Changes to ROPEs in ARC Discovery Projects

The ARC recently announced a big change in the way research outputs will be entered in ARC Discovery Project 2020 applications.  Instead of uploading PDFs with lists of outputs, all research outputs will now be auto-populated from data imported into each researcher's RMS profile.  This change is mandatory and applies to both Chief Investigators and Partner Investigators.  

This change affects the Publications List and 10 Career-Best Research Outputs (D19) in the ROPEs.  Please see p. 28 of the attached DP20 Instructions toApplicants (ITAs) for more information.  

The ARC has advised that there are several ways to upload publications to the RMS ‘Person Profile’:

1.    Link an RMS account with an ORCID account and import the research outputs from the Works section of the user’s ORCID profile. 

2.    Upload a BibTex file to RMS and perform a bulk upload of the research outputs contained within it.

3.    Use a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to automatically harvest research output metadata and create a research output record.

4.    Manually create an individual record per research output within the RMS user profile.

The MRO has created a helpful guide that demonstrates how to download your research outputs from Pure and then upload them into RMS.  You can also link your ORCID ID to your RMS profile to automatically upload your data, but you must first verify that all data linked to it is up to date and correct.

If you choose to download your data from Pure, then it is very important that you ensure that your Pure profile is up to date.  The ROCS team is available to help you update your publications in Pure, but please note that they may be very busy during the DP submission period.  Thus, it is imperative that you begin this process now.  

If you have external CIs and PIs, please communicate these changes to them immediately to ensure they have adequate time to upload their research outputs in RMS.  While the FRO and MRO are available to answer questions, we cannot offer RMS support to external Investigators.  

Please note, this change only affects Discovery Projects.  DECRA 2020 applications are not affected by this change.  

Please let us know (casilda.black@monash.edu) if you have any questions.  The MRO ARC Applications Team is also available to help with any RMS issues or questions.