The following table lists the different publication types in the Research Collection with their definition and display in AEM and AAA.
| Main type | Subtype (dc.type) | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Contributions | Journal Issue | Complete edited issue of a journal or a whole journal with various issues. | yes |
| Journal Article | A scholarly text, which is published in or accepted by a print or e-journal, magazine or a special issue. | yes | |
| Review Article | An article summarising the current state of research in a specific field which includes numerous bibliographic references. | yes | |
| Other Journal Item | Another contribution to a print or e-journal, magazine or special issue (e.g. editorial, comment, letter to the editor, meeting abstract, conference summary,…). | yes | |
| Conference Contributions | Conference proceedings | Collection of conference papers and talks, from a conference or a workshop. | yes |
| Conference Paper | A paper presented at a conference or a workshop. | yes | |
| Conference Poster | A visual stand-alone display of research results at a conference or workshop. | yes | |
| Other Conference Item | Another contribution to a conference, e.g. an abstract or presentation slides. | yes | |
| Books | Monograph | A specialist book on a single subject or an aspect of a subject. | yes |
| Edited Volume | A collection of chapters written by different authors. | yes | |
| Book Chapter | A defined chapter or section of a book, usually with a separate title or number. | yes | |
| Theses | Doctoral Thesis | A dissertation accepted by ETH Zurich in completion of a doctoral study programme. | yes |
| Habilitation Thesis | A thesis accepted by ETH Zurich in order to graduate for a professor’s degree. | yes | |
| Master Thesis | A thesis accepted by ETH Zurich in completion of a master's programme. | yes | |
| Bachelor Thesis | A thesis accepted by ETH Zurich in completion of a bachelor's programme. | yes | |
| Working Papers / Reports | Report | A research, statistical or technical report issued by or at the ETH Zurich. | yes |
Working Paper | Preliminary version of an article that has not undergone review but that may be shared for comment. Certain disciplines, for example economics, issue working papers in series. | yes | |
| Other Publications | Book Review | A critical description, evaluation, or analysis of a book, especially one published in a newspaper, in a book, in a journal or online. | yes |
| Encyclopedia Entry | An entry in a reference work or compendium. | yes | |
Newspaper Article | An article in a daily, weekly or monthly publication reporting on news and social issues aimed at the public. | yes | |
| Student Paper | A student paper or semester thesis which was recommended to be published by a Professor. | yes | |
| Other Publication | Any other publication, that does not match any publication type in this list. e.g. blog entries, radio intervies, video tutorials etc. | yes | |
| Educational Material | Educational Material | Material characterised by its educational purpose. May be text, audiovisual or other material. | yes |
| Presentations | Presentation | A lecture, presentation or talk given on a particular subject. However, if the presentation/talk/lecture was given at a conference use "Other Conference Item". | yes (AEM) / no (AAA) |
| Patents | Patent | A patent or patent application. | Yes (AEM) / no (AAA) |
| Research Data | Data Collection | An aggregation of resources of various types. | no |
| Dataset | Data encoded in a defined structure, e.g. a CSV file, a matlab file etc. | no | |
| Image | Images, drawings or photographs. | no | |
| Model | An abstract, conceptual, graphical, mathematical or visualization model that represents empirical objects, phenomena, or physical processes. | no | |
| Software | A computer program in source code (text) or compiled form. | no | |
| Sound | E.g. an audio recording. | no | |
| Video* | May be used for films, video etc., with or without sound. | no | |
| Other Research Data | Other kinds of research data. | no |
*Video streaming is currently not supported. Video files will be provided for download only. Please consider publishing on ETH Zurich's Videoportal if you require streaming.
