Why Scopus content is relevant to you

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1 0 Why Scopus content is relevant to you Presenter: Dr. Wim Meester Head of Product Management, Scopus Moderator: Susanne Steiginga Product Manager Scopus Content February 18, 2016

2 1 Agenda for today s webinar Why Scopus content coverage gives you a comprehensive view on global research What we do to ensure that Scopus content is of the best quality standard: content selection policy What we do to ensure Scopus content continues to be trustable: Ongoing data quality and content curation initiatives How to use research metrics and why Scopus offers a basket of metrics Short tutorial: Finding relevant content in the Scopus database What to look out for in 2016

3 4 How Scopus content helps you do research Find out what already exists in the global world of research output Determine how to differentiate your research topic and find new ideas Decide what, where and with whom to partner or collaborate with Identify and analyze which journals to submit your article; get published Track impact of your research; monitor global research trends Manage your career through citation counts and h-index (and other metrics)

4 5 How Scopus content helps you do research Find out what already exists in the global world of research output Determine how to differentiate your research topic and find new ideas Decide what, where and with whom to partner or collaborate with Identify and analyze which journals to submit your article; get published Track impact of your research; monitor global research trends Manage your career through citation counts and h-index (and other metrics)

5 Why Scopus content coverage gives you a comprehensive view on global research 6

6 7 Scopus content has evolved over the last 12 years 2016: 22,460 active titles 1970: in process of adding cited references back to : cited reference going back to : commercial launch Scopus Bio-base (since 1994) Add new titles via evaluation process by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) 1823: content going back as far as 1823 Geobase (since 1980) Embase (since 1974) Compendex (since 1970) Cited references expansion back to 1970 And Medline backfill to (since Volume 1966; 1 / later: Issue OLDMEDLINE ) Cited references going back to

7 8 Scopus includes content from more than 5,000 publishers and 105 different countries 61M records from 22K serials, 90K conferences and 120K books Updated daily Articles in Press from > 3,750 titles 40 different languages covered 3,715 active Gold Open Access journals indexed JOURNALS CONFERENCES BOOKS Physical Sciences 7,443 Health Sciences 6,795 Social Sciences 8,086 Life Sciences 4,492 21,568 peer-reviewed journals 361 trade journals Full metadata, abstracts and cited references (ref s post only) 90K conference events 7.3M conference papers Mainly Engineering and Computer Sciences 531 book series 30K Volumes / 1.2M items 119,882 stand-alone books 974K items Focus on Social Sciences and A&H Source: November 2015 title list at

8 9 Unbiased, comprehensive journal coverage with titles from many reputable scholarly publishers 10% 8% 5% 5% 2% Other 60% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Source: November 2015 title list at 1%

9 10 Increasing coverage of conference papers with focus on Engineering and Computer Sciences Coverage years Backfill to 2005 Relying on journal publications as the sole demonstration of scholarly achievement, ignores significant evidence of accomplishment in computer science and engineering. CRA expresses appreciation for the steps Elsevier has taken to improve the coverage of Scopus in recent years. Number of conferences Around 1,000 new conference titles, 6,000 conference events, 400K conference papers and 5M references Breakdown of conference papers in Scopus per subject field (7,285,226 total): Which conferences Serial and one-off conferences from authoritative, respected lists. Focus on engineering and engineering-related subject fields Mathematics Other Engineering Materials Science Computer Sciences Physics and Astronomy

10 11 Increasing coverage of books with focus on Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities In addition to 30K book volumes from series, 120K books loaded in Scopus K new books per year going forward Scopus books coverage breakdown per subject field: Scopus books coverage breakdown per publisher: Biochemistry Economics Comp Science Other Routledge T&F Psychology Agricultural & Bio Sciences A&H Edward Elgar Other Cambridge UP Engineering Princeton UP Medicine Business Social Sciences Ashgate Nova Science Elsevier Oxford UP Wiley Blackwell Springer Source: January 2016 Books Title list at

