Scopus APIs expose curated abstracts and citation data from all scholarly journals indexed by Scopus, Elsevier's abstract and citation database.
Anyone can obtain an API Key and use the APIs free of charge, provided that our policies for using APIs and the data are honored. Full Scopus APIs access is only granted to customers with Scopus subscription. If do not have a Scopus subscription you can still use the APIs, however, you will have limited access to a basic metadata for most citation records, as well as to basic search functionality.
Please visit Elsevier Developer Portal to get started.
You can obtain an API Key on Elsevier Developer Portal. If you do not already have an Elsevier user ID, you will have to register prior to obtaining an API Key.
Default API Key configuration description is available here.
Please email your questions to integration support. If you already have an API Key, please include it in the email.
| # | Scopus API Name | What it does | Response formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abstract Citation Count API | Returns Cited by in Scopus image given a Scopus document identifier. | image/jpeg text/html |
| 2 | Citation Overview API | Returns citation metadata, including counts and citation summaries, given a Scopus document identifier. | application/json application/xml text/xml |
| 3 | Serial Title API | Returns metadata about serial title, including journal metrics (IPP, SJR and SNIP), given ISSN document identifier. | application/json application/xml text/xml image/gif |
| 4 | Subject Classifications API | Returns subject classifications associated with Scopus content | application/json application/xml text/xml |
| 5 | Abstract Retrieval API | Returns Scopus abstract given a document identifier. Abstract API response includes links various resources associated with an abstract, such as author and affiliation profiles. | application/json application/xml application/rdf+xml text/xml |
| 6 | Affiliation Retrieval API | Returns Scopus affiliation profile given unique identifier. | application/json application/xml application/rdf+xml text/xml |
| 7 | Author Retrieval API | Returns Scopus author profile given unique identifier. | application/json application/xml application/rdf+xml text/xml |
| 8 | Affiliation Search API | Allows to search Scopus affiliation profiles given a search criteria. | application/json application/xml application/atom+xml |
| 9 | Author Search API | Allows to search Scopus author profiles given a search criteria. | application/json application/xml application/atom+xml |
| 10 | Scopus Search API | Allows to search Scopus abstracts given a search criteria. | application/json application/xml application/atom+xml |
