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IE11 now supported by Scopus

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 03/13/2014 - 13:11

On Wednesday March 12, a fix was made in Scopus to support Internet Explorer 11. Users no longer need to switch on the compatibility view in Internet Explorer 11 in order to properly view Scopus.com.

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March 12 2014
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Elsevier's Postdoc Free Access Program is back

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 03/10/2014 - 20:26

The Scopus team always loves programs that help support early career researchers (check out these great free resources) and now there is some great news for postdocs!

Elsevier's Postdoc Free Access Program is back. The program is designed to help early career researchers who are between positions stay up-to-date in their respective fields. Eligible applicants can receive complimentary access to journals and books on ScienceDirect for up to 6 months.

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Mendeley Readership Statistics available in Scopus

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 03/07/2014 - 15:50

Scopus is pleased to announce a new feature that will show users the Mendeley readership statistics of a specific article. The beta version of Mendeley readership statistics went live on March 7, 2014. This new feature shows how many times Mendeley users have downloaded a specific article to their libraries. Additionally, it also shows a demographic breakdown by discipline, academic status and country of origin.

These
Release Date: 
March 7 2014
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New Elsevier mobile app helps researchers keep up to date

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 02/24/2014 - 11:36

Elsevier’s latest mobile app, availabe on the Elsevier WebShop, is the publisher-neutral Research Highlights, which is free to anyone who needs to keep up to date with the new research that is being published in their field. The Research Highlights app harnesses the power of Scopus to let researchers track critical search terms across more than 20,000 peer-reviewed journals from hundreds of publishers.

Once you've downloaded the app and set up your preferences, you can check author-written

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An update on Scopus browser support

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 02/24/2014 - 11:13

Following our February 2014 release, there have been inquiries regarding which browsers Scopus currently supports. Scopus is now supporting the following browsers:

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 9

Internet Explorer 10

Chrome 32

Firefox 27

Safari

For optimal user experience on Scopus.com we encourage users to use Chrome or Firefox.

Note for IE7 users:

Scopus is currently compatible with IE7, however support is limited as the browser is nearing its End of Life (EOL) date.

Note for

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Scopus released new interface on February 1

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 02/13/2014 - 12:24

The Scopus 10thanniversary release went live on February 1. The primary goal of the redesign was to optimize core workflows. This means effort was made to minimize the number of steps a researcher needs to take to accomplish a given task. Specifically, we focused on streamlining our interface to support the most common use cases.

 

For a detailed review of the changes, please view the video or read the full release notes (PDF).

 

www.elsevier.com/scopus