For your research to be the best that it can be, you need access to the most recent and highest quality interdisciplinary content. Because Scopus has a clearly stated selection policy and an internationally acclaimed board of selection experts, you can be sure that what you see on Scopus meets your high standards. For details, visit Scopus content policy and selection.
As the largest indexer of global research content, Scopus includes titles from more than 7,000 publishers worldwide. These journals, books and conference papers are visible to millions of Scopus users, who in turn can read your content and cite it in papers, grant applications, reports or patent applications. To ensure that Scopus serves the broadest information needs of researchers, our Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) continuously reviews suggestions and publishing programs to expand our content listings. Learn about the CSAB and meet its members.
Occasionally, changes in academic research publishing and technology require changes to our content policy. We’ve made the following changes to our content selection process after careful study and analysis:
One of the Scopus journal selection criteria is publication history. Previously, most publishers could submit newly launched journals for Scopus review by the CSAB only after two years of publication. Since August 2024, this condition has been removed. We now advise publishers to carefully determine when to submit a title based on how much content has been published. The CSAB still requires some publication history and a number of publications for review. After a negative evaluation, there will be an embargo period before the journal can apply again. With this change we will adopt full transparency and will treat all publishers equally, with the benefit that more recent titles may be included sooner in Scopus.
Generative AI (GenAI) presents both opportunities and challenges in scientific writing and academic publishing. To improve transparency, Scopus encourages journals to have a dedicated GenAI policy and disclose the use of GenAI in content creation or anywhere in the peer-review and publishing process. GenAI is developing rapidly, and Scopus does not have specific requirements or wording for such policies. However, most major publishers and associations already publish policies or declarations on the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing on their websites. Examples:
To maintain our high standards at Scopus, we carefully monitor and validate the authenticity of any changes to a journal, or source, before making updates. Source changes can include changes to a journal’s name, ISSN, ownership, editorial oversight or other details. We don’t guarantee that a journal will remain in Scopus after the change. Journals that undergo significant changes will be considered a new journal and can be submitted to the CSAB again for the regular title review process.
Elsevier follows the CSAB’s independent advice when deciding whether to accept or reject a title for Scopus. However, Elsevier reserves the right to consult with the CSAB and change decisions, adjust the selection criteria, or halt, remove or re-evaluate titles that are accepted for Scopus without prior notice.
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