AMSTERDAM, October 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
7,500 book titles
indexed in Scopus; another 75,000 to be added over the next 3
years
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, today announced that
Scopus has indexed the first 7,500 book titles as part of its Book
Titles Expansion program. By 2015, an estimated 75,000 book titles
will be indexed. The inclusion of book titles adds to the more than
50 million records indexed by Scopus which are derived from 20,000
journals, 5.5 million conference proceedings and 390 trade
publications.
Each scholarly publication type - journals, conference
proceedings and books - may be cited and referenced and therefore
contributes to the evaluation of the impact of research. In
addition to increasing the breadth and depth of Scopus' reach in
scholarly content, the inclusion of book titles ensures that Scopus
more effectively meets both the discoverability and evaluation
needs of book-based disciplines in the social sciences and arts and
humanities.
"With its broad reach of academic content, Scopus has become one
of the most popular abstract and citation databases amongst
researchers and those who evaluate both researchers and the impact
of scientific output," said Cameron
Ross, Vice President of Product Management, Scopus &
Engineering Village at Elsevier. "The addition of book titles in
Scopus not only makes this content more discoverable while
strengthening certain subject fields, it also further enhances the
Author Profiles and h-index of researchers working in
subject areas where books are important."
Dr. Henk Moed, Senior Scientific
Advisor for Elsevier said, "Especially in social sciences and
humanities, as well as in applied sciences and engineering,
monographs, multi-authored books, and reference works are important
publication types for scholarly communication. Inclusion of book
titles in Scopus will increase the subject coverage of these
domains of scholarship, and the visibility of their connections
with other scientific disciplines."
All titles in the Scopus Book Titles Expansion Program are
included - at no additional fee - under the standard Scopus
license.
About Scopus
Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of
peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze
and visualize scholarly research. Its vast database contains
abstracts and references from 21,000 titles from more than 5,000
publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary coverage in
the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and
Arts & Humanities. Scopus was designed and developed with input
from researchers and librarians internationally; and features
direct links to subscribed full-text articles, other library
resources and interoperability with applications such as reference
management software.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical
and medical information products and services. The company works in
partnership with the global science and health communities to
publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and
Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online
solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, Reaxys,
ClinicalKey and Mosby's Suite, which enhance the productivity of
science and health professionals, helping research and health care
institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.
A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people
worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world
leading provider of professional information solutions. The group
employs more than 30,000 people, including more than 15,000 in
North America. Reed Elsevier Group
PLC is owned equally by two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and
Reed Elsevier NV. Their shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using
the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New
York: RUK and ENL.
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Elsevier
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