Guides: Conducting a Literature Review (PGBS): Scopus

Why use Scopus?

Pepperdine's subscription to the Scopus database provides the easiest method to trace citations in both directions - backwards and forwards. While Scopus doesn't provide full-text access to articles, it does assist in tracking and analyzing the output (writing) of researchers. The focus of this page is on providing brief video tutorials for using Scopus.

Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.

Scopus Search Video Tutorials

Searching for documents
This tutorial demonstrates how to create and run a search using the Scopus Document search form
Reviewing search results
This tutorial demonstrates features available on the Search Results page
Using Scopus article metrics
This tutorial demonstrates how Article Metrics are used in Scopus