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Scopus Title Submission and Evaluation ProcessScopus 期刊申請與審核流程

Presented by: 

Tracy Chan (陳秋霞)Product Manager, Scopus

14 November 2018

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Goal:How to get your

journal indexed in Scopus

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3) Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)

4) Re‐evaluation

1) Scopus overview

Agenda

2) Scopus Selection Criteria

5) How Scopus can help your journal going global

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1.  Scopus Overview

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Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, and features smart tools that allow you to track, analyze and visualize scholarly research.

5000+Publishers

Scopus delivers a comprehensive view on the world of research.No packages, no add-ons. One all-inclusive subscription.

23,000+Serial titles

150,000+Books

73 millionItems

12 millionAuthor profiles

~70,000Affiliation Profiles

1.4 billion cited referencesdating back to 1970

Identify and analyze which journals to read/submit to

Help researchers manage career-citation counts and h-index

Decide what, where and withwhom to collaborate

Track impact of research;monitor global research trends

Find out what already exists inthe global world of research

Determine how to differentiateresearch topics, find ideas

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Scopus includes content from more than 5,000 publishers and 105 different countries• 40 different languages covered• Updated daily• Multiple regional content types covered (journals, conferences, books, book series)

Source: Scopus.com, January 30, 2018

Global Representation means global discovery Across all subjects and content types

23,000+Peer-reviewed journals

300+Trade journals

4,500+Active Gold Open Access journalsFull metadata, abstracts and cited references

Physical Sciences 12,263

Health Sciences 13,819

Social Sciences 10,905

Life Sciences 6,809

106KConference events

8.3MConference papersMainly Engineering and Computer Sciences

613Book series

38KVolumes

1.5MItems

165,768Stand-alone books

1.34MItemsFocus on SocialSciences and A&H

Number of Journals by subject area Journals Conference Books

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Unbiased, comprehensive journal coverage with titles from many reputable scholarly publishers

Source: May 2016 title list at https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content

Other60%

7%

5%4%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

11%

1%

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Scopus content has evolved over the last 14 years

1788content going back as far as 1788

1970cited references back to 1970 added

1996Cited reference going back to 1996

2004Commercial launch Scopus

201823,000+ active titles

1823 1970 1996 2004 2018

Cited references expansion back to 1970And backfill to Volume 1 / Issue 1

Cited references going back to 1996

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Scopus Data: The Gold Standard

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Benefits and advantages of Scopus coverage

• International visibility• Increased citations For individual researchers as well as for the journals 

• Opportunity for international collaboration Comparison with journals in similar tiers

• International contribution and impact

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2. Scopus Selection Criteria

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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 https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection or titlesuggestion@scopus.com

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How does Scopus choose serial content?

All titles should meet all minimum criteria in order to be considered for Scopus review

Eligible titles are reviewed by the Content Selection & Advisory Board according to a combination of 14 quantitative and qualitative selection criteria

Info: https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/how-scopus-works/content/content-policy-and-selectionQuestions: titlesuggestion@scopus.comTitle suggestion form: http://suggestor.step.scopus.com/suggestTitle/step1.cfm

Stage 1: 

Stage 2: 

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Stage 1: Technical criteria (Pre‐selection conditions)

Eligibility

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Journal Title is Very Important

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Stage 2:  Scopus journal selection criteria

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Stage 2:  Scopus journal selection criteria

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Stage 2:  Scopus journal selection criteria

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Encourage/facilitate citation activity• To increase good original/review articles with important regional data

• Invite highly cited professional(s) to be Guest Editor, with hot topics, to publish special issues

• Analysis of author publication & citation history to select/invite suitable EB members (active and highly cited authors preferred)

• To require as complete references as possible to attract attentions and discussions

• To encourage the use of MeSH terms (for HS titles) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/ (MeSH database)

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Ready for Scopus?

www.readyforscopus.com

1. Publishing minimum 2 years2. Unique title3. Peer review4. English Title and Keywords5. References in Roman Script6. Regular Publications7. Publishing Ethics8. ISSN number9. English website10. Author instruction11. Journal Aim and Scope12. Geographical diversity13. Citeness in Scopus14. Editor15. DOI16. Content quality (language, tables, figures, high academic quality, etc.)

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Keeping track of suggested titles

Scopus Title Suggestion Tracker

As a primary publisher and information aggregator, Elsevier understands the needs of Authors, Editors and Publishers and provides resources to support the community:

Review comments and FAQs from CSAB

Publication ethics resources

Publishing services

Editor sections on Elsevier.com

Research Trends and Editor Update 

Newsletters

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3.  Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)

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Coverage of high quality journals via selection by the independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)

The CSAB is an independent board of subject experts from all over the world.Titles are selected by the independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)

The CSAB is chosen for their expertise in specific subject areas; many have (journal) Editor experience

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Less than 50% are selected for Scopus coverageThe CSAB is selective and strict on quality: in total 5,411 titles reviewed (2011 –2015) of which 2,587 (48%) accepted for Scopus

±15,000 Suggestions 2011-2015(±3,000 Serials per year suggested) ±5,000 (33%)

Meet Scopus minimum criteria ±5,000

Reviewed by CSAB <50%

Accepted

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Once a title is selected, how does the content end up in Scopus?

