| Indonesian Journal Editors Workshop Presented by: Derrick Duncombe Customer Outreach Manager (APAC) & Lead for CSAB May 2015 1 | Goal: How to get your journal indexed in Scopus 2 | What does inclusion in Scopus mean for a journal? A journal that is suggested to Scopus and gets accepted for inclusion by the CSAB Subject Chairs and indexed into its database will get: • international visibility • increased citations for individual researchers as well as the journal • increases the opportunity for collaboration with other researchers from around the world The journal will also be contributing to the wider scholarly community in the specialist subject field. 3 3 | Agenda 1) Quick overview: Scopus & CSAB 2) Scopus Journal selection criteria & Evaluation process 3) Scopus as an editor workflow tool 4 | 1) Quick Overview: - Scopus & CSAB 5 | Designed to support literature research process 1) What’s the best journal for my research? 5) Who else is working on this in my country or elsewhere in the world? 4) What’s the trend – is this a growing or declining field? 2) What related interdisciplinary, global research is being produced? 3) Who is citing my work? Where is my work being cited? 6 | What content does Scopus include? 55.0M records from 21,671 serial titles and 50,114 books 21.3M pre 1996 records | 33.7M post 1995 records • • • • • Content from > 5,000 publishers “Articles in Press” from > 3,750 titles Titles from 105 different countries in all geographical regions 40 “local” languages covered More than 2,800 Gold Open Access journals indexed Scopus is ideal compared to other products because it has the broadest coverage of global, curated, relevant research, with smart, simple tools to help track, analyze and visualize research. 7 | Scopus covers different source types for a reason JOURNALS • Timely • Peer-reviewed (formal research) All subject fields, but typical fields with high ratio of journal publication: chemical, biological, health sciences etc. CONFERENCES BOOKS • Preliminary research (can be a bit less formal) • Newer ideas • Thorough analysis of a specific topic Mainly of importance in Computer Science and Engineering-related subject fields Mainly of importance in Social Sciences and the Arts & Humanities Different source types are added to ensure that coverage, discoverability, profiles and impact measurement for research in all subject fields is accounted for in Scopus. 8 | What content does Scopus include? Physical Sciences 7,410 Health Sciences 6,740 Social Sciences 7,684 Life Sciences 4,436 JOURNALS CONFERENCES BOOKS PATENTS 20,874 peer-reviewed journals 367 trade journals 77K events 6.4M records (12%) 421 book series - 28K Volumes - 925K items 24M patents from 5 major patent offices - Full metadata, abstracts and cited references (references for post-1996 only) - >2,800 fully Open Access titles - Going back to 1823 - Funding data from acknowledgements Conf. expansion: 1,000 conferences 6,000 conf. events 400k conf. papers 5M citations Source: Scopus title list (May 2014) Mainly Engineering and Physical Sciences 50,114 books - 462K items Books expansion: 75K books by 2015 - Focus on Social Sciences and A&H 9 | Scopus article growth over years 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 2004 2005 2006 Physical Sciences Source: Scopus data 13 May 2014 2007 2008 Health Sciences 2009 2010 Life Sciences 2011 2012 Social Sciences 2013 10 | Ratio of journals per Publisher in Scopus 10% 8% 5% 5% 2% 1% Other 60% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Source: Scopus title list (May 2014) 1% 1% 1% 11 | Comparison with nearest peer ~21K titles ~12K titles Scopus 21,671 >5,000 publishers Web of Science 12,491 Updated daily 3,300 publishers Updated weekly Scopus 7,410 (+78%) Scopus 6,740 (+97%) Scopus 4,436 (+50%) Scopus 7,684 (+90%) WoS 4,188 WoS 3,415 WoS 2,954 WoS 4,016 Physical Sciences Health Sciences Life Sciences Social Sciences Source: Web of Science Real Facts, Web of Science title list and Scopus’ own data (April 2014) 12 | Arts & Humanities Coverage Did you know? • Scopus’ Arts & Humanities coverage has grown from 2,000 titles in 2008 to more than 4,200 titles – and includes more than 1 million articles. • The Scopus Books Expansion Project has added 75,000 books including a large proportion in the Arts & Humanities. And another 45,000 titles will be added by December 2015. 13 | Broader coverage = higher citations 14 | 15 Leading research institutes use Scopus Name of Institute Country Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University University of Cambridge University College London Imperial College London University of Oxford US US UK UK UK UK Stanford University Yale University University of Chicago US US US California Institute of Technology Princeton University ETH Zurich University of Pennsylvania Columbia University Cornell University Johns Hopkins University University of Edinburgh University of Toronto Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne King’s College London US US Switzerland US US US US UK Canada Switzerland UK 12% Scopus Non-Scopus 88% | Elsevier chosen to provide Scopus data and SciVal analytics for the 2015 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings • On 19 November 2014, we announced an agreement with Times Higher Education (THE) to provide the data and analytics to support THE’s flagship rankings, including the World University Rankings, 100 Under 50, Asia University and BRICS & Emerging Economies rankings. 