Research and Innovation Services (RIS), in collaboration with the University聽Library, have procured an institutional subscription to , the world鈥檚 largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.
Scopus is designed to assist in the research information needs of groups across the entire academic community. Whether searching for specific information or browsing topics, authors, journals or books, Scopus provides precise entry points to peer-reviewed literature in a variety of fields.
The Library聽are hosting two training sessions in November by a Scopus expert, one for and one for , places are limited so sign up soon if you鈥檇 like to attend.
Some of the key features of Scopus include:
- 20,000 peer-reviewed journals with considerable international reach.
- Newly streamlined with ORCID integration and extensive citation statistics.
- allows comparison of up to 10 journals using various journal parameters, including SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP).
- Integration with the library search system.
- An alternative source for bibliometrics, used by the QS World University Rankings and in REF 2014.
More information, guides and tutorials can be found through .聽Any questions please contact resperf@soton.ac.uk