Scopus
Scopus is an abstract and citation database for finding research, identifying experts, and analyzing scholarly output.
What Scopus is
Scopus is an abstract and citation database for finding research, identifying experts, and analyzing scholarly output. Its listed coverage includes academic journals, preprints, books, and conference proceedings, with more than 100 million records. Search tools help users discover sources, identify research trends, and locate potential collaborators. Author Profiles show research output, impact, and collaborators, with the latest insights added automatically. Users can analyze, compare, and export output at individual and institutional levels. Metrics include CiteScore, SNIP, SJR, PlumX, and h-index, covering journals, articles, authors, and institutions. Scopus with AI offers referenced topic summaries, follow-up conversation, concept maps, emerging themes, foundational documents, and Deep Research reports. Those summaries use Scopus metadata, abstracts, and author profiles, with coverage starting at 2003. Content is curated by an independent international Content Selection and Advisory Board. Scopus Preview is free, while full access is sold through organization subscriptions. API access is for subscribing academic institutions, and Elsevier says API use is subject to use-case policies.
Good
- Coverage includes journals, preprints, books, and proceedings.
- Author Profiles display output, impact, and collaborators.
- Metrics cover journals, articles, authors, and institutions.
- Scopus with AI provides referenced summaries and reports.
- A free Scopus Preview is available.
Watch out
- Full access is sold through organization subscriptions.
- API access is for subscribing academic institutions.
- AI summary coverage starts at 2003.
Who it suits
Scopus suits researchers, educators, students, librarians, and administrators in higher education. Its organization-level tools and metrics can also serve institutions analyzing research output.
Verdict
Scopus combines literature discovery, citation data, author profiles, and research metrics, with additional AI summaries and reports. Scopus Preview offers free access, but full access is organization-subscription based.
Plans and prices
From Scopus's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Scopus Preview | Free | Free preview access; full Scopus access is sold by organization subscription |
| Scopus organization subscription | Priced on request | Available for organization subscription access only; contact Elsevier for subscription options |
The facts
Each one read from Scopus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI content scope
- Scopus with AI summaries use Scopus metadata, abstracts, and author profiles, and summary coverage starts at 2003.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI privacy
- Elsevier says Scopus with AI adheres to GDPR and that queries passed to ChatGPT hosted on Microsoft Azure will not be stored or used to train or improve ChatGPT.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Scopus lets users analyze, compare, and export research output at individual or institutional levels.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API access
- Scopus APIs provide metadata, abstracts, and citation data to Scopus-subscribing academic institutions, including for research portals and institutional systems such as Pure and Digital Commons.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API policy
- Elsevier ties API use to specific use cases and policies, and says other uses may require approval.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Elsevier describes Scopus as serving researchers, educators, students, librarians, and administrators in higher education.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Author profiles
- Scopus Author Profiles show research output, impact, and collaborators, and are automatically populated with the latest insights.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Content coverage
- Scopus includes academic journals, preprints, books, and conference proceedings, with more than 100 million records listed on its product page.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Content review
- Scopus content is curated by an independent international Content Selection and Advisory Board.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- Scopus offers journal, article, author, and institutional metrics, including CiteScore, SNIP, SJR, PlumX, and h-index.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Scopus is an abstract and citation database for finding relevant research, identifying experts, and gaining insights with metrics and analytical tools.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Research search
- Scopus search tools help users discover sources, identify research trends, and find potential collaborators.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scopus with AI
- Scopus with AI provides referenced topic summaries, expanded summaries, conversational follow-up, foundational documents, concept maps, emerging themes, and Deep Research reports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product page links to a Scopus Support Center and the Author Profile Wizard for author-profile corrections.checked 8 Oct 2026