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== gpt-5-1 ==
=== User: Who made Scopus the yardstick for excellence in paper publishing? ===
Who made Scopus the yardstick for excellence in paper publishing?

=== Assistant: No single person or organization officially “made Scopus the yardstick” for excellence in publishing. ===
No single person or organization officially “made Scopus the yardstick” for excellence in publishing.
Instead, its status developed over time because of how institutions use it.

Here’s the clearer breakdown:

===== 1. Scopus was created by Elsevier =====
* Scopus is a large abstract and citation database launched by Elsevier in 2004.
* Elsevier did not declare it the global standard; they simply built the platform.

===== 2. Universities and research bodies adopted it =====

Over time, many institutions worldwide chose Scopus for:
* Research evaluation
* Promotion and tenure decisions
* Tracking citations
* Rating journals and researchers

Because these institutions used Scopus-based metrics, it gradually became a benchmark.

===== 3. Governments and accreditation agencies reinforced its importance =====

In several countries, national research funding agencies, ranking bodies, or ministry guidelines specify:
* “Publish in Scopus-indexed journals,” or
* Use Scopus metrics (h-index, citations).

This made Scopus an unofficial global standard.

===== 4. Journal indexing became a quality signal =====

Researchers began viewing “Scopus-indexed” as:
* Proof of peer-review
* Journal legitimacy
* Wider visibility

This further cemented Scopus as a yardstick.

===== In short: =====

No one person made Scopus the standard.
Its authority comes from global institutional adoption, not a formal decision.

If you want, I can explain why some people criticize Scopus or compare it with Web of Science, Google Scholar, or DOAJ.

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