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SCOPUS.exe at http://www.leydesdorff.net/software/scopus/scopus.exe> This program enables one to read a file which is exported from the Scopus database in the format "Text(ASCII format)". The program assumes an input file with the name "data.txt". The output is the organization of this information in files which allow for relational database management (e.g., MS Access) or separate analysis as spreadsheets. These files (AU.dbf; CS.dbf; CR.dbf; CORE.dbf) are in the dBASE-format. Additionally, a file with the abstracts (abstract.txt) and relational numbers is provided in ASCII format. The output is similar to that of ISI.exe <http://www.leydesdorff.net/software/isi/index.htm> for the Science Citation Index. One major difference between the Scopus and ISI output is the use of the abbreviated journal names in the ISI output. These are used in the cited references by the ISI, but Scopus uses the full journal names. My program BibJourn.Exe <at http://www.leydesdorff.net/software/bibjourn/index.htm>, for example, is affected by this difference. (HistCiteT hitherto has the same problem.) The file CR.DBF provides the cited references both in the Scopus and the ISI formats (but with long journal names). Note that the country names are not fully standardized in Scopus (e.g., one may find both "The Netherlands" and "Netherlands".) The current version is in the development phase. Please, feel free to feedback with suggestions for improvements. ** apologies for cross-posting ________________________________ Loet Leydesdorff Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam [log in to unmask] <http://www.leydesdorff.net/>