Scopus

Scopus
Producer	Elsevier (Netherlands)
History	10 November 2004
Languages	40 languages
Access
Providers	Elsevier
Cost	Subscription
Coverage
Disciplines	Life sciences; Social sciences; Physical sciences; Health sciences;
Record depth	41,462 indexed titles (2021)
Format coverage	csv, BibText, ASCII, RIS
Temporal coverage	1788–present
Geospatial coverage	Worldwide
No. of records	82.4 million
Update frequency	daily
Links
Website	www.scopus.com
Title list(s)	scopus.com/sources

Scopus is a scientific abstract and citation database, launched by the academic publisher Elsevier as a competitor to older Web of Science in 2004.^[1] 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.

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.^[2]

Scopus also allows patent searches from a dedicated patent database, Lexis-Nexis, albeit with limited functionality.^[3] At present, Scopus indexes the following patent databases: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); European Patent Office (EPO); Japan Patent Office (JPO): World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); UK Intellectual Property Office.^[4]^[5]

^ Goodman, David; Deis, Louise (1 January 2005). "Web of Science (2004 version) and Scopus". The Charleston Advisor. 6 (3): 5–21. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ [1] Archived 2 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine; [2] Archived 19 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ Kulkarni, A. V.; Aziz, B.; Shams, I.; Busse, J. W. (2009). "Comparisons of Citations in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for Articles Published in General Medical Journals". JAMA. 302 (10): 1092–6. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1307. PMID 19738094.
^ "Scopus Content Coverage Guide" (PDF). Elsevier. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
^ "Patents and Trademarks | Library databases that contain Patents". University of South Florida. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

[1] Goodman, David; Deis, Louise (1 January 2005). "Web of Science (2004 version) and Scopus". The Charleston Advisor. 6 (3): 5–21. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[2] [1] Archived 2 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine; [2] Archived 19 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Kulkarni, A. V.; Aziz, B.; Shams, I.; Busse, J. W. (2009). "Comparisons of Citations in Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for Articles Published in General Medical Journals". JAMA. 302 (10): 1092–6. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1307. PMID 19738094.

[4] "Scopus Content Coverage Guide" (PDF). Elsevier. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

[5] "Patents and Trademarks | Library databases that contain Patents". University of South Florida. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

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