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Support with publication in journals indexed in the Scopus database
- Full support through to the indexing stage
- We conclude an official agreement
- Free article audit
- We select journals with high metrics
Why do clients most often choose Scopus?
This is because having an article indexed in Scopus contributes to the development of a researcher’s academic career and opens up opportunities to defend a degree thesis, obtain academic titles or receive grants for further scientific research.
- Global recognition and visibility of research
- Increased academic credibility and career growth
- Expansion of international academic connections
- Access to high-quality scientific resources and networks
What is the database Scopus?
Scopus is one of the largest scientometric databases, owned by Elsevier. It indexes scientific journals from around the world. Using this platform, researchers can search for scientific articles for their work and improve their research. Scopus contains more than 100 million scientific records, over 29,000 publications and other research works. The platform provides valuable information about researchers and scientific journals.
Our clients most often choose this particular database for publishing their research. The reason is that having an article indexed in Scopus helps researchers develop their careers and opens up opportunities to successfully defend a degree thesis, obtain an academic title or receive grants to carry out research.
At the same time, the process of publishing a paper in journals indexed in this database is quite complex due to the high requirements of the publications.
If you would like to achieve a successful result in the form of having your article indexed, contact our specialist, who will advise you on publication in the Scopus database.
Submit a request on the website using the online chat or contact form, and we will prepare an offer specifically for you.
What is included in the service?
Editing of the material
Formatting of the article and references
Academic translation and proofreading of the translation by a native speaker
Business correspondence with the editorial office
Selection of a scientific journal
Indexing of the article in the database
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What is Scopus?
Scopus is a global scientometric database that indexes more than 29,000 high-quality peer-reviewed scientific publications. The list of Scopus journals is formed on the basis of publishers meeting a clear set of requirements regarding the quality of scientific content, methods of its selection, scientometric indicators and compliance with publication ethics.
In addition to journals, this scientometric database indexes conference proceedings, books, editorial notes and much more. A Scopus publication is necessary for researchers to achieve many scientific goals, including:
- Obtaining academic degrees and academic titles
- Participating as a reviewer or editor of a scientific journal
- Obtaining funding, grant support and participating in influential research competitions
- Enhancing the authority and ranking of scientific institutions and the personal image of the researcher
How does Scopus work?
Specialists at Elsevier, which also owns Scopus, carry out comprehensive work to maintain the organisation’s reputation and improve the overall level of scientific research. The work of the scientometric database is mainly focused on cooperation with publications, but checks of scientific journals automatically also mean verification of the scientific content indexed there. In view of this, several important aspects of working with Scopus scientific journals need to be considered.
How to add a journal to Scopus?
To do this, the publisher must go through the following stages:
- Submission of the journal to Scopus. Representatives of the scientific publication (editor-in-chief, member of the editorial board, etc.) initiate the process of including the journal in the database, prepare the necessary package of documents and send a request for consideration by the independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB).
- Review of the publication. Scopus database specialists check whether the publication meets the minimum inclusion criteria.
- Clarification. At this stage, additions are made and adjustments are carried out.
- Review and decision. Successful completion of this stage depends on the result of the CSAB review.
- Communication. The publisher is notified of the decision regarding the acceptance of the scientific journal into Scopus.
In theory, this process does not look particularly complicated, but in practice it is quite different.
Every year, thousands of new publications apply for inclusion in Scopus, but only 33% of them meet the strict technical criteria. And of these approximately 1,200 publications, only 50% are accepted after review by the independent Content Selection & Advisory Board.
Scopus: citations and scientometric indicators of journals
Scopus citations are among the main metrics both at the level of scientific publications and individual authors. In Scopus, citations to one extent or another influence the calculation of the following scientometric indicators of publications:
- SNIP – the ratio of the number of citations of an article to the average number of citations in Scopus in the subject area
- SJR – an indicator of the authority of journals and their citations in Scopus
- CireScore – the ratio of the number of citations in Scopus to the number of articles over the last 4 years
List of journals and the main reasons for exclusions
Scopus continuously monitors all indexed journals to maintain high quality standards. A key role in this process is played by the automated Radar system – a special algorithm developed by Elsevier that analyses dozens of metric indicators.
Usually, the main reasons for exclusion are as follows:
- Metrics and benchmarks – non-compliance with the analysis of the level of self-citation, CireScore and the Scopus citation rate.
- Publication concerns – unethical publication behaviour.
- Radar – a sharp change in the journal’s publication behaviour (based on an automated check by the service).
- Continuous curation – exclusion of a Scopus journal that was already “under review” by specialists.
However, recently Scopus has somewhat changed and generalised the reasons for excluding journals that are indicated in the official lists. Instead of detailed labels such as Publication Concerns, Outlier behaviour or Radar, which were actively used previously, most new exclusions are now marked as Discontinuation (cessation of coverage) and Journal change policy (change in journal policy).
Thanks to such checks and exclusions, Scopus maintains a high level of reliability and quality of scientific journals.
Citations and h-index in Scopus: key scientometric indicators of an author
In addition to the Scopus journal profiles mentioned above, this database also contains author profiles. Scientometric indicators are also calculated for them.
The main ones are:
- Citations in Scopus – the total number of references to an author’s work by other researchers within the Scopus database.
- h-index in Scopus – the interdependence between the number of works published in Scopus and the number of citations within this database.
Scopus or Web of Science?
Regulatory requirements regarding the number of scientific publications often compare these databases with each other. They have many similar features, but there are also significant differences. For example, Web of Science has greater citation depth, while Scopus focuses on “younger” publications. These databases also differ in their scientific metrics, structure and ways of implementing their own policies.
