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QS renews agreement to use Scopus data for its World University Ranking

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 08:57

We have some great news to share on the Scopus front! QS, a global leader in university rankings, and Elsevier today announced their decision to renew their long-term collaboration. As part of the agreement, QS will continue to use Scopus data for its flagship World University Ranking, QS Top 50 Under 50, QS University Rankings for Asia, BRICs and Latin America.

This is truly an endorsement of the work team Scopus has done over the last 11 years –

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2014 SNIP, SJR and IPP journal metrics now freely available online

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 12:13

We’re pleased to announce that the 2014 journal metrics values are now freely available via JournalMetrics.com. The values will be visible in Scopus.com as of our next release which is scheduled for June 24, 2015.

It's impossible for one metric to serve all the necessary purposes – a mix of quantitative and qualitative evaluation is needed.

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Content
Metrics

Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board meets in Russia

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 11:50

It's that time of year again for our Scopus Content Selection & Advisory Board meeting (CSAB)! The CSAB reviews all titles that are suggested to Scopus and works closely with the product and marketing

team to understand how Scopus is used, what content is relevant for users, and what enhancements should be made to Scopus content.

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CSAB
Russia

Analyze thousands of search results in less than a minute

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 17:43

The next time you search in Scopus, gain more insight into your results by using the <Analyze search results> feature located at the top of your search results page. It provides a visual analysis of your results broken up into 7 categories (year, source, author, affiliation, country/territory, document type and subject area).

EXAMPLE: You want to find out which organizations are producing the most content about “wearable technology.”

  1. Begin with a search on "wearable technology"
  2. Your results return
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Tips and Tricks
scopus
Metrics
analysis tools
Search

5 facts about Scopus and the h-index

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Fri, 05/15/2015 - 23:00

How the h-index in Scopus is calculated and where to find it are popular topics; in fact, an older post about the h-index continues to be among our top viewed and shared content. However, a lot has happened in Scopus in the past few years, making it a good time to re-visit the h-index. Here are 5 facts about Scopus and the h-index:

1.    The h-index includes citations back to 1970, a result of our Cited Reference Expansion Program.
2.    The h-index includes citations from expanded book coverage

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h-index
Citations
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Author Profiles

Scopus launches annual journal re-evaluation process to maintain content quality

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 08:26

Since Scopus’ launch in 2004, more than 56 million records have been added to the database. The content originally came from different sources (in-house databases like Embase, ScienceDirect and Compendex, the Scopus Title Suggestion Form and Medline) and has undergone different levels of Scopus content evaluation.

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Re-evaluation

Scopus touches base with publishers at the London Book Fair

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 09:33

Each April the London Book Fair presents a great opportunity for Elsevier’s Publishing Relations team to catch up with all the third party publishers that make their content available to Scopus.

Meeting face-to-face with these publishers provides a wonderful chance to show them how Scopus is evolving, how their content is accepted and represented in Scopus, and to discuss ongoing business.

During last week’s 3-day Book Fair, we sat down with publishers such as Springer, Oxford University Press,

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Books
Content

Chrome 42 issues with Scopus Document Download Manager

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 13:17

The latest version of Chrome, version 42, has switched the Java plugin off by default. If you have upgraded to Chrome 42 and you are unable to download documents on Scopus please follow the steps below to reactivate the Java plugin. This is a temporary solution while we work on a better long term solution. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Enabling NPAPI in Chrome to download documents with DDM

1. Type “chrome://flags/#enable-npapi” into the Chrome address bar.

2. Click the “Enable” link

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Chrome
Document Download Manager
Browsers

Case Study: Scopus improves product development outcomes

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 13:44

Scopus is the choice of preference for more than 3,000 academic, government and corporate institutions. This is what James, a research pathologist for a medical device manufacturer who works with Scopus on a regular basis, told us about his experience.

James is an experienced research pathologist for a medical device manufacturer, busy with at least 10 projects at any given time.

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R&D Solutions
Case Studies

Transforming intelligent research into Research Intelligence

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 08:41

Not only is Scopus the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature; it is also the backbone of Elsevier Research Intelligence (ERI) solutions, including SciVal and Analytical services.

A comprehensive portfolio of research management solutions, Elsevier Research Intelligence enables you to assess research strengths and make informed decisions at each stage of the research lifecycle.

To find out more about Elsevier’s solutions for research management, check out our

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Research Intelligence

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