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Scopus

Introduction

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Scopus is a comprehensive, source-neutral abstract and citation database curated by independent subject matter experts.

  • It combines a comprehensive, curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly content.
  • Scopus is an Elsevier product, subscribed under license to the University of Birmingham

Scopus is an abstract and citation database with more than 80 million records

  • Abstracts are brief synopses of articles
  • A citation gives credit to a source, and contains publication information such as author(s), title and date. Most Scopus citations link to the full-text version of the publication hosted on various publishers' platforms

Data and Affiliations

  • Scopus data recognizes that articles are written by authors who have affiliations with institutions
  • This relational data model means that Scopus can tell you who is researching what in global literature and where they are doing it with higher accuracy than anyone else

Scopus Data Model

  • Scopus data recognizes that articles are written by authors who have affiliations with institutions
  • This relational data model means that Scopus can tell you who is researching what in global literature and where they are doing it with high accuracy

Guide

This guide is largely taken from the official supplier guide to Scopus by Elsevier.

All Scopus users, including taught students at undergraduate or postgraduate level (UG, PGT).

Academic researchers (doctoral / PhD, post-doctoral and later).

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