# Question 6: How can I assign research topic(s) to a publication?
The assignment is immediately possible when **creating new publications** for both researchers and Pure editors. In this case, just click on the **‘Add research topics’**, and select one or more suitable research topics.
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.*
For **other categories**, such as abstracts, corrections or publications in which **only** **PMU teaching hospitals** are involved as internal organizations, **no** **topic assignment** is required (though it is possible if you wish).
**For *\*\*Researchers\*\*:***
1. Log in to PURE (for details see [Question 1](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/pure-faqs-english/page/question-1-how-do-i-access-pure)).
2. Click on the triangle icon next to ‘*Personal’*, then select ‘*Editable’* under ‘*Research outputs’*:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/7GOfaq12-eng.png)
3. Sort the publications in descending order by ‘*Publication year*’ so that the most recent ones (recent year: 2026) appear at the top.
4. Select the desired publication by clicking on it und scroll down to the ‘*Research topics*’ section.
5. Click on ‘*Add research topics’*, and search for one or more suitable research topics, and select them:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/5bSfaq13-eng.png)
6. Click on ‘*Save’*.
If a change needs to be made to a publication that is **not** listed in the *"**Editable**"* category, please contact the FM at [**pure@pmu.ac.at.**](mailto:pure@pmu.ac.at)
**For *\**\*Pure editors\**\*:***
1. Log in to PURE (for details see [Question 1](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/pure-faqs-english/page/question-1-how-do-i-access-pure)).
2. Click on ***“Editor”*** in the left sidebar and select *“Editable”* under *“Publications”* to view all entries you can edit. Sort the publications in **descending **order by “Publication ear” so that the most recent ones (recent year: 2026) appear at the top.Please make sure to assign one or more research topics to all publications with the workflow status ***“For Validation.”*** Publications that have already been assigned research topics have the status *“Validated.”*
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/epAgrafik.png)
If a change needs to be made to a publication with the workflow status **“Validated,”** please contact the FM at **.**
**3. Assign one or more research topics to the publication:**
1. Select the desired publication by clicking on it.
2. Scroll down to the ‘*Research topics’* section.
3. Click on ‘*Add research topics’*.
4. Search for one or more suitable research topics and select them:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/kfzgrafik.png)
For example, we have chosen the research topic *Public Health*:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/J59grafik.png)
4. Click on** ‘*Save’*.**
**Please ensure that the workflow status ‘*For validation’* is not changed:**
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/TaPgrafik.png)
**The validation (review) of publications is always carried out by the FM.**
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