What is Source ID in Scopus
Source ID is an internal identifier of a journal or another source in the Scopus system. It helps accurately distinguish sources and connect data without confusion in titles.
In detail
Scopus uses different kinds of identifiers: Author ID for an author; Source ID for a journal, series, or another source; and document identifiers for a specific publication.
Source ID is needed for accurate technical identification of a source within the database. This is especially useful when journals have similar names, when a journal title has changed, when data must be matched across systems, or when a journal is used in a catalog, CRM, database, or analytics.
For an ordinary author, Source ID is rarely an everyday tool, but for a journal-focused website it is a very useful field. It helps link a journal card to a specific record in Scopus and reduces the risk of mistakes.
It is important not to confuse Source ID with other identifiers
- ISSN is the international serial number of a continuing publication;
- DOI is an identifier of an article or another object;
- Source ID is the internal key of the source in Scopus.
What is important to remember
Source ID is the identifier of the journal itself in Scopus, not of the article and not of the author.