The Scopus database accesses an extensive variety of scholarly journals and is a great place to set up alerts for subjects, authors, or documents (to track citations). While Scopus has great coverage we suggest you take the time to set up alerts in all 3 of the databases mentioned in this guide for the most comprehensive coverage of authors and subjects.
No database provides complete coverage!
Step 1a. In order to receive alert emails from Scopus, you must register for an account using your CSHL email address. To do this, go to the Scopus webpage and click "Sign in".
Step 1b. Click "Sign in via your institution".
Step 1c. Find Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the dropdown and then enter your CSHL email address. Scopus will then send you an email asking you to activate your account. Once you have done so, you can log in and proceed to the next step.
Step 2a. Once you are logged into Scopus using your CSHL email, click on the bell icon in the upper right corner of the page.
Step 2b. You will be brought to the Alerts page. To create a new alert, click the "Set new search alert" link.
Step 3a. In order to create your alert, you must first create the search for which you would like to receive alerts. In the example below, I created a search for "cold spring harbor laboratory" in the affiliation field of a publication. Once you have crafted your search, click "Search".
Step 3b. Once you have your search results, click the "Set search alert" on the left side of the screen.
Step 3c. A pop up will then appear for you to specify the name of the alert and how frequently you want to get alert emails. Once you have filled in this information, click "Set search alert".
