Indexing Check Tool

Single DOI Search 

For single DOI search, please select the ‘search by DOI or ISBN’ on the left-hand side, input the DOI or ISBN in the search bar, and click ‘search’. 

You can search by journal article DOI, book DOI or book ISBN.  However, book chapter DOIs are not accepted—please use the DOI or ISBN of the book and not the DOI of the individual chapter. 

The search results for this example indicate that the book and the series is indexed in Scopus.  

The book is not indexed in Web of Science. If you wish to suggest the book for inclusion in Web of Science (BKCI/CPCI), click on the ‘Send Book Info’ button to generate an email to the Springer Nature Indexing team.  You will see the below pop-up: 

Please review the requirements before suggesting a book.  If the book meets the requirements, enter your name and email, and select whether the book should be considered for BKCI/CPCI (Web of Science) or Scopus.  Then click submit, and your request will be sent as an automated notification to the Springer Nature Indexing team.   

If the Indexing team confirms the book is eligible, the book will be submitted for consideration in the selected service.  Please be aware that Web of Science and Scopus will make the final decisions regarding the content they index on their platform.  We cannot guarantee that all titles submitted will be selected. 

Multiple DOI search 

To search for multiple books or articles at once, Choose ‘Multiple DOI’s Report’ from the left-hand side bar.   

In the Select Database drop-down box, select WOS or Scopus to choose which database you’d like to search. 

Select either Journal if your file has journal DOIs, or Book if your file has book DOIs (do not mix the two in a single file). For book DOIs, please enter only book-level DOIs, not chapter-level. 

Click on Choose File to upload an excel sheet of valid DOIs that you’d like to check.  Please see an example file below: 

After the list has been uploaded, click on Generate Report. 

The search results will be downloaded as an Excel file, which will indicate which publications have been indexed in the selected service.