11 12 Adding cited references to pre-1996 items in Scopus Coverage years Number of articles Pre-1996, going back to 1970 Around 6M+ articles will be reprocessed to include cited references. In addition around 4M pre-1996 articles will be backfilled Already 6M pre-1996 documents loaded in Scopus leading to additional 107M cited references Scope Archives from major publishers with available digital archives

12 h-index of researchers who started publishing before 1996 is increasing 13 Gerard t Hooft (Nobel prize in Physics, 1999) Documents published between: Number of publications: 40 Number of citations: 782 h-index: 13 Documents published between: Number of publications: 110 Number of citations: 23,134 h-index: 43

13 What we do to ensure that Scopus content is of the best quality standard: content selection policy 14

14 15 Coverage of high quality journals due to selection by the independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) The CSAB is an independent board of subject experts from all over the world. Board members are chosen for their expertise in specific subject areas; many have (journal) Editor experience.

15 16 Continuous, online title review process for selecting new journals for Scopus coverage 0 As a primary publisher and information aggregator, Elsevier understands the needs of Authors, Editors and Publishers and provides resources to support the community. Available resources to help journals with successful title review process: publication ethics resources FAQs advisory documents reviewer comments editor and publishing services or titlesuggestion@scopus.com

16 17 Transparent Scopus selection criteria for serial content All titles should meet all minimum criteria in order to be considered for Scopus review: Peer-review English abstracts Regular publication Roman script references Pub. ethics statement or

17 18 Continuous, online title review process for selecting new journals for Scopus coverage 0 As a primary publisher and information aggregator, Elsevier understands the needs of Authors, Editors and Publishers and provides resources to support the community. Available resources to help journals with successful title review process: publication ethics resources FAQs advisory documents reviewer comments editor and publishing services or titlesuggestion@scopus.com

18 19 Transparent Scopus selection criteria for serial content Eligible titles are reviewed by the Content Selection & Advisory Board according to a combination of 14 quantitative and qualitative selection criteria: Journal Policy Quality of Content Journal Standing Regularity Online Availability Convincing editorial concept/policy Type of peer-review Diversity geographic distribution of editors Diversity geographic distribution of authors Academic contribution to the field Clarity of abstracts Quality and conformity with stated aims & scope Readability of articles Citedness of journal articles in Scopus Editor standing No delay in publication schedule Content available online English-language journal home page Quality of home page or titlesuggestion@scopus.com

19 20 Continuous, online title review process for selecting new journals for Scopus coverage As a primary publisher and information aggregator, Elsevier understands the needs of Authors, Editors and Publishers and provides resources to support the community. Available resources to help journals with successful title review process: publication ethics resources FAQs advisory documents reviewer comments editor and publishing services or titlesuggestion@scopus.com

20 21 Scopus works with various reputable research organizations worldwide to ensure best local coverage Three types of local content selection initiatives: 1. Local boards Korea, Thailand, Russia and China 2. Local content vetting Scopus team works with local organizations to ensure the top local journals are suggested for Scopus review 3. Editor workshops for Editors in a specific country with focus on how to make journals better to be at a Scopus level

21 22 Less than half of the reviewed titles are selected for Scopus coverage 100% In total 5,411 titles reviewed ( ) of which 2,587 (48%) accepted for Scopus Title review results from top 20 countries with most titles reviewed in the last 5 years: 90% 80% 70% % % 40% 30% 20% % 77 0%. Accepted Rejected

22 What we do to ensure Scopus content continues to be trustable: Ongoing data quality and content curation initiatives 23

23 24 Ongoing initiative to ensure the best data quality for Scopus content Automated creation of Scopus records to provide best quality content to Scopus users as quickly as possible Depending on the format of the original source, select the best suitable process to create Scopus records; If the format allows, Scopus records are created via a fully automated process (conversion). Preventive rather than corrective approach to ensure highest quality first time right and consistent search results Continued implementation of strict capturing rules on what information to capture for each data element in the Scopus record; Check all Scopus records against the strict capturing rules, before these are loaded into the Scopus database.

