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Scopus AI is an intuitive and intelligent search tool powered by generative AI (GenAI) that delivers insights with unprecedented speed and clarity. Built in close collaboration with the academic community, it provides a window into humanity's accumulated knowledge by surfacing insights from the metadata and abstracts in Scopus, Elsevier’s source-neutral and curated abstract and citation database.

Scopus AI uses natural language processing. That means you don’t have to worry about matching specific keywords or Boolean operators; instead you can just type in your question, statement or hypothetical using everyday language. Scopus AI then locates relevant documents published since 2013 and synthesizes the content of their abstracts to create an instant, easy-to-follow and (importantly) referenced Summary of the information you are seeking. For deeper insights, unique options such as the Expanded summary, Concept map, Foundational papers menu and Topic experts button enable you to continue exploring and learning.

As we embed GenAI features in Scopus and other products, we do so in line with Elsevier’s Responsible AI Principles and Privacy Principles. (opens in new tab/window)Scopus AI has been developed and tested in close collaboration with the academic community, to ensure it meets key needs and concerns.

For Scopus AI, we are using OpenAI’s large language model (LLM) ChatGPT hosted on Microsoft Azure and have an agreement in place that information passed to this service will not be stored or used for training purposes. Our use of OpenAI’s LLM is private, meaning there is no data exchange or use of our data to train OpenAI’s public model.

Scopus AI minimizes hallucinations by using only high-quality, curated Scopus content identified by our vector search. This grounds Scopus AI when generating responses. Unlike many other natural language processing tools out there, Scopus AI shows its workings with clear references to the journals and documents it uses to generate a response. In addition, Scopus AI adheres to GDPR to guarantee user privacy. We don't store personal user information or chat history on our systems, unless done so in a compliant way that improves the product (like analytics or personalization). We also don’t share it.

You can also rest easy knowing that the journals that Scopus AI draws on are peer-reviewed and have been rigorously vetted and selected for inclusion in Scopus by independent experts on the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board.

When Scopus AI generates a response to your query, it draws on the metadata and abstracts of the following content types — with the exception of Conference Review, Erratum and Retracted items — published since 2013:

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  Article

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  Book

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  Book chapter

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  Review

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  Short survey

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  Data paper

We chose 2013 as the start year to ensure that the response you receive is based on recent content. For the list of Foundational papers provided by the tool, Scopus AI mines the entire Scopus corpus to provide you with a comprehensive list of influential articles on your chosen topic.

A note about generative AI

While Scopus AI strives to ground its summaries and generative AI features in trusted Scopus content, there may be occasional discrepancies. It is possible for Scopus AI to generate results that could be seen as incorrect, misleading, biased, or even offensive. Scopus AI is not meant to provide legal, financial, or medical advice. Users should not solely rely on Scopus AI outputs without conducting independent research. If you want to utilize Scopus AI generated content in your work, please consult your institutional or workplace guidelines. Do not enter personal, confidential, or sensitive information into Scopus AI.