16 | 17 Leading organizations rely on Scopus – More than 150 research organizations use Scopus data Russian Foundation of Basic Research UK REF UK BIS Queen’s University Belfast Kiel University Ural Federal University STINT Michigan Corporate Relations Network Danish BFI MD Anderson Germany IFQ OECD Keio University FCT Portugal Italy ANVUR Gazi University ReachNC CAPES Brazil Nigerian Government ISTIC Peking IISER University ECSACThailand ECSAC-Korea Nanyang Technological University ERA 2015 | Scopus is… • • • • The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, featuring smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. The most comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and Arts & Humanities. A tool that is easy to use and fast to learn. Is rapidly growing in popularity. Since its creation in 2004, more than 2,300 institutes have subscribed, including 88% of the top 25 academic research institutions and leading corporate R&D centers. o o • 67% of the League of European Universities use Scopus 50% of Ivy League Is evolving to interoperate with more world-class tools in citation management, reference management – and collaboration 18 | 2) Scopus Journal Selection Criteria & Evaluation Process 19 | Broad coverage does not mean poor standards • • 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 Focus on quality through content selection by the independent CSAB, because: • • • • Provide accurate and relevant search results for users No dilution of search results by irrelevant or low quality content Support that Scopus is recognized as authoritative Support confidence that Scopus “reflects the truth” 20 | 21 21 | Transparent title evaluation process by an independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) Publisher or Editor Review titles and make decision Suggest title Check Min. criteria “Enrich” titles CSAB External reviewer Continuous review process using an online Scopus Title Evaluation Platform (STEP) Online suggestion form: http://suggestor.step.scopus.com/index.cfm 22 | 23 Scopus journal selection criteria Stage 1: Pre-selection / technical criteria Stage 2: Scopus journal selection criteria Journal policy Minimum criteria • • • • • Peer-review English abstracts Quality of content Regular publication References in Roman script Publication ethics statement Journal standing Regularity Online availability • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Convincing editorial concept/policy Level of peer-review Diversity in geographic distribution of editors Diversity in geographic distribution of authors Academic contribution to the field Clarity of abstracts Quality and conformity with stated aims & scope Readability of articles Citedness of journal articles in Scopus Editor standing No delay in publication schedule Content available online English-language journal home page Quality of home page | Stage 1: Minimum Criteria to Qualify for Submission • 2 years minimum • Peer-reviewed content • Published on a regular basis (have a ISSN number registered with the International ISSN Centre) • Relevant and readable for an international audience (for example have references in Roman script and English language abstracts and titles) • Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement 24 | Stage 2: Key Areas of Evaluation • • • • • Journal Policy Quality of Content Journal Standing Regularity Online Availability 25 | 26 Transparent Scopus selection criteria for serial content Stage 1: All titles should meet all minimum criteria in order to be considered for Scopus review: Peer-review English abstracts Regular publication Roman script references Pub. ethics statement Stage 2: Eligible titles are reviewed by the Content Selection & Advisory Board according to a combination of 14 quantitative and qualitative selection criteria: Journal Policy Quality of Content Journal Standing Regularity • Convincing editorial concept/policy • Type of peer-review • Academic • Citedness of journal • No delay in contribution to the articles in Scopus publication schedule field • Editor standing • Diversity geographic • Clarity of abstracts distribution of editors • Quality and • Diversity geographic conformity with stated distribution of authors aims & scope • Readability of articles Continuous review process using an online Scopus Title Evaluation Platform (STEP) Info: http://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/scopus/content-overview Questions: [email protected] Online Availability • Content available online • English-language journal home page • Quality of home page | Publication Ethics • Scopus requires that every journal which accrues to the system must publish a clear and consistent statement of Publication Ethics and Policies in respect of Malpractice, and that each publisher will be held to account for the performance and compliance with this policy. • Important issues include: Plagiarism - Originality - Fraud - Conflict of Interest - 27 | Types of ethics complaints Fabrication of data or cases Wilful falsification of data Plagiarism • • • • • • • No ethics approval Not admitting missing data Ignoring outliers No data on side effects Gift authorship Redundant publication Inadequate literature search FFP = Falsification, Fabrication, Plagiarism QRP= Questionable Research Practice serious FFP QRP 28 | Plagiarism • Literal copying without acknowledgement or permission • Substantial copying • Paraphrasing ideas without acknowledgement • Reproducing portions of an author’s own work 29 | What is the community doing? 