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Citation alerts

A journal citation alert is a notification service that informs you whenever a particular article is cited in new academic literature.

You will usually need to register a free account with the database before setting up alerts. Once you have registered, search for the subject or author that you wish to receive alerts for and look for an option to sign up for alerts.

Some examples are given on the tabs above.

You can create author and document citation alerts in Scopus. Search for either the author or document and then click on the Set Citation Alert link.

You can create citation alerts in Web of Science. Search for document and then click on the Create Citation Alert link.

Once you identify the article of interest, click on the Cited By list.

 

Click on Create Alert, enter your details, and create the alert.