How to for Scopus Step by step instruction in using your own Registration number and
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Preparation • Unlike Dialog where you received a number and and you were ready to , in Scopus you have to first, to get your Name and choose your own and only then you can • You have received your Scopus Registration number (looks like this): 12345678x123
(case sensitive, x is lower case!)
and
(looks like this): 1234567
• You will use these only once – for registration – during registration Scopus will assign you a Name and you will choose your own ; you will use these to into Scopus
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Instructions as provided by Scopus your bulk-ids. To all you need to do is open your web browser and type in the URL http://www.scopus.com/scopus/personalization/bulkActivation.url and enter your registration ID and as provided in the email you received – DO NOT USE THE EXAMPLES BELOW
EXAMPLES ONLY!!!
Registration ID:
12345678x123
EXAMPLES ONLY!!!
:
1234567
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Instructions as provided by Scopus cont … After entering your registration ID and , click submit. You will now be asked to complete a brief profile in order to activate your profile. As part of your profile you will be prompted to select a personal . After submitting the profile you will be assigned a name valid for use on Scopus & ScienceDirect through your institution. Your name will be based on combination of your given name and your family name as it appears in your profile. Both the name and the are case sensitive. To access Scopus after your initial registration, go to the URL http://www.scopus.com . Enter your new name and in the fields at the top right of the Web Page. If you have any problems activating your ID please one of our global Help Desks, In the Americas: e-mail
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First step: http://www.scopus.com/scopus/personalization/bulkActivation.url
2nd step: Enter registration ID, , click continue Watch out: if copy/paste PW inadvertently do not copy a space with PW – PW won’t work Tefko Saracevic
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Third step: ignore left side; click on Now.
Repeat: IGNORE LEFT SIDE!
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Fourth step: fill out Registration; check on I have read …
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Fifth step: Up to you to provide additional information; I ignored it click Submit
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Sixth step: note your name - to be used in all future s, together with you have chosen
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Seventh step: fill in information, including you have chosen; click (Note: this time Scopus will automatically enter your Name, but not anymore)
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BINGO! You are in ready to start searching!
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To use search tips (THEY ARE GOOD!), help &
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To go to Scopus To access Scopus after your initial registration, go to the URL http://www.scopus.com . Enter your new name and in the fields at the top right of the Web Page
And you are in Scopus! Happy searching
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