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Creating Publication and Subject Alerts: Creating Alerts in Web of Science

Describes how to create author publication and subject alerts so that you can receive alerts by email when an author or subject is published.

Create Alerts for Web of Science

Step 1. You will need to register and sign in to your Clarivate (Web of Science) account in order to create alerts. To do this, navigate to the Web of Science homepage. If you already have an account, click "Sign in". If you don't, click register and go through the steps of creating and activating your account using your CSHL email account. 

Step 2a. Once you are logged in to your account, create the search for which you would like to receive alerts and click "Search". 

Step 2b. On the results page, click the "Create Alert" button on the right side. 

Step 2c. Create a name for the alert and click "Create". 

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