REF2 field

Description

Further notes

Output type

The REF2 output type

See guidance at REF2 Research output type

Output date

Provides the Month and Year the output was published.  The REF2 form takes the earliest of the 'Online publication date' and the 'Publication date' from the associated Publication

Month will only be returned in the submission XML if the output is attributed to a Cat B member of staff

Output date override

Enables you to override the derived Output date where the date of imprint is not the date the output first became available in the public domain

Where populated, the override date will be returned in the submission XML

Number of additional co-authors

Total number of authors -1, unless double-attributed (-2)

Number of additional co-authors override

Enables you to override the number of additional co-authors, where the value returned is not accurate

Where populated, the override value will be returned in the submission XML

Supplementary information

DOI / URL for any supplementary information published alongside the output

Media of output

Describe the form of the output that is being submitted where it has not been possible to submit the final version of the output in electronic form

Limit of 256 characters

Additional information
Includes significant material published prior to 1 January 2014

Identify which statements are included in your ‘Additional information’ field

Selecting this statement type will apply a word limit of 100 words

Additional information
Information about the research process and/or content

"

Selecting this statement type will apply a word limit of 300 words

Additional information
Factual information about the significance of the output

"

Selecting this statement type will apply a word limit of 100 words.
UoAs 11 and 12 only.

Additional information

Statement of additional information to inform the assessment (as per the indicators above).  

The field is disabled until the relevant statement type(s) are selected.The field has an overall character limit of 7,500 characters. Additionally, a 100 word limit is applied to the field.  You cannot input more than 7,500 characters, but you can input more than the word count limit (which will generate a validation error in the submission).
The field has an overall character limit of 7,500 characters. Additionally, a word count limit is applied to the field, as determined by which indicator(s) is/are selected.
You cannot input more than 7,500 characters, but you can input more than the word count limit (which will generate a validation error in the submission).
Note that author contribution statements (where required) will be sourced from the Attributed REF1's contribution statement on the 'Acceptance + Attribution' tab

REF2 field

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Output sub-profile category

UoAs 3 and 12 only.
Where you have indicated you wish to receive output sub-profiles for distinct areas (as per the Unit of assessment configuration)

Output allocation

UoAs 7, 10, 11, 12, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34 only.
Will assist panels in allocating outputs to appropriate readers during the assessment phase.

UoAs 7, 10, 11, 12, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34 accept only one Output allocation.
UoAs 10 and 26 accept up to two Output allocations.
UoA 12 accepts up to three Output allocations.
Note: For those Units that accept 'Other' values beyond the specified classification scheme (i.e. UoAs 26, 27, and 29), these should be input as 'Other: XXXX'

Interdisciplinary research

Flag to indicate if the output embodies interdisciplinary research

Forensic science

Flag to indicate if the output embodies research in forensic science

Criminology identifier

Flag to indicate if the output embodies research in criminology

REF2 field

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WoS citation count

WoS citation count

Requires WoS / WoS Lite subscription and integration with Elements

Last updated

The date the citation count was last checked

Requires WoS / WoS Lite subscription and integration with Elements

REF2 field

Description

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Request to double-weight the output

For outputs of extended scale and scope, indicate that you wish to request that the output weights as two

Double-weighting request statement

Statement explaining how the scale and scope of the output satisfies the criteria

The field has an overall character limit of 7,500 characters. Additionally, a 100 word limit is applied to the field.  You cannot input more than 7,500 characters, but you can input more than the word count limit (which will generate a validation error in the submission).

Double-weighting reserve
(note the facility to select a second reserve that was introduced in 5.17 has been removed)

Select a reserve output in the unit, should the request for double-weighting not be granted

Only those outputs in the Accepted or Attributed submission states, and not already selected as a reserve for another output, are available for selection.

REF2 field

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Pending

Flag to indicate that the output is due for publication between the submission deadline and the end of the publication period

Should no longer be used

Pending reserve
(note the facility to select a second reserve that was introduced in 5.17 has been removed)

Select a reserve output in the unit, should the output not be published by 31 Dec 2020

Should no longer be used

REF2 field

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Publication language

For info only, displays the Language captured on the associated Publication

Produced in language within the remit of the Unit

Where the output has been produced in a language within the remit of the Unit, or where the Unit has indicated that they are able to assess outputs in this language, you should indicate this by selecting this field.  This means that no English abstract is required for submission.

Selecting this field means that no English abstract is required (and any provided will not be included in the submission XML file).  This will also result in no information on the language being returned in the submission XML, as per REF guidance.

English abstract

For outputs produced in languages other than English, you are required to provide a short abstract in English, describing the content and nature of the work.

The field has an overall character limit of 7,500 characters. Additionally, a 100 word limit is applied to the field.  You cannot input more than 7,500 characters, but you can input more than the word count limit (which will generate a validation error in the submission).

REF2 field

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Request for cross-referral

Indicate you wish to request the sub-panel consider cross-referring the output to another sub-panel for advice

REF2 field

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Output delayed due to COVID-19

Indicate where the final version of the output is not in the public domain by 31 Dec 2020.

Affected output statement (optional)

Where a delayed output is submitted that is not yet in the public domain in its final form, an optional statement may be provided to explain the form of the submitted output.

REF2 field

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Output record contains sensitive information and should be excluded from published submission

Indicate whether the output should be omitted from the published data for specific reasons, such as commercial sensitivity or security