Blogs

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

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 and Ex Libris Primo collaborate to incorporate SNIP and SJR journal metrics in Primo’s search results ranking

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 12/20/2013 - 18:13

Although the official notice went out in November, we thought this further integration with Ex Libris Primo was worthy of its own blog post. Scopus and Ex Libris®Group, a leader in the provision of library technology solutions, announced on November 18 a collaborative initiative to use the source-normalized impact per paper (SNIP) and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) metrics included in Scopus.

Tags: 
Integration
UDS
Metrics

Scopus to Launch New User Interface Enhancements

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 16:11

In our efforts to continuously improve the Scopus user experience, we plan to make important enhancements to the Scopus user interface in early February 2014. These product enhancements focus on streamlining the researcher workflow by optimizing the interface for core use cases. Over the next few weeks we will blog on specific changes as well as direct you to training materials.

One important change is that the user interface becomes more action driven; as a user selects certain results to work

Release Date: 
February 1 2014
Tags: 
Release

Exporting Scopus documents to Mendeley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 12/02/2013 - 11:42

As part of our ongoing efforts to integrate more closely with Mendeley, we're happy to officially announce that as of last week Scopus supports the "Save to Mendeley" Web Importer. Importing documents and metadata from the web is a key part of a researcher's workflow and should be as smooth and intuitive as the search process.

Release Date: 
November 26 2013
Tags: 
Mendeley
Release
Workflow

Meeting of the minds: Scopus' CSAB meets next week

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 14:05

Twice a year the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) comes together for a few days to discuss and make decisions regarding Scopus' content and content policies. Our next meeting starts next Wednesday and we are looking forward to discussing topics such as: publication ethics, content type expansion and ongoing content development programs, the overall review and acceptance process, and much more. I can vouch that these discussions are both lively and fruitful for all involved.

Tags: 
Content
CSAB
Library Connect

Scopus downtime scheduled for November 2

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 12:38

On Saturday, November 2, Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. This downtime is scheduled to last for approximately 30 minutes, from 2:45 - 3:15 AM (EDT). Unfortunately, due to the nature of the maintenance work, users will be unable to reach the "downtime pages" that would normally be made available for planned outage periods. Instead, users will see an error message ("page not found") while attempting to reach Scopus.com during this timeframe.

Tags: 
Maintenance
Downtime

Updates to Scopus iPhone/iPad apps

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 18:00

It’s been awhile since the last update for our Scopus Alerts iPhone/iPad app. The new updated Scopus Alerts apps are now available with the following major changes:

  • Solved citations retrieval issue on iOS6
  • Improved graphics (retina display)
  • Fixes for new iOS versions 

The Scopus app will work on any device with iOS 4.3 or higher and it has been optimized for the iPhone 5. For  iPad 1 users, you will not have full screen support but are able to use x2 zoom in order to enlarge the app on their

Tags: 
Apps
Maintenance

Upgrades to Scopus: Routine Maintenance on October 26

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 12:59

On October 26, Scopus will undergo routine database maintenance. During this time, we do not expect there to be any downtime for users and Scopus will function as it normally does. For stability reasons we will not load any new content in the week of October 18-25. This also means that the Alerts will be put on hold; users will not miss any alerts, they will just be sent later than usual. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Release Date: 
October 26 2013
Tags: 
Release
Alerts
Maintenance

Books, books and more books: Scopus’ Titles Expansion Program

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 13:15

In conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair, we’ve formally announced the Scopus Book Titles Expansion program. Our content operations team has been actively processing books since the Spring and as of our August release books content – at the book and chapter level – has been visible in Scopus’ interface. To date, we have 7,654 books visible (20,000 by the end of the year) and expect to fully index 75,000 books by the end of the project.

So why has Scopus decided to add books? We know that

Release Date: 
August 24 2013
Tags: 
Content
Books
Evaluation
Citations

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