24 25 Correction of data issues With more than 60 million items in the database, sometimes errors do occur. This is how to provide your feedback to us: Or send us your feedback by

25 26 Ongoing content curation of the Scopus base to ensure continuous high quality content Curation of the full Scopus journal base is essential and expected by our customers and users. Identification of poor performing journals using metrics and benchmarks Radar to predict journals with outlier performance Direct feedback from users and stakeholders on poor performing journals Review: Re-evaluation by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) Curate: Content Curation

26 27 Metrics and benchmarks to identify poor-performing journals for re-evaluation Metric Benchmark Explanation Self-citations 200% Citations 50% The journal has a self-citation rate two times higher, or more, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. The journal received half the number of citations, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. Impact Per Publication 50% The journal has an IPP score half or less than the average IPP score, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. Article Output 50% Abstract Usage 50% Full Text Links 50% The journal produced half, or less, the number of articles, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. The journal s abstract are used half as much, or less, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. The journal s full text are used half as much, or less, when compared to peer journals in its subject field. Learn more on this topic via the Scopus blog:

27 28 Transparent, annual re-evaluation process to ensure titles continue to meet high quality standards Learn more on this topic via the Scopus blog:

28 29 Radar that identifies journals with outlier performance What is outlier performance? 2011: 2014: Elsevier colleagues were challenged to create a Radar that can identify, flag and ultimately predict outlier performance of journals Examples of predicting behavior: Total article output and sudden article output growth Geographical diversity among authors and editors Shift in received citations and percentage of self-citations The Radar will be rolled out to flag outlier journals on a regular basis Flagged journals will be reviewed by the CSAB for continuation of Scopus coverage

29 How to use research metrics and why Scopus offers a basket of metrics 30

30 Where available, article-level metrics are captured for all articles in Scopus 31

31 Multiple types of article-level metrics provide a more complete view of the performance of an article 32

32 33 What is appropriate use of research metrics? Research metrics can be used inappropriately - One metric used in isolation often leads to undesirable outcomes Research metrics can be manipulated - Normal research practice can be abused if you really try All merit systems should be based on multiple types of measurement: Peer Review Expert Opinion Narrative Research Metrics Research Metrics input should always rely on more than 1 metric Reduces opportunities to game and drives desirable outcomes For more information on Elsevier s approach towards research metrics, see also Response to HEFCE s call for evidence: independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment :

33 34 Our aim is to provide a basket of metrics that facilitates appropriate use of research metrics in all dimensions Community Contributions Consumption Editor Board Authors Outputs Usage Citations Audience Scholarly Impact Scholarly Activity Academic Opinion Society Impact Social Activity Media Activity Entities to which metrics apply: Articles Geographical spread Scholarly Output NEW Gap METRIC Coming Q Scholarly blogs, reviews, etc. Social media mentions Sections Journals, Conferences, Books Collaboration network Sector distribution Research data output Conference output SNIP, SJR Citation counts Mendeley Readers Peer review metrics Media mentions Medical guidelines Portfolio Author, Editor, Reviewer h-index Usage counts Prizes and awards Influence policies Institution or group Audience Subject Area

34 Short tutorial: Finding relevant content in the Scopus database 35

35 Case in point: Zika virus 36

36 Analyze search results 37

37 Most prolific authors 38

38 Author profile 39

39 What to look out for in

40 42 What to look out for: 2016 Scopus content roadmap 2015 Q Q Q Q OA Journal Indicator Completion books project (120k) Article OA indicator Phase I Launch journal metrics Funding data expansion Retraction & errata workflow Cited reference expansion complete (12M) Article OA indicator Phase II Operational and data quality improvements Re-evaluation of journal coverage Scopus Radar

41 43 What to look out for: 2016 Scopus content roadmap 2015 Q Q Q Q OA Journal Indicator Completion books project (120k) Article OA indicator Phase I Launch journal metrics Funding data expansion Retraction & errata workflow Cited reference expansion complete (12M) Article OA indicator Phase II Operational and data quality improvements Re-evaluation of journal coverage Scopus Radar

42 44 Summary of today s webinar: Scopus broad and deep content coverage gives a comprehensive view on global research. Through various content curation initiatives Scopus makes sure that the content continues to meet high quality standards. By the analyze search tools and applying a variety of metrics you can make the best out of the vast content coverage of Scopus in an easy way.

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