# Question 6: How can I assign research topic(s) to a publication?

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The assignment is immediately possible when **creating new publications** for both researchers and Pure editors.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In this case, just click on the **‘Add research topics’**, and select one or more suitable research topics.</span>

<p class="callout info"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please assign research topics for the **following publication from publication year 2025 onwards**: *Original article, review article, case report, letter to the editor, editorial, short comment/notes, book, book chapter.*</span></p>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For **other categories**, such as abstracts, corrections, and author replies, as well as for publications in which **only teaching hospitals** are involved as PMU-relevant organizations, for publications in which the **PMU** is **not named**, **no** **topic assignment** is required (although it is possible if you wish).</span>

**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; background: lightgrey; mso-highlight: lightgrey; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For *\*\*Researchers\*\*:*</span>**

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Log in to PURE (for details see [FAQ 1](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/pure-faqs-english/page/question-1-how-do-i-access-pure))</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Click on <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">the triangle icon next to ‘*Personal’*, then select ‘*Editable’* under ‘*Research outputs’*:</span>  
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sort the publications in descending order by ‘*Publication year*’ so that the most recent ones (recent year: 2026) appear at the top</span>.

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4. </span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Select the desired publication by clicking on it und scroll down to the ‘*Research topics*’ section.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5. </span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Click on ‘*Add research topics’*, and search for one or more suitable research topics, and select them: </span></span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Click on ‘*Save’*.</span>

<p class="callout info">If a change needs to be made to a publication that is **not** listed in the *"**Editable**"* category, please contact Research Management (RM) at [**pure@pmu.ac.at.**](mailto:pure@pmu.ac.at)</p>

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</div>**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; background: lightgrey; mso-highlight: lightgrey; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For *\**\*Pure editors\**\*:*</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> Log in to PURE (for details see [FAQ 1](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/pure-faqs-english/page/question-1-how-do-i-access-pure))</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">.</span>
2. <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Click on ***“Editor”*** in the left sidebar and select *“Editable”* under *“Publications”* to view all entries you can edit. Sort the publications in **<span style="background-color: rgb(206, 212, 217);">descending </span>**order by *“Publication year”* <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">so that <span style="background-color: rgb(241, 196, 15);">**publications from 2026**</span> (the most recent year) appear at the top</span>. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please make sure to assign one or more research topics to all publications <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">with the workflow status </span>***<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">“For Validation.</span>”***</span> </span><div class="qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot"><div class="" data-is-intersecting="true" data-turn-id-container="request-69e1f5ef-f204-8389-af96-25d4d532a388-21"><div class="relative w-full overflow-visible"><section class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-372" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-69e1f5ef-f204-8389-af96-25d4d532a388-21" data-turn-id-container="request-69e1f5ef-f204-8389-af96-25d4d532a388-21" dir="auto">No research topic assignment is required for publications with the workflow status “Validated”.
    
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<p class="callout info">If a change needs to be made to a publication with the workflow status **“Validated,”** please contact RM at **<pure@pmu.ac.at>.**</p>

**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3. Assign one or more research topics to the publication:</span>**

1. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Select the desired publication by clicking on it.</span>
2. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Scroll down to the ‘*Research topics’* section.</span>
3. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Click on ‘*Add research topics’*.</span>
4. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Search for one or more suitable research topics and select them:</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For example, we have chosen the research topic *Public Health*:</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">4. Click on</span>**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> ‘*Save’*.</span>**

**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Please ensure that the workflow status ‘*For validation’* <span style="background-color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">is not changed:</span></span>**

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<p class="callout warning">**<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The validation (review) of publications is always carried out by the FM.</span>**</p>

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