Indexing for books
We have partnered with SCOPUS to include our books in its index to increase their discoverability. This means more exposure and coverage for our books, which drive up their discovery, sales, readership and citation rate.
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How long does it take for a decision to be made/to see a book in an index?
Scopus:
A dedicated team will manually review all suggested books one time bi-annually.
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Upon publication, all books are automatically put forward for Scopus review. The review process takes approximately 1-2 months, at which stage they determine if the book is in scope or if they need further information to continue the evaluation.
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If a book is selected for inclusion, turnaround from title delivery to indexing is generally about 6 months. Please keep in mind that Scopus is a publisher-neutral organization i.e. it selects only a certain percentage of books from each publisher, in order to maintain publisher neutrality.
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More information on Scopus and their selection criteria can be found here: https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/how-scopus-works/content/content-policy-and-selection
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What are the criteria for getting a book indexed?
Scholarly books that represent fully-referenced, original research or literature reviews.
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Subject areas: Focus on Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities (A&H), but also Science, Technology & Medicine (STM)
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Book types: Monographs, edited volumes, major reference works, graduate level text books
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NOT in scope: Dissertations, undergraduate-level text books, atlases, yearbooks, biographies, popular science books, manuals, etc.
Scopus’ Book selection process is via a publisher-based approach (no individual book suggestions are considered). As the selection is evaluated on a per publisher basis, the Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) is not involved in the evaluation of this content type. A dedicated group of highly educated individuals are responsible for the publisher selection process.
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Books will only be considered for evaluation if they meet the following minimum criteria. SCOPUS will only cover the forward flow of books from the year of selection going forward and not index previously published editions of the book.
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All books must be available in digital format (PDF or xml for example)
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All metadata must be captured in ONIX or MARC.
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All metadata must contain BIC or BISAC subject area codes.
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Full text of the book content must be in the English language.
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The book types in scope are: Monographs, edited volumes, major reference works, and graduate level text books.
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Can we appeal if a book is rejected?
Scopus doesn't take appeal requests from the author or the publisher if a book is rejected.
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How do we find out which books have been indexed in SCOPUS?
To determine if a book is indexed in Scopus, you can check the Elsevier's Scopus website directly or through Scopus's source lists. Scopus maintains a list of titles, including books, that are included in the database. You can search for the book title or ISBN to verify its indexing status.
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