Introduction to Scopus: Researchers, research staff, and graduate students

Scopus is a large citation and abstract database of research sources, including journals, books, conference proceedings and trade publications. It provides researchers with a tool to search, discover, analyze subject areas and fields of interest across science, technology, medicine, social science, and arts and humanities.

This workshop is for:

• Faculty
• UVic Staff (especially with interest in research impact)
• Graduate Students

This workshop is for a general audience; no previous knowledge of the Scopus is needed. It is applicable to early, mid, and late career researchers as well as staff working on research impact analysis.

Introduction 

• Review the utility of Scopus
• Explore the Scopus interface

Hands on Activities 

Wrap-up 

• Discuss how Scopus can benefit one’s research activities 

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain that Scopus is multidisciplinary database 
• Conduct a basic search in Scopus
  • Document search
  • Author profile search
  • Institutional search
  • Source search
• Explore advanced search functions
• Understand how Scopus can benefit one’s research activities
• Participants may explore additional optional activities around managing your author profile, setting up alerts, and identifying top journals and collaborators

Watch 

• How to conduct a basic search in Scopus (3 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VE3ADZvoUY

Do

• If you have not already registered for an Elsevier account, create an account:  https://www-scopus-com.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/search/form.uri?display=basic#basic 
  
  Note: This enables saving searches and creating alerts. Elsevier accounts are available via all Elsevier products and the same credentials are used across all products.

Learn

• For a brief overview of Scopus, read through the Scopus Factsheet. Also available as a PDF below - 

Complete this short, 2 minute anonymous pre-class survey.

Introduction 

Activities 

#1. Search Scopus

#2. Identify top journals

#3. Set up current awareness alerts & create custom lists

#4. Export search results

#5. Identify potential collaborators and peers within a specific field

#6. Manage your author profile

#7. Assess author impact

#8. Advanced search functionality

Wrap-up 

Complete this short, 2 minute anonymous post-class survey.

Learn

• Scopus: introduction & overview University of Victoria research guide