Procedure: Editing a Non Peer-reviewed Conference Output

Introduction

Existing Conference Outputs Non Peer-reviewed entries may be edited or updated, if required.

Each entry on this page will be listed in a new row and will be displayed alternately in a blue or black font colour formatting to facilitate the display of multiple entries.

Procedure

Log in to the UCT Research Portal website with your UCT network credentials.
Click Scholarly Outputs.

In the Scholarly Outputs – Home page, click the Conference Outputs category.
The Scholarly Outputs – Conference Outputs page opens displaying any added entries.

Editing an ISSN and article title
Editing and saving a contributor
Editing and saving an editor
Editing and saving additional conference proceeding information

Editing an ISSN and article title

In the Conference Outputs Non Peer-reviewed section, click Edit for the entry you wish to edit.

The Scholarly Outputs – Edit a Conference Proceeding page opens.

If necessary, carry out the following edits:

Enter the ISBN number in the ISBN Number field.
Edit the title of the proceeding in the Title of Proceeding field.
Edit the title of the contribution to the conference in the Title of Contribution rich text field.
Edit the title of the conference in the Title of Conference rich text field.
Select the country of the conference from the Country of Conference drop-down list field.

Editing and saving a contributor

Click Edit next to the contributor name you wish to edit.

The Edit a Contributor dialog box appears.

Edit the contributor's surname in the Last Name field.
Edit the contributor's initials in the Initials field.
If this person is currently involved with UCT, click Search UCT.
A list of UCT staff members and students appears (based on the surname and initials entered above).
Click to select the relevant person from the list and continue to the Primary Author check box.
In the Institution extendable select field, edit or select the author's institution name.
If this person was the primary author, ensure that the Primary Author check box is selected.
Click Save & Close.
The following message displays briefly: “Information was successfully saved.”

The Scholarly Outputs – Edit a Conference Proceeding page reopens.

If necessary, in the Contributor/s list click the up / down arrows to sort by priority.

Editing and saving an editor

Click Edit next to the editor name you wish to edit.

The Edit an Editor dialog box appears.

Edit the editor's surname in the Last Name field.
Edit the editor's initials in the Initials field.
If this person is currently involved with UCT, click Search UCT.
A list of UCT staff members and students appears (based on the surname and initials entered above).
Click to select the relevant person from the list and continue to the Primary Editor check box
In the Institution extendable select field, edit or select the editor's institution name.
If this person was the primary editor, select the Primary Editor check box.
Click Save & Close.
The following message displays briefly: “Information was successfully saved.”

The Scholarly Outputs – Edit a Conference Proceeding page reopens.

If necessary, in the Editor/s list click the up / down arrows to sort by priority.

Editing and saving additional conference proceeding information

Edit the number of the item's first page in the Start Page field.
Edit the number of the item's last page in the End Page field.
Select the publication status from the Status drop-down list field.
Edit the year in the Year field.
Edit the website address in the URL field.
Edit the article number (DOI) in the Article Number / DOI field.
Select the relevant peer reviewed option from the Peer Reviewed drop-down list field.
Select the intellectual property rights from the Intellectual Property Rights drop-down list field.
If this falls into the category of engaged scholarship, ensure that the Engaged Scholarship check box is selected.
Select the relevant submit to OpenUCT option from the Select to OpenUCT drop-down list field.
Enter the details of your contribution in the Own Contribution field.
Select your own faculty from the Own Faculty drop-down list field.
Select your own department from the Own Department drop-down list field.
In the Own Research Group / Unit / Centre extendable select field, edit or select the name of your research group / unit / centre, if applicable.
Edit keywords, separated by space, comma or semicolon, in the Keywords field.
Click Save & Close.
The following message displays briefly: “Information was successfully saved.”

The Scholarly Outputs – Conference Outputs page reopens.