ROS is UNSW's system for capturing and reporting on research publications and activities.  

ROS is designed to help reduce the time and effort UNSW researchers spend managing research outputs. The system allows you to:

• simplify and automate entry of publications data
• add ORCIDs and other researcher identifiers to improve your data feed accuracy
  
• set up ORCID Read/Write functionality to automatically send publications from ROS back to ORCID
• access article level metrics
• export publication lists easily for CVs and grant/promotion applications
• use a range of reporting tools via the Reporting Hub feature
• collect and collate data for the Annual Research Outputs Collection (AROC) and other research assessment exercises
• upload accurate publication information to your UNSW Researcher Profiles as well as school and faculty web pages
• track professional activities and records of impact.

ROS is integrated with UNSWorks, UNSW's institutional repository. This streamlines the process for uploading publications to the repository to make open access copies available to comply with the UNSW Open Access Policy and funder mandates. As a result of this integration, you can use ROS to:

• link publications with associated grants - ROS automatically sends this metadata to UNSWorks to meet the first part of the ARC and NHMRC open access requirements
  
• upload full-text copies of publications to UNSWorks (where copyright permits).

ROS also includes deposit advice for journal articles from Open Policy Finder (formerly Sherpa services), to make it easier for you to understand your options for open access publishing.

The Annual Research Outputs Collection (AROC) is UNSW's internal process for collecting detailed, high-quality information on eligible research outputs produced by UNSW researchers.

The information collected as a part of AROC is used in a range of University systems and internal reporting activities.