A Scopus Organization Profile is the complete record of your organization’s publications that are indexed in Scopus. In 2024, we launched a new version of this page. You may find it helpful to understand how Scopus creates Organization Profiles.
The Scopus team’s detailed three-step curation process captures your organization’s structure and data, then enters it into OrgDB, Elsevier’s database of organizations. OrgDB powers the algorithm that scans the affiliations of the 10,000 articles indexed in Scopus each day. When it identifies a publication from your organization, it assigns it to your Organization Profile. You can use the Institution Profile Wizard (IPW) to make corrections to your existing Organization Profile or add new organizations. The Scopus team vets these changes and feeds them into OrgDB.
This ensures that your Organization Profile is regularly and reliably updated dynamically, reducing manual input for your organization. Our extensive policies for the data captured in Org DB ensure that we capture the most accurate representation of your organization.
Here are more details on the three-step process:
The team works closely with regional contacts to understand the research relationships and practices in each country. For example, we’re familiar with the nature of ownership for collaborative research institutes and the relationships between universities and teaching hospitals.
The team uses official online sources, including your organization’s website, to identify the correct primary name and metadata for your organization, along with alternate names such as local language names and names arising from mergers or brand changes. The team also collects the variations in mentions that authors use in publications. These could include misspellings or alternate locations.
Did you know that you can update your organization’s data via the Institution Profile Wizard (IPW)? Learn more about the IPW: Scopus Institutional Profile Wizard user interface redesign
The team also captures your organization’s relationships with the sub-orgs in its org structure. Multiple relationship types stored in the database can capture sub-orgs that are part of your organization or even those formed from a split or merger. We also keep track of any jointly owned units with other organizations.
Would you like more information about your Organization Profile or the IPW? Your Customer Success Manager can help with any IPW-related questions, including how to access or use it. They can also connect you to the Scopus Product Team, whose members are always happy to help fine-tune your profile.
