Scopus

Also known as SciVerse Scopus, scopus.com, Scopus (Amsterdam)

Scopus is a scientific abstract and citation database, launched by the academic publisher Elsevier as a competitor to older Web of Science in 2004. The ensuing competition between the two databases has been characterized as "intense" and is considered to significantly benefit their users in terms of continuous improvement in coverage, search/analysis capabilities, but not in price. Free database The Lens completes the triad of main universal academic research databases.

Key facts

Bibliographic database.title: Scopus
Bibliographic database.image: Scopus logo.svg
Bibliographic database.producer: Elsevier
Bibliographic database.country: Netherlands
Bibliographic database.history: 2004-present
Bibliographic database.languages: 40
Bibliographic database.providers: Elsevier
Bibliographic database.cost: Subscription
Bibliographic database.disciplines: Life sciences, Social sciences, Physical sciences, Health sciences
Bibliographic database.depth: Index, abstract and citation indexing
Bibliographic database.formats: Articles, articles-in-press, books, chapters, conference papers, data papers, editorials, errata, letters, notes, patents, preprints, retracted articles, reviews, short surveys

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Article

8 sections

Contents

Overview
Content selection and advisory board
Derived citation metrics
CiteScore
SCImago Journal Rank
See also
References
External links

Journals in Scopus are reviewed for sufficient quality each year according to four numerical measures: h-Index, CiteScore, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) and SNIP (source normalized impact per paper). For this reason, the journals listed in Scopus are considered to meet the requirement for peer review quality established by several research grant agencies for their grant recipients and by degree-accreditation boards in a number of countries.