The library announces two sessions organised by Clarivate for users in January.

Session A8 – Leveraging the Web of Science citation network (28/01/2026, 14:00-15:00 in Lisbon)

Learning objectives:

Explore the citation network and create a citation alert
Examine citation rankings
Find citations for any work (book chapter, report, etc.)
Register with your institutional email address

Special session – How to assess the reliability of open access scientific publications. Identify quality criteria and avoid predatory publications (29/01/2026, 14:00-15:00 in Lisbon)

Session led by Emília Pacheco, Librarian at the University of Algarve.

Learning objectives:

Identify predatory or fraudulent scientific publications
Assess the quality criteria of publishers and scientific journals
Use quality verification tools
Register with your institutional email address

Please note that the course is free and intended only for users from Portuguese academic institutions with access to Web of Science.

Registrations are valid with full name and Portuguese institutional email address for the subsequent sending of attendance certificates.

All materials from previous sessions are available to the public on the training portal.