30 | Publication Ethics Statement • Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement required • No specific wording suggested • Useful resources: http://www.elsevier.com/editors/perk/what-is-elseviers-position-onpublishing-ethics http://publicationethics.org/ http://www.icmje.org/ www.ethics.elsevier.com 31 | Q&A 32 | FAQ • http://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/234332/SC _FAQ-content-selection-process-22092014.pdf • http://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/234333/SC _FAQ-Role-of-an-Editor-22092014.pdf 33 | Suggesting a title into Scopus 34 | Suggesting a title into Scopus http://suggestor.step.scopus.com/index.cfm 35 | Technical criteria (Pre-selection conditions) 36 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 37 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 38 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 39 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 40 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 41 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 42 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 43 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 44 | Completing the Title Suggestion form 45 | Title submission queries • All queries regarding Scopus or title submission should be emailed directly to one central place: [email protected] 46 | (II) Scopus as an Editor Workflow tool May 2015 47 | Scopus is designed to accelerate the literature research process 1) What’s the best journal for my research? 5) Who else is working on this in my country or elsewhere in the world? 20,500 journals 5,000 publishers 360 book series 2) Related interdisciplinary, global, research? Global coverage All disciplines 4) What’s the trend - is this a growing or declining field? 3) Who is citing my work? 69% agree that Scopus saves them time in the research process 48 | How can Scopus assist the editor? • Find authors and potential board members • Find reviewers and expand reviewer database • Identify leading researchers and invite them for paper submission • Identify new research areas & check what’s the hottest topic (trends) • Review performance of journals • Individual journal performance • Benchmark Indonesian journals against international journals 49 | Author Search 50 | Author Results Click to show Author Details 51 | Author Details Different name formats No. of papers published / Total Citations Ne w New See his h-Index Analyze author output No. of Co-authors Most recent documents 52 | 53 1245 documents written after 1995 No. of Article A scientist has index 146 if 146 of his 1245 papers after 1995 have at least 146 citations each and the other papers have no more than 146 citations each. h Index = 146 No. of Citation | Affiliation Search 54 | Affiliation Results Click to show Affiliation Details 55 | Affiliation Details Research Information Subject areas graph & table 56 | Affiliation Evaluation Year – No. of papers published per year Top Authors who publish the most papers Top Subject Areas/Faculties 57 | Example Authors & Potential Board Members 59 | 60 | 61 | How can Scopus assist the editor? • Find authors and potential board members • Find reviewers and expand reviewer database • Identify leading researchers and invite them for paper submission • Identify new research areas & check what’s the hottest topic (trends) • Review performance of journals • Individual journal performance • Benchmark Indonesian journals against international journals 62 | Entering your research topic 63 | 64 Research Trend & Experts by Analyze Results Analyzing for : - Research trend by year - Famous journals Experts by person , affiliation and country Example | Sort papers from highest cited to lowest cited from 1970 onwards 66 | How can Scopus assist the editor? • Find authors and potential board members • Find reviewers and expand reviewer database • Identify leading researchers and invite them for paper submission • Identify new research areas & check what’s the hottest topic (trends) • Review performance of journals • Individual journal performance • Benchmark Indonesian journals against international journals 67 | 68 Browsing & Searching Sources | 3 1 2 4 1 Journal Information 3 Follow this source 2 Journal Metrics (SJR & SNIP) 4 Documents List by Publication Years 69 | Compare Journals in Scopus 70 | Scopus Compare Journals Journal performance for up to 10 journals in a specific field 71 | 72 72 | Q&A 73 | Thank you www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence 74 | www.elsevier.com/scopus www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence 75
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