How are Alerts used in Scopus?

Set new search alert

1. From the Search Alerts frame, click ‘Set new search alert’. The Scopus Document search page opens.
2. From the Document search page, perform a new search. The Document search results page opens
3. From the search results page, click ‘Set alert’. The Set Alert pop-up opens.

View New results

From the Search Alerts frame, click ‘Check for new results…’. The Document search results page opens with a set of new results based upon the date that the alert was created.

Edit

From the Search Alerts frame, click Edit. The Edit a Search Alert page opens.

You can edit the name, email address(es), frequency, format, and status of a Search alert directly on the Edit Search Alert page.

To edit the search terms

1. Click the Edit icon beside your search.
2. The original search appears on the search form where you created it.
3. Edit the search.
4. Click ‘Test Search’ to check the results of your new search without updating the alert.
5. In the Test Search results, click ‘Update Search’ to save the alert with the edited search, or click ‘Back’ to continue editing.

Delete

1. From the Search Alerts frame, click ‘Delete’. An information message confirming the removal of the search alert.
2. Click ‘OK’. The search alert is removed from the Alerts page.

Change Status

From the Search Alerts frame, click ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’ to determine the search alert's status.

Note: If the email address used for the alert is invalid, then status of the alert will be set as inactive. You must update the email address to a valid and working address in order to have the alert status changed to active.

Set new author citation alert

1. From the Author Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Set new author citation alert’. The Scopus Author search page opens.
2. From the Author search page, perform a new search. The Author search results page opens.
3. From the search results page, click an author's name. The author details page opens.
4. From the author details page, click ‘Get citation alerts’. The Set Alert Author Citation Alert pop-up opens.

View New results

From the Author Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Check for new results’. The Author search results page opens with a set of new results based upon the date that the alert was created.

Edit

From the Author Citation Alerts frame, click Edit. The Edit an Author Citation Alert page opens.

You can edit the name, email address(es), frequency, format, and status of an Author Citation alert, but you cannot change the author for the alert.

Delete

1. From the Author Citation Alerts frame, click Delete. An information message confirming the removal of the search alert.
2. Click ‘OK’. The search alert is removed from the Alerts page.

Change Status

From the Author Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’ to determine the search alert's status.

Note: If the email address used for the alert is invalid, then status of the alert will be set as inactive. You must update the email address to a valid and working address in order to have the alert's status changed to active.

Set new author citation alert

1. From the Document Citation Alerts frame, click Set new author citation alert. The Scopus Author search page opens.
2. From the Document search page, perform a new search. The Document search results page opens.
3. From the search results page, click an document's name. The Document details page opens.
4. From the Document details page, click Set citation alerts. The Set Document Citation Alert pop-up opens.

View New results

From the Document Citation Alerts frame, click 'New results'. The Document search results page opens with a set of new results based upon the date that the alert was created.

Edit

From the Document Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Edit’. The Edit Document Citation Alert page opens.

You can edit the name, email address(es), frequency, format, or status of a Document citation alert, but not the search terms.

Delete

1. From the Document Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Delete’. An information message confirming the removal of the search alert.
2. Click ‘OK’. The search alert is removed from the Alerts page.

Change Status

From the Document Citation Alerts frame, click ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’ to determine the search alert's status.

Note: If the email address used for the alert is invalid, then status of the alert will be set as inactive. You must update the email address to a valid and working address in order to have the alert's status changed to active.