Is research important to you?

Whether you do research or evaluate other people’s papers …YOU want to know about Scopus.

But what is SCOPUS?

*Largest database in the world for abstracts, citations, web sources.
*Over 18,000 peer-reviewed, indexed scientific journals—medical, technical,and social sciences.
*Many useful features. Among them:

• Citation Tracker – Counts in real time the number of times an article has been cited since 1996 to this very moment, and into the future.
• h-Index – A mathematical method of evaluating an author’s scientific impact and lifetime writing output.  Its “judgement” of overall performance can help an author get hired, promoted or tenured. (Read more here)
• Author Identifier – An assigned, unique number that finally eliminates confusions between JD Smith the cardiologist from JD Smith the nephrologist.
• Auto Alerts – Sends you daily, weekly or monthly information by e-mail from a chosen author, topic, article, or citations in articles that interest you.

To find out more information, choose one or all:

• Ask a Librarian for a Scopus demonstration right now: Call (305) 243-6648 or email reference@med.miami.edu
• Register for a training class at UM Calder Library: http://calder.med.miami.edu (go to “Classes Offered”)
• Go online directly to Scopus: http://calder.med.miami.edu (click “E-Databases”)