Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board
The Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) is an international group of scientists, researchers and librarians who represent the major scientific disciplines. Year round, the board members are responsible for reviewing all titles that are suggested to Scopus.
The CSAB is comprised of 17 Subject Chairs, each representing a specific subject field. The Board works with the Scopus team to understand how Scopus is used, what content is relevant for users and what enhancements should be made.
The recommendations of the CSAB directly influence the overall direction of Scopus and the prioritization of new content requests to ensure that Scopus content stays international and relevant.
Scopus works with multiple local boards with the goal to further advance the overall standards and quality of journals published in non-English speaking countries. Currently, local boards are in place in China, Thailand, Russia and South Korea. Please see local board page for more details.
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Conflict of interest statement of the Scopus CSAB:
In making their decisions about approving journals for inclusion in Scopus, the members of the CSAB avoid conflicts of interest such as those that may derive from their own involvement with other journals or their work as consultants. In such cases, the CSAB member will ensure that they take no part in decisions about journals for which they might have a conflict of interest.
Members of the Scopus CSAB:
 | Professor & Chairman Jörg-Rüdiger Sack Carleton University Canada CSAB Chair – Computer Science |
 | Professor Henry Wai-chung Yeung National University of Singapore Singapore CSAB Chair – Social Sciences |
| Professor Julie J. Li City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR CSAB Chair – Business, Management & Accounting; Economics, Econometrics & Finance |
 | Ms. Karen Holland University of Salford United Kingdom CSAB Chair – Nursing; Health Professions; Education |
 | Professor Richard Whatmore University of St Andrews United Kingdom CSAB Chair – Arts & Humanities |
 | Professor Peter Miller Medical University of South Carolina United States of America CSAB Chair – Psychology, Dentistry, and Veterinary Sciences |
 | Professor Peter Stambrook University of Cincinnati United States of America CSAB Chair – Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience |
 | Professor Peter Brimblecombe City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR CSAB Chair – Environmental Science |
 | Associate Professor Jaya Raju University of Cape Town South Africa CSAB Chair - Library and Information Sciences; Multidisciplinary |
 | Dr. David Rew University Hospital of Southampton United Kingdom CSAB Chair – Medicine |
 | Professor Evan Bieske University of Melbourne Australia CSAB Chair – Physics & Astronomy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Material Sciences |
 | Professor Manolis Papadrakakis National Technical University Athens Greece CSAB Chair – Engineering |
 | Professor Dr. Donald Dingwell University of Munich Germany CSAB Chair – Earth & Planetary Science |
 | Professor Ashok Raina TATA Institute of Fundamental Research India CSAB Chair – Mathematics |
 | Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University United Kingdom CSAB Chair - Language, Linguistics, Communication and Media |
 | Professor David Nelken King’s College London United Kingdom CSAB Chair – Law, Crime, Criminology and Criminal Justice |
 | Professor Chris van Kessel University of California USA CSAB Chair - Agriculture and Biological Sciences |
It is with great shock and utter sadness that we are dealing with the passing of Wouter Gerritsma. Wouter has been part of the Scopus Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) since 2011 and has proven to be invaluable, both on academic and personal level. During his remarkable career in Library Sciences and as WoW!ter on social media, Scopus was fortunate to have him as a member of the board.