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Northwestern Elements is web-based warehouse of information about scholarly products.

Overview of Claim and Reject Publications

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Claim and Reject Publications

Claim and Reject Publications 

Based on the provided search settings, Elements automatically gathers publication data from external data sources, such as Scopus, Web of Science, and Europe PubMed. 

Once logged in to Elements and impersonating (For Super Users only) the desired user, follow these steps. To watch a video demonstration of this process, click here.

  1. Click on the Menu icon in the top left corner.
  2. Under "My Profile" locate the My Work list and click on Publications.
  3. Toggle the publications view at the top to Pending.
  4. Click on REJECT or CLAIM for each item as appropriate.

     

Tools to simplify and/or speed up the process:

A. Select all: to claim or reject items in bulk, use the select all box at the top (or the check boxes in front of each citation) and then click either the Claim or Reject button at the top of the page.

B. Filter: use the filters on the right sidebar to limit results for easier claiming.

  • Relationship type – how the user contributed to publication(s)
  • Title – title of publication
  • Publication Type – format of publication
  • Reporting date (from/to) – publication date or period
  • Journal – title of journal that featured publication
  • Publication date – publication date or period
  • Author count – number of authors in publication

C. Sort: access the drop down menu next to sort by: to arrange publications by

  • Title – title of publication(s) 
  • Type – format of publication (book, chapter, conference, journal article, etc.)
  • Reporting date – date of publication
  • Citation count – count of citations from EPMC, Scopus, or WoS
  • RCR – this sorting option is currently unavailable
  • First author – last name of first author listed in publication

D. Focus: access the drop down menu next to focus on: to display publications by

  • Summary – short description of publication(s)
  • Metrics – numerical values indicating impact of publication
  • Labels – categories and classifications assigned to publication
  • Relationships – digital link(s) between users/objects and publication 
  • Sources – data sources with records compounded to create object (publication)
  • History – record of activity registered by object (publication)

NOTE: In the case that the number of “Pending” publications is very high, there may be a problem with your search settings. Please see the "Optimizing Name-based search settings" section of the Search Settings manual for solutions.

Missing Publications

If publications are missing, there may be a problem with the search settings. Please see the “Optimizing Name-based search settings” section of the Search Settings manual to broaden the search terms and solve this problem. Users may also have to add some publications manually. Please refer to the “Manual Claiming” directions* to learn how to complete that process.

Review Claimed and Rejected Publications

Review Claimed and Rejected Publications

To review and correct items that have already been claimed or rejected by mistake

  1. Click on the Menu icon in the top left corner.
  2. Under "My Profile" locate the My Work list and click on Publications.
  3. Toggle the publications view at the top to either Claimed or Rejected.
  4. Select the incorrect claimed publications, then click on the REJECT button to update their status. —OR— Select the incorrect rejected publications, then click on the CLAIM button to update their status.

Bulk Reset for User’s Publications

To completely reset all publications including those claimed, rejected, and ignored, contact a system administrator at Galter Library. A reset will send publications back to the “Pending” queue for claiming and rejecting.