Prof. Dr. Ayoob Obaid Mohammed

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Criteria For Title Selection & Re-evaluation in Scopus

It is estimated that there are between 80,000 and 300,000 scientific serial publications in existence worldwide. In order to ensure that Scopus remains the most relevant resource for all research in the sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields, the CSAB continually reviews new titles for inclusion, using transparent selection criteria (see https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection). New title suggestions may come from librarians, publishers and journal editors and can be submitted using the Title Suggestion form on the Scopus info site: http://suggestor.step.scopus.com/suggestTitle.cfm. Scopus receives approximately 3,300 serial title suggestions on an annual basis. The number of suggested titles can vary significantly per subject area from only a few titles (e.g., in chemistry) to several hundred (e.g., in social sciences).

Criteria for title selection Titles should meet the following main eligibility criteria to be considered for review:

• Consist of peer-reviewed content

• Be published on a regular basis (have an ISSN number that has been registered with the International ISSN Centre)

• Be relevant and readable for an international audience (e.g., have references in Roman script and English language abstracts and titles)