Researcher Support

The Scopus Sources page allows you to browse a list of all journals, book series, trade publications, and conference proceedings available on Scopus or that are accessed from other external web sites using Scopus.

This guide will show you how to use Scopus to choose an appropriate journal. 

Working out the Scopus Quartile

Scopus uses Percentiles to rank journals, rather than Quartiles. However, it's quite simple to work our the quartile from the percentile by using the table below.

* Note that CiteScore is not a field-weighted metric, and you should only compare journals from the same subject category.

Search for a source

You can search for sources by subject area, title, publisher, or ISSN:

• Subject area returns a results list based upon search criteria. For more information about subject available subject areas, see What are the most used Subject Area categories and classifications in Scopus?
• Title returns a results list based upon titles only
• Publisher returns a list based upon only the publisher name
• ISSN returns a list based upon only International Standard Serial numbers

1. From the Scopus homepage, select 'Sources'.
2. From the search drop-down menu, select a source type.
3. Enter your search criteria. As you enter a search term (except ISSN), the field auto-populates with a matched term.
4. Select 'Find Sources'.

Filter list

1. Display only Open Access journals: Returns a list based upon only journals which are considered Open Access. See How are Open Access journals used in Scopus?
2. Show only titles in the top 10 percent: Filter which returns a source list containing only sources whose CiteScore falls within the top 10 percent of the selected subject area. If you select this option, the quartile check boxes are not available for use.
3. Quartile: Quartiles are bands of serial titles that have been grouped together because they occupy a similar position within their subject categories.

Download Scopus Source List

The Scopus Sources page provides a feature to download the entire Scopus source list as a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet.

Also, the Scopus source list provides the All Science Journal Classification Codes (ASJC) for each listed source.

Note: You must be logged into Scopus to download the Scopus Source list.

1. From the Scopus Sources page, select 'Download Scopus Source List'. The Scopus source list download options popup opens:
   • 'Download source titles and metrics' opens a window requesting you to save the entire Scopus source list plus their associated metrics as a Microsoft Excel file.
   • 'Download source titles only' opens a window requesting that you to save the entire Scopus source list as a Microsoft Excel file.
2. Navigate to the file folder or directory location to save the file.
3. Select 'Save'. Your list of sources are saved as an Excel spreadsheet.

You can sort listed sources according to the column features, such as listing source titles based on alphabetical order, or by using one of the other list indicators.