To register, simply click on the ‘Register’ button at the top of the Scopus page. Enter your e-mail address (it doesn't have to be that of your institution/university), create a password, and then enter your name. Once registered, you can log in by either using the ‘Sign In’ button or with your credentials.
To maximise your Scopus experience, register and log in to the platform. Once authenticated, you will have access to several useful features, such as:
Saving searches and creating alerts in Scopus are useful tools for researchers and students alike. Saving searches enables you to save specific criteria for future reference, saving time and ensuring consistency. Creating alerts keeps users informed of new publications that match the defined criteria by sending automatic notifications. These functionalities help manage and track relevant information efficiently.
How to save searches:
1st - Carry out the search: start your search by using the appropriate filters and fields to find the documents you want. Then click on ‘Search’ to obtain the results.
2nd - Select the results: after obtaining the results, select the papers you want to save, then tick the boxes next to the paper titles in the results list.
Note: If you want to save all the search results (in this case, the 295,584 documents), you can click directly on the ‘save search’ option.
3rd - Save the results that you want: once you have selected the results you want, click on the ‘more’ option and then on ‘save to list’.
4th - Input your name in the results list: give your search a name, in order that you can easily identify it in the future. You can also add a description if you wish, in order to provide context or additional details about the focus of the search.
5th - Accessing saved searches: your saved searches and lists can be accessed from your account, in the ‘saved searches’ and ‘saved lists’ section. From there, you can re-run the search at any time, which enables you to update the results with new publications that match the criteria that you set previously.
How to create alerts:
1st - Create a search alert: after carrying out a search - and if you wish, saving it – you can set up an alert to be notified when new relevant documents are added to the database. This option is usually available in the same place where you saved the search.
2nd - Create a document citation alert: after identifying a document of interest, you can set up a citation alert to be notified whenever that document is cited in Scopus.
3rd - Create an author citation alert: by setting up an author citation alert, you will receive an e-mail whenever a document by that author is cited in Scopus.
4th - Manage alerts: you can manage your alerts via the ‘Alerts’ section in your Scopus account. Here, you can edit, deactivate, or delete alerts as necessary, which enables you to activate automatic notifications whenever new results matching your criteria are found.