Suppliers Elsevier’s Processes Scopus Data

Publishers own the content that is

displayed in Scopus

Translate the content into

Elsevier XML format

Elsevier adds additional

information, links cited references to

indexed documents, and

creates author and affiliation profiles

The Scopus data is made available

through Scopus.com,

SciVal.com, and the API

Publishers

Help: bd-scm@elsevier.com

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4. Re‐evaluation

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Ongoing content curation to ensure continuous high quality content

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

Re-evaluation by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB)

Content Curation

Curation of the full journal base is essential and expected by our customers and users.

Review:

Curate:

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Re‐evaluation metrics and benchmarks指標 該領域平均值 說明

自我引用率 ≥200% 該期刊的自我引用率為該領域同類期刊的兩倍以上.

總引用率（Citations） ≤50%

該期刊的引用次數為該領域同類期刊的一半或一半以下

CiteScore ≤50% 該期刊的CiteScore為該領域同類期刊CiteScore平均值的一半或一半以下

文章數量 ≤50% 該期刊的文章數量為該領域同類期刊的一半或一半以下

Scopus.com上的全文點擊

數量≤50% 該期刊的全文點擊數量為該領域同類期刊的一半或

一半以下

Scopus.com上的摘要使用

數量≤50% 該期刊的摘要使用數量為該領域同類期刊的一半或

一半以下

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Transparent, annual re‐evaluation process to ensure titles continue to meet high quality standards

Learn more on this topic via the Scopus blog: http://blog.scopus.com/posts/scopus-launches-annual-journal-re-evaluation-process-to-maintain-content-qualityor Elsevier.com: http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection#title_re-evaluation

Full Scopus Journal base

Year 1

Year 2

Analyze full Scopus journal corpus performance based on set metrics & benchmarks

Flag underperforming journals & inform journal publishers

If a journal underperforms for 2 consecutive years, CSAB will re-evaluate the title based on Scopus selection criteria

Continue forward flow Discontinue forward flow or

Analyze full Scopus journal corpus performance based on set metrics & benchmarks

Flag underperforming journals & inform journal publishers

Flagged journals for which concerns are raised, CSAB will re-evaluate the title based on Scopus selection criteria

CSAB review

CSAB decision

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Re-evaluation 2016 results broken down

303re-evaluation

titlesMetrics Publication concerns

108190

1454566

4261% 24%

5 Titles excluded from analysis: did not meet Scopus minimum criteria

WoS suppressed 18 titles in total in 2016, per http://ipscience-help.thomsonreuters.com/incitesLiveJCR/JCRGroup/titleSuppressions.html.

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Radar: Identify and filter out outlier journals

Outlier journals are journals indexed in Scopus which show outlier behavior and rapid, unexplainable changes in behavior.Journals showing that behavior are red flags as this may point to (the beginning of) malpractice.

Journals flagged by the Radar tool will be added to the Re-evaluation program and will be re-evaluated by the CSAB.

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Example of outlier behavior and changes in trendsSource: a biotech journal

Indian institutes

Chinese institutes

Rapid output surge

Unexplainable change in publishing country, its an Indian journal

Chinese authors publishing in a journal with title ‘An Indian Journal’

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Scopus discontinued sources list

Source: https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content

Journals flagged by the Radar tool will be added to the Re-evaluation program and will be re-evaluated by the CSAB.

To keep track of which titles have been discontinued from Scopus coverage due to underperformance, check Scopus Discontinued Sources list (300 titles):

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How Scopus can help your journal going global

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Benefits and advantages of Scopus coverage

• International visibility• Increased citations For individual researchers as well as for the journals 

• Opportunity for international collaboration Comparison with journals in similar tiers

• International contribution and impact

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Example

ESCI indexedNot included in JCR

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How Scopus can help you going global

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Journal publications were cited by top journals in the field!

Using analytical tools, you can find the hot topics, top affiliations, top researchers and top content for your journal!

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Important Scopus resources to stay up to date:Site URL/Email

Scopus Content & Preliminary Check

https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopushttps://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/how‐scopus‐works/content/content‐policy‐and‐selectionhttps://www.readyforscopus.com/

期刊收錄 Scopus中文網站 https://www.elsevier.com/zh‐tw/solutions/scopus

Title Suggestion & Evaluation Email: titlesuggestion@scopus.com

Source Collection Management Email: bd‐scm@elsevier.com

Helpdesk Email: ScopusSupport@elsevier.com

Thank you!