Elsevier Debuts Generative AI Tool for Academic ResearchersElsevier Debuts Generative AI Tool for Academic Researchers

Elsevier, a major academic publisher, has introduced a new tool that uses generative AI to assist researchers in reviewing academic papers.

Dubbed Scopus AI, the offering can create digestible summaries of some 27,000 academic journals.

Users can engage with Scopus, asking it follow-up questions and requesting links to the original research using natural language. Scopus also provides ‘go deeper’ links, enabling researchers to explore uncovered topics further.

Elsevier is marketing Scopus as a tool to help both early-career researchers and seasoned academics, claiming it can “lead to hidden insights in various research topics” as well as reduce lengthy reading times.

“Researchers need to understand unfamiliar topics, often with little time to do so,” said Maxim Khan, senior vice president of Analytics Products and Data Platform at Elsevier, in a statement. “We are applying generative AI on top of our data and trusted content to help researchers with these needs.

Scopus is currently in alpha and is being tested by some 15,000 researchers. A full product launch is set for early 2024.

Elsevier also plans to add a graphical representation to Scopus, offering visual mapping of search results to create an overview of results.