AMSTERDAM, May 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Feature Empowers Researchers and Librarians to Evaluate and Compare 
Journals Using Article and Citation Data

Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer
reviewed literature, today announced the launch of the Scopus Journal
Analyzer, a new feature available to all subscribers that enables users to
easily evaluate and compare journals using article and citation data. This
new feature empowers researchers and librarians by providing them with a
quick and transparent overview of the performance of individual journals.

Researchers around the globe are in continuous need of journal
comparisons while making important decision - simply whether or not to
publish in a particular journal, which journals to track for research
purposes, whether to review manuscripts or join editorial boards. The new
Scopus Journal Analyzer can greatly simplify this decision-making process,
leaving more time for researchers to be productive with their own research.

Dr. Juan Gorraiz from Wien University in Austria says about the Journal
Analyzer: "This new feature gives me a good overview of a selection of
journals at one time, and provides me with the insights I need before I move
on to the detailed analysis. I particularly like being able to calculate my
own indicators from my own analysis."

The Scopus Journal Analyzer enables users to select and compare up to 10
journals simultaneously using three distinct graphical representations of
their performance over time. The first displays the total number of citations
the selected journals receive over the course of each year. The second shows
the number of articles published by each journal over time. The third
provides the number of citations received in that year, regardless of the
publication date of the cited document, divided by the total number of
documents published in that year.

Updated every two months, the Scopus Journal Analyzer will provide
accurate, up-to-date journal overviews, allowing users to focus on the actual
analysis and make clear, well-informed decisions.

"We are delighted to bring a solution to market that will improve the
productivity of its users," says Niels Weertman, Director Product Management
Scopus. "We created this powerful tool with the help of multiple focus groups
and user tests, so we are confident it addresses their real needs.
Ultimately, the Scopus Journal Analyzer will assist researchers in comparing
journals on an equal basis and ensure that librarians are able to allocate
their budgets in the most efficient manner possible."

For further information on Scopus or the Scopus Journal Analyzer, please
visit: http://www.info.scopus.com/journalanalyzer

About Scopus

Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract 
and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources 
with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus is designed 
and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique
database contains abstracts and references from over 15,000 peer-reviewed
journals from 4,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary
coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information
about the articles covered, but also integrates Web and patent searches
directly from its clean and simple interface. Direct links to full-text
articles, library resources and other applications like reference management
software, make Scopus quicker, easier and more comprehensive to use than any
other literature research tool. For more information about Scopus please
visit http://www.info.scopus.com.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services. Working in partnership with the global
science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices
worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in
addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as
ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases and online reference works.

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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