Some years ago, ILRI management approved an institutional strategy on research publishing with overall information on goals and channels we use.

This is supplemented by several guidelines covering specific process and procedures on different aspects of this work.

Below is a list of all these guidelines. Guidelines 2, 3 and 4 date from 2013 and will be revised later this year. The others have been substantially revised.

Of special note:

Guideline 1 sets out updated procedures for approval of different publishing products (IMC will give it a final review still). Guideline 7 sets out how approved publications are completed and get to dissemination phase. Guidelines 5 and 8 emerged from recent challenges and provide important guidance on ways staff should engage with formal and social media. Guideline 9 reminds staff to always acknowledge donors and properly describe our affiliation with ILRI.

ILRI Research Publishing Guidelines:

• 1: Internal review and approval (pending final review)
• 2: Multi-partner products
• 3: Software codes
• 4: Authorship
• 5: Using social media
• 6: Open access checklist
• 7: Editorial and publishing checklist
• 8: Engaging with media
• 9: Attributions and affiliations

See also:

• ILRI institutional strategy on research publishing
• ILRI style guide for editors and writers (new edition in preparation)
• Open access and open data at ILRI

All such materials and templates are in CGSpace at: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/21792

Lots more information and support materials are on our wiki: http://ilri-comms.wikispaces.com/home

Look out for information on the publishing review tool (coming next week) and a roster of freelance communications and publishing people that ILRI programs can work with!