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Symplectic Elements2: How Elements Works

How Symplectic Elements Works

Below your profile picture and name, you'll see the 'My Actions' box. Here you can:

  • Claim publications
  • Add your ORCID identifier
  • Deposit publications
  • Add records of impact 

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The Elements menu allows you to:.

  • Manage and update your CV
  • Search for publications
  • Access your account setting

When you first sign on to your Elements profile, you will see a number of publications that have been pulled from different outside sources. These sources have automatically retrieved based on your name. You'll need to either claim or reject these publications.

Claim or reject individual publications using the green check or red 'x' buttons, or you can process multiple publications at once by selecting each box that you want to either claim or reject. 

Claimed publications will move to the Mine list, and rejected publications will move to the Not Mine list. 

 

After you have claimed an article you can deposit it into your repository. If the article is available through an open access platform, simply provide the OA URL. 

Your search settings are preloaded with your name (usually in the form of LASTNAME, IN), but you can improve these settings by adding Name variants or Address terms.   
Tip: Use the smallest meaningful word or term in an address. For example, enter “Temple” and not “Temple University.” 

Tip: Additional search terms are restrictive. If you add Keywords or Journals, then Elements will only retrieve articles that include those keywords or published in those journals. 

Tip: If you have a Scopus Author Identifier, ResearcherID identifier, or SSRN Author identifier, enter them by clicking on the plus (+) symbol beside the database name. 

Don’t forget to click Save when you’re finished updating your settings.     

 

Go to “Elements” > “Publications” and ensure 'detailed view' (not 'compact') is selected:

Altmetrics:
Hover over the Altmetrics donuts to see the social media buzz on your articles:

Export a list of publications:

  • Go to the staff portal (http://intranet.plymouth.ac.uk) > MyEdesk > Personal Details
  • Click the “now set to Elements Publications” link > “submit”
  • Then select “set your display preferences” to make visible your Elements feed by ticking both boxes next to “publications”
  • Changes should take effect after 24 hours.
Senior staff may wish to delegate access to their Elements account to another individual, such as an Administrator or assistant, so that they can manage publications on their behalf. Actions taken by the delegate will be recorded as being done by the delegate.

The delegate must be added by the profile holder:  Go to “Account Settings” > type the surname of the delegate and add. 
Delegates can be removed in the same way.