Is Web of Science better than Scopus?

When comparing the use of Web of Science and Scopus in academic papers, there is no definite answer regarding which database is better. Most users agree that these platforms complement each other. Web of Science, on the other hand, provides the most in-depth citation by source.

Is SCIE and web Science the same?

Web of Science: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) “Created as SCI in 1964, Science Citation Index Expanded™ now indexes over 9,200 of the world’s most impactful journals across 178 scientific disciplines.

What is the difference between SCI and SCIE Index?

The SCIE includes journals that are fully indexed in the Clarivate Analytics database (formerly ISI), and the ESCI journals are not fully indexed yet, since they are on a trial basis, and do not have an impact factor yet, and there is no publisher’s information about them in the database.

Is Web of Science better than Google Scholar?

Neither one is complete, although Web of Science citation data is considered more accurate and reproducible and is used by official organizations as the standard. Google Scholar citations include books, theses, other reports, but may not include a lot of older citations because of lack of tagging of older files.

Is Web of Science A Scopus?

Web of Science is indexed by Clarivate and Scopus is indexed by Elsevier. Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier both is the Indexing service provider. Web of Science is a database of Clarivate Analytics.

Is Scopus and SCIE same?

Where Scopus focuses on the independent journals in the research field of Science, Technology, Medicine, and Social Sciences, SCI indexes mainly the technical and scientific publications including natural and social sciences.

How do I know if my journal is Scopus indexed?

How can you know if a journal is ISI, Scopus, or SCImago Indexed?

1. Visit their website at scopus.com/sources. This will guide you to their search page.
2. Choose the Title, Publisher, or ISSN number of the journal of your choice and search it in.
3. Enter the journal details in the search bar to have access to their database.

Which is better Scopus or Google Scholar?

The results by broad areas showed that Google Scholar was able to find most of the citations to Social Sciences articles (94\%), while Web of Science and Scopus found 35\% and 43\%, respectively. Last but not least, over 50\% of all the citations to Social Science articles were only found by Google Scholar.