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Scopus Content update: 50,000 books indexed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 11:27

Since our last content update in June, we’ve been busy moving the Scopus Books Expansion project along. To date, you can see more than 50,000 books in Scopus!

In case you missed the announcement, in mid-2013 Scopus launched the Books Expansion Project. Books from more than 30 major publishers such as Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, Brill, Walter de Gruyter, Princeton University Press, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Taylor & Francis, Palgrave Macmillan and Project Muse

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Arts & Humanities

Scopus to test new system in order to improve speed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 09/12/2014 - 07:55

Starting September 15, Scopus will test a method of selective internet routing to speed up delivery of our pages to customers. Most customers will see an improvement in speed. However, some customers with unusual internet configurations may experience a problem. If you are suddenly unable to access Scopus as before, this may be due to incompatibility with the new routing method.

If you suddenly lose access to Scopus, please first check that the above is indeed the reason for the problem by trying

Release Date: 
September 15 2014
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Speed
testing

Scopus interface improvements released Saturday, September 6

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 09/08/2014 - 08:46

Since launching a more streamlined interface in February, the Scopus Team has been working on additional site developments that include enhancing Scopus analysis tools as well as improving ORCID functionality.

Taking a close look at the Scopus analysis tools, the team made some changes that better support day-to-day research tasks. As a result all analysis tools have been redesigned to provide a more consistent experience across Scopus.

Release Date: 
September 6 2014
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analysis tools
ORCID
Features

Scopus to cease support of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 08/05/2014 - 13:21

As of September 6, Scopus is discontinuing its support for Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). This means that users currently using IE 7 or any previous versions of Internet Explorer will no longer be able to access Scopus.com after this date.

For the purpose of providing an optimal user experience and maintaining platform performance, Scopus is discontinuing the support of older browsers which do not support the new functionalities in the upcoming September 6 release.

Release Date: 
August 5 2014
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Browsers
Support

2013 SNIP and SJR journal metrics now available in Scopus

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 07/22/2014 - 16:53

When evaluating the performance of a journal (or an article or individual researcher), we believe that the research community benefits from having access to a broad range of metrics to better understand performance – it's impossible for one metric to serve all the necessary purposes.

Since 2010 Scopus has offered two journal metrics – the Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) and the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) – via the Journal

Release Date: 
July 22 2014
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Content
Metrics
Release

Titles indexed in Scopus: Check before you publish

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 07/10/2014 - 11:13

 

An updated version of this post is now available, with new lists and information to verify what is indexed in Scopus. Click this link to read the updated post.

Publication malpractice is an unfortunate occurrence in the world of scholarly literature. It happens in all subject areas and in all jurisdictions and few journals or books are immune. Here at Scopus, we have recently received notification of journals that purport to be indexed by Scopus but really are not.

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Content
Publication Ethics

Scopus users receiving phishing emails

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 06/17/2014 - 14:31

It seems that some registered Scopus users have received an email (similar to the example shown below) in which they are asked to login to their account and change their password or else his/her account will be deactivated.

Caution: This is a Phishing email. The link in the email goes to a ‘scopus.110mb.com’ link and not to Scopus.com. Do not click on the link and delete the email from your inbox.  

In case you have any questions, please contact your regional helpdesk.

Phishing example

Release Date: 
June 17 2014
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Phishing

Scopus content: Book Expansion project update

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 06/17/2014 - 11:25

In mid-2013 Scopus launched the Books Expansion Project to increase the Arts and Humanities content in Scopus and the project has been steadily moving along. To date, you can see more than 40,000 books in Scopus!

How is the program going? Books from more than 30 major publishers such as Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, Brill, Walter de Gruyter, Princeton University Press, Palgrave Macmillan and Project Muse have already been selected and are being processed.

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Content
Books

Scopus launches a simplified Chinese interface

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 06/03/2014 - 14:51

Scopus has launched a Simplified Chinese interface and help files. This development applies to the general user interface and is intended to improve the usability and teach-ability of Scopus in mainland China. The Simplified Chinese interface can be selected from the Scopus page footer and will allow users to more easily activate personalization features and alerts in their local language.

 

We welcome your impressions and feedback regarding these developments and encourage you to share your

Release Date: 
May 31 2014
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Release
local

The new Scopus author profile page has arrived

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 06/03/2014 - 07:57

In conjunction with this year’s Scopus 10 year anniversary, the team embarked on a site improvement program that resulted in the launch of a more streamlined interface in February.  With the overall Scopus house looking better it was time to give the Author Profile page a closer look.

 

Newly revamped, old distractions on the Author Profile page are gone and the best tools remain. For example, if an ORCID ID is associated with a

Release Date: 
May 31 2014
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Author Profiles
Release

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