Scopus Author ID is a unique 11-digit identifier that is automatically assigned to an author who has published at least one article in a journal that is indexed in Scopus. It groups together all the publications written by that author on the Scopus author profile.
Creating a personal account with Scopus allows you to:
Step 1: Go to Scopus.
Note: If you have created a personal account in another Elsevier product, like Mendeley or ScienceDirect, you do not need to create a new account in Scopus. You may log in with your Elsevier credentials.
Step 2: Click Create account at the top right hand corner.
Step 3: Enter your email. It can be an institutional email (eg. xxx@nie.edu.sg) or a web-based email.
Step 4: Enter your name and choice of password, then click Register.
Step 5: Click Continue to Scopus.
Note: You do not need to create an account in Scopus to search the database, download pdfs, or export your results. However, if you wish to save search strategies, create alerts, save citations to folders, and manage your author profile, you will need to create a personal account.
You may have more than one Scopus Author ID. This is likely the result of:
Step 1: Perform an author search to retrieve your author profile.
Step 2: Select the relevant profiles and click Request to merge authors.
Note: Before merging the profiles, select individual profile and click Show documents to confirm that it is the correct profile.
Step 3: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the submission of request.
Step 4: After the request has been submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email from Scopus. Once Scopus has done the necessary checks, the profiles will be merged into a single author profile.
Detailed Instructions on how to merge multiple author IDs in Scopus
Step 1: Click on the name to view your author profile.
Step 2. Click Edit profile.
Step 3: To locate Scopus-indexed publications (articles, book chapters or books by title) missing from your profile, click Search for missing documents on Scopus.
Step 4: Input the title of the missing publication and click Search.
Step 5: Select the publication which belongs to the author and click Confirm Author. Repeat the process for other missing publications.
Step 6: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the submission request.
Step 7: After the request has been submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email from Scopus. Once Scopus has done the necessary checks, the missing publications will be added to your author profile.
Note: If the journal issue is indexed but your article in the issue is not indexed, you can email to scopusauthorfeedback@elsevier.com.
Detailed Instructions on how to add missing publications in Scopus
Step 1: Click on the name to view your author profile.
Step 2. Click Edit profile.
Step 3: Click x Remove from profile to delete any publications which have been wrongly attached to your profile. Click Review changes to proceed when you have completed the selection.
Step 4: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the submission request.
Step 5: After the request has been submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email from Scopus. Once Scopus has done the necessary checks, the wrongly attached publications will be removed from your author profile.
Detailed Instructions on how to remove wrongly attached publications in Scopus
We wish to thank Assistant Professor Edison Ang for allowing us to use his Scopus author profile as illustrations.