January 2014

New design of Scopus Author and Affiliation profiles coming in next release

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 01/14/2014 - 11:31

With the upcoming release on February 1, we would like to share some information on the major enhancements that will affect the design of the Author and Affiliation pages. The purpose of these changes is to create a better overview of the performance of a certain Author or Institute.

The Author profile will get a ‘CV-style’ design that allows for easier scanning of the main column that includes information such as h-index, documents and citations.

Release Date: 
February 1 2014
Tags: 
Release
Author Profiles
Affiliation Profiles

Scopus export made easier with new direct export to Mendeley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 14:35

With the upcoming release on February 1, we would like to share some information on one of the major enhancements that will make exporting references easier. What will change? First, on specific page in Scopus, whether it is the Results page, Document details page or the new export option on the Author details page, users will be able to export references in one click.

Currently, Scopus navigates to a new page when a user wants to export the selected references.

Release Date: 
February 1 2014
Tags: 
Release
Mendeley

Scopus Release 14.1 Notes

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 14:09

As the Scopus release on February 1 is quickly approaching, we would like to share more detailed information about the release and what major enhancements you will see. With this release, we have enhanced the core search experience by updating the Scopus user interface with theprimary goal to streamline the number of steps a researcher needs to take to accomplish the most common tasks.

You can find the Release Notes here: Scopus Release Notes 2014.1.  For questions or to provide us with

Release Date: 
February 1 2014
Tags: 
Release

Scopus Panel at ALA-Midwinter: New Possibilities in Evaluation Metrics

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 15:37

Join the Scopus team at ALA-Midwinter this upcoming Sunday for a special panel on "New Possibilities in Evaluation Metrics: Authors + Altmetrics = ?". The panel will take place in Elsevier booth #1207 on January 26 at 3:00 PM.

The topic:

Since Scopus launched 10 years ago, publishers, institutions, librarians, and researchers have become enmeshed in a radical reinvention of the means by which authors and readers interact with and evaluate one another.
Tags: 
Altmetrics
ORCID
Integration