How Can an Author Request Scopus or SCI to Index Their Paper?

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How to Request Scopus or SCI to Index a Paper

How Can We Ask Scopus or SCI to Make Our Paper Indexed?

Many authors believe that they can directly request Scopus or SCI (Web of Science) to index their individual research paper. In reality, authors cannot directly submit their paper to Scopus or SCI for indexing. These databases do not index individual papers based on author requests. Instead, they index journals after evaluating the journal’s overall quality and publishing standards.

Scopus and SCI follow a journal-based indexing system. First, a journal must be approved and accepted into the Scopus or Web of Science database. Once a journal is indexed, the papers published in that journal are automatically included according to the database coverage policy. Therefore, the primary requirement for an author is to publish their paper in a journal that is already indexed in Scopus or SCI.

If a paper is published in a journal that is not indexed, the author cannot directly ask Scopus or SCI to index only that paper. Instead, the journal publisher or editor must apply for journal indexing. This process involves evaluation of peer review practices, editorial board, publication ethics, consistency, and citation impact. The decision is made for the journal as a whole, not for individual articles.

If a journal becomes indexed after a paper is published, the author may or may not see their paper indexed. Indexing is not always retroactive. It depends on the agreement between the journal and the database and the year of coverage approved by Scopus or SCI.

In case a journal is already indexed but a specific paper is not showing in Scopus or SCI, the author can take certain steps. First, the author should confirm the journal’s indexing status for the year of publication. Then, the author can contact the journal editor or publisher to ensure that article metadata has been properly submitted to the database. Sometimes indexing delays occur due to technical or metadata errors.

Authors should be cautious of agencies or publishers who promise guaranteed Scopus or SCI indexing for a fee. Scopus and Web of Science do not accept payments for indexing papers. Any claim of guaranteed indexing without proper journal approval is misleading and unethical.

In conclusion, authors cannot directly request Scopus or SCI to index their paper. The only legitimate way to have a paper indexed is to publish it in a journal that is officially indexed in Scopus or SCI for that publication year. If a paper is missing, the correct approach is to coordinate with the journal publisher, not with Scopus or SCI directly.


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