Symplectic - Publication check
Symplectic is a web based publications management system. It records articles, books, conferences, patents etc.
Records are updated fortnightly: the system automatic searches PubMed, Web of Science, Web of Knowledge, Scopus etc.
Symplectic is flexible, it is possible to:
- expand or narrow down the search settings
- add manually a publication
- nominate a delegate (see below)
Note: only account holders can nominate delegates, not Departmental users
How to access Symplectic
- Open Symplectic
- Enter your Oxford Single Sign-on
- Approve or decline publications
Instruction documents are available within the help section of Symplectic.
How to nominate a Delegate
Click on ‘Account Settings’ (top-right corner) and type the delegate's surname in the Delegate field
The person might need to be added to the system first; please send a request to Symplectic with the person's full name (incl. title), email address and SSO.
Note: only account holders can nominate delegates, not Departmental users
How to impersonate a designated PI
- Click 'impersonate another user'
- In the box 'Filter on', type the PI's surname in the field 'Name contains'; click 'Go'
- In the box 'Manage publications for another user', click on the PI's name
Now you are impersonating this PI
Note: Non-active accounts are highlighted in gray in the impersonation list. They will not appear in reports, unless you tick 'Include non-current users'.
How to check if a PI has an account in Symplectic
On the profile tab, type the PI's surname in the field 'find a colleague'
Need more help?
Instruction documents are available within the help section of Symplectic. For more help, send a request to Symplectic.
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