.

FOR, RFCD, SEO and ANZSIC Codes (Australian Government)

  • FOR Classifications and definitions by Division, 2008

Marketing is traditionally identified as FoR 1505, within one of 8 fields with three notable exclusions:

  • 150501 Consumer-Oriented Product or Service Development
  • 150502 Marketing Communications
  • 150503 Marketing Management (incl. Strategy and Customer Relations)
  • 150504 Marketing Measurement
  • 150505 Marketing Research Methodology
  • 150506 Marketing Theory
  • 150507 Pricing (incl. Consumer Value Estimation)
  • 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:
a) Tourism marketing is included in Group 1506 Tourism.
b) Social impacts of marketing are included in Group 2001 Communication and Media Studies.
c) Cultural impacts of marketing are included in Group 2002 Cultural Studies.

Papers in Track 21. Tourism, Sports, Events and Recreation Marketing may wish to consider FoR 1506 Tourism

  • RFCD Classifications and definitions by Division, 1998

Marketing is located within the Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines under the following structures

  • 350000 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES
    • 350200 Business and Management
      • 350201 Human Resources Management
      • 350202 Business Information Systems (incl. Data Processing)
      • 350203 Industrial Relations
      • 350204 Marketing and Market Research
      • 350205 Sales and Distribution
      • 350206 Advertising and Public Relations
      • 350207 Office Services
      • 350208 Organisational Planning and Management
      • 350209 Small Business Management
      • 350210 Quality Management
      • 350211 Innovation and Technology Management
      • 350212 International Business
      • 350213 Electronic Commerce
      • 350299 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
    • 350500 Tourism
      • 350501 Tourism Policy and Planning
      • 350502 Tourism Resource Appraisal
      • 350503 Impacts of Tourism
      • 350504 Tourist Behaviour
      • 350505 Tourism Economics
      • 350506 Tourism Forecasting
      • 350507 Tourism Management
      • 350508 Tourism Marketing
      • 350599 Tourism not elsewhere classified
  • Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) classification, 2008

Marketing is nested within Division 91 Economic Framework in Group 9104 Management and Productivity.

According to the ABS, this group has seven objectives:

  • 910401 Industrial Relations
  • 910402 Management
  • 910403 Marketing
  • 910404 Productivity (excl. Public Sector)
  • 910405 Public Sector Productivity
  • 910406 Technological and Organisational Innovation
  • 910499 Management and Productivity not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:
a) The provision of market research, administration, business support and professional services are included in Division 90 Commercial Services and Tourism.
b) Occupational health is included in Group 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health).
c) Employment, work and workplace safety issues are included in Group 9405 Work and Institutional Development.

  • Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification. Not entirely sure you’ll ever needed, but provided for completeness.

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ANZMAC 2011 Conference Proceedings

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For those of us in the ERA cycle, the following information is provided to assist in the submission of your 2011 ANZMAC papers to your research office for ERA classification

ANZMAC is an E1 conference (with the exclusion of those papers where the authors only submitted an abstract). It has been peer reviewed in a double blind peer review process, and meets the ERA requirements for a refereed conference paper.

  • that the conference paper meets the ERA definition of research (section 3.1);
  • research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings.
  • that the conference paper has been made publicly available by the publication having an ISSN or ISBN;
    • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
  • that the peer review process meets the standard specified in section 5.4.8.7;
    • an acceptable peer review process is one that involves an assessment or review, before publication, of the research output in its entirety by independent, qualified experts. Independent in this context means independent of the author
    • All ANZMAC papers are subject to double blind peer review, and Track Chair review prior to publication. This exceeds the minimum requirements
  • that the conference paper has been published in full (i.e. not an abstract); and
  • that the conference paper has not been submitted to ERA 2012 in any other citable form (e.g. a journal article).

    • For confirmation, ERA 2012 Submission Guidelines, have the following requirements

    5.4.8.7. Conference Publications—Full Paper Refereed
    Institutions are required to submit information on all eligible peer reviewed conference publications for each year of the research outputs reference period.
    Eligibility Criteria for all Conference Publications
    A conference publication must be submitted provided that it meets the following criteria (in addition to the criteria outlined in 5.4.1):

    • (a) be published in full. The publication may appear in a number of different formats, e.g. a volume of proceedings, a special edition of a journal, a normal issue of a journal, a book or a monograph, CD- or DVD-ROM or conference or organisational website;
    • Proceedings were available on CD, and through the ANZMAC organisational website;
  • (b) be peer reviewed. For ERA purposes, an acceptable peer review process is one that involves an assessment or review, before publication, of the research output in its entirety by independent, qualified experts. Independent in this context means independent of the author.
    • As noted above, and in the Call for Papers, ANZMAC is peer reviewed conference.
  • (c) be presented at a conference, workshop or seminar of national or international significance.
    • Evidence of the national and/or international participation in the conference needs to be illustrated.  In 2011, ANZMAC attracted delegates from all Australian States, New Zealand, England, Indonesia, Europe and America.

