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Instructions to check whether you have multiple records associated with your profile:

Scopus Author Id Look-Up Directions:

1. Open Scopus

2. Select “Authors” from the tabs beneath the “Start Exploring” heading. 

3. Search for your name or variations of names you have used in the past (ie: maiden name). 

4. Check the boxes for any records that are yours. 

5. Then select “Show Documents”. 

6. At the top of the results page will be the author id or id numbers for you.

7. Note - If you have multiple IDs, you will want to have them merged into one record.

The “Request to Merge” records in Scopus is not working at this time.  Please follow the directions below to request Scopus merge your records.

If you have multiple records associated with your profile, below are instructions on how to merge your accounts:

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Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature – scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine social sciences and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. From researchers pursuing scientific breakthroughs to academic institutions and government agencies evaluating research, Scopus is the abstract and indexing database of choice. Worldwide, Scopus is used by more than 3,000 academic, government and corporate institutions and is the main data source that supports the Research Intelligence portfolio.

How To:	Registration Go to https://www.scopus.com/ and create account with your institutional email address Once successfully registered with you email address to Scopus, the user must have the email domain of the institution or connected to the network of the institution to activate the remote access. Remote Access After registration/creating an account, you may proceed with these steps: Go to http://www.sciencedirect.com Click sign in Image Added 3. Click on "Sign in via your institution"  Image Added 4. Enter the name of your institution and select it on the list. Click continue Image Added 5. Enter your institutional email address then click "Continue"  Image Added 6. You will then be given a confirmation message. After, open your email and click on the link.  Image Added 7. Once done, you should be able to access your institution's subscriptions remotely.
Resources	Scopus Author ID look-up Directions: View file name Scopus Author Id Look-Up Directions.docx How to merge accounts: View file name How to merge accounts.docx
Important Contacts	Chat with Scopus help for further assistance: https://service.elsevier.com/app/

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Under the “request changes” section, you will see a note that states, “I want to request changes to an author/affiliation profile or Scopus content”

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Click on the “Email” link under “Contact us”

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This will bring you to a form to complete, where you will:

1. state your role “Administrator/Librarian, Author, Editor, Publisher, User”

2. List the subject (you can state “merging duplicate accounts”, for example)

3. Under “your question” you can state here that you need to merge duplicate accounts listed under your profile. Please make sure to the AU-ID numbers for each account that needs to be merged.

4. You will also need to include your contact details.

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The Scopus support team will follow up to merge your accounts.

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