College of Veterinary Medicine Research Guide

If you are working on a large research project, search alerts can notify you when new articles about your research topic are added to a database.

Search Alerts in Scopus

The following steps show how to set up email alerts in the Scopus database. Most other databases also allow you to set up alerts.  

1. Set up a Scopus profile by clicking on Register at the top right.
2. Enter the required information. (You should not use your MSU ID and Password for this.)
3. Perform your search.
4. Click on the Set Alert link, located above the Document Results box.
5. Click on Create.

Table of Contents Alerts

For immediate notification when new issues of your favorite journals become available, set up Table of Contents Alerts.

1. Go to the publisher's website.
2. Find the homepage of the journal.
3. Look for the link to sign up for Table of Contents Alerts.

Learn about programs that allow you to organize your references, format them in a style of your choice, and insert them into a Word document.

• Mendeley
• Zotero
• EndNote