    To assist delegates in providing sufficient information to their research offices to meet the HERDC reporting requirements, ANZMAC has provided the following information (which will be repeated on the Conference Proceedings Page when that is live)

    5.4.8.8. Summary of Data Requirements for Conference Publications—Full Paper Refereed
    The following table summarises the information that institutions are required to submit for each conference publication

    • Title 1 of 1 – Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2011
    • Subtitle: Proceedings
    • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
    • Format: Memory Stick
    • Publication Date: 12/2011
    • Recommended Retail Price: $0.00
    • Number Of Pages: 4000
    • Height By Width: 297 x 210
    • Illustrations Included: Black and White
    • Contributor: Martin MacCarthy
    • Contributor Role: Editor
    • Subject: Business and Economics

    Based on the ANU HERDC data collection profile, the following information is also provided

    • Year*: 2011
    • Conference name*: Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2011
    • Location: Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia
    • Date of conference: 28-30 November
    • Title of conference publication: Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2011
    • Editor: Martin MacCarthy
    • Publisher* School of Marketing,  Faculty of Business & Law, Tourism and Leisure, Edith Cowan University
    • Place of publication: Edith Cowan University
    • ISBN: 978-0-646-56330-5
    • URL: http://anzmac.org/conference/2011/
    • Edition: 1
    • Number of pages: 4000
    • ERA Conference ID: 42520

    After the jump, there’s a selection of addition information regarding the FOR, RFCD and SEO reporting requirements.

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Latest developments regarding Excellence of Research for Australia (ERA2012) assessment and the role of ANZMAC.

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The Australian federal government conducted its first assessment in 2010, which covered research outputs over the period 2003-2008 (ERA2010). The next round will be covering outputs over the period 2005-2010 (ERA2012).

Draft guidelines have now been released regarding ERA2012. Comments closed on Monday, 1 August 2011, and we will further notify members when results are released.

However, the good news, in our view, is that the draft guidelines show several improvements compared to the ERA2010 rules. The main issues can be summarized in five points:

  1. As earlier announced, there will no longer be a ranked journal list. The ERA2010 journal list was compiled solely for the purpose of assessing outputs over the 2003-2008 period and as such is now defunct, and has been abolished. Note this does not mean the assessment panels and peer reviewers will not be relying on quality indicators like impact scores, journal rankings, etc. It merely means there is no ‘official’ journal list. ANZMAC recommends that publication outputs will be assessed as much as possible on their individual merits, not just on the reputation of the journal in which they appeared.
  2. There will still be a journal list, however this list will only be used to demarcate discipline areas. Updated FOR codes lists have not yet been released but we hope there will be a larger number of journals coded 1505 (marketing) so the marketing discipline is better represented in the assessment. An analysis conducted by ANZMAC Executive revealed that about half of the publications of senior ANZMAC academics fall outside of the journals used to assess marketing for ERA2010. ANZMAC therefore still recommends a wider range of journals be coded for marketing. (Note lists will also include a ‘contribution’ score – however this merely seems to indicate how much a journal contributes in volume to the total discipline output ).
  3. Good news is that outputs (publications) in journals not coded as marketing (FOR1505) but covering marketing topics can still be counted for marketing. This requires that the institution submits the publication with the claim that at least 66% of this output is relevant for marketing. This will allow including many more outputs for marketing. For example, publications in JPIM (which ANZMAC strongly suggested should be dual coded as marketing) could now be claimed for marketing, although the disciplines within the institution will have to agree on the reallocation.. ANZMAC recommends the proposed threshold of 66% is reduced to 50% to foster multidisciplinary research and allow equitable sharing of papers across disciplines.
  4. The number of outputs that will be peer assessed increases from 20% to 30%. This is a mixed blessing as peer review, while allowing some moderation where mechanical processes using e.g. impact scores lead to odd results, can be unreliable and has a tendency to converge towards the mean score. The larger proportion nevertheless means that more outputs are genuinely assessed for individual content and quality without relying on simple indicators such journal ranks etc. ANZMAC recommends panels and peer reviewers include a wide representation from the marketing community.
  5. There is no change to the requirement that institutions submit all the peer-reviewed conference papers that were published in full. The ARC Executive General Manager, Leanne Harvey, speaking at the last ANZMAC institutional members meeting was asked about the consequences of including conference papers in submissions and in reply indicated there is no ‘penalty’ for conference papers. ANZMAC continues to recommend that for marketing and similar disciplines in which conferences are not perceived as ultimate outlets, institutions can elect how many and which conference papers to include in their submissions.

The five points above summarize the main issues of the DRAFT guidelines in the view of the ANZMAC Executive committee. There may be additional points in the draft guidelines that are worth noting and commenting on, for that purpose we advise interested members read the guidelines for themselves and inform us if they find any. We also advise that members at Australian institutions consult with and try to have a say in their own university’s response to these guidelines. In addition any member can submit comments to the ARC as indicated above – by August 1.

Finally also note these are draft guidelines, so the final game be using different (adjusted) rules!

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