FAQ  Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

• How can I register to AD Scientific Index? You can join the system with REGISTERED USER or PREMIUM USER features by entering your information from the Register link.

• If I register today, when will my data become visible? Your ranking will become visible within 0-3 days after registration.

• How much is the registration fee? According to the countries, REGISTERED USER fee is $24 / $30 once, PREMIUM USER fee is $29 / $35 once.

• Is the registration fee monthly or yearly? The registration fee is charged only once.

• Can we become a member by mailing? The only way to be included in AD Scientific Index is to fill in the information from the REGISTER link. There is no registration by mail etc.

• How often is the data renewed? Individual profile scores are renewed at intervals of 30-45 days.

• What are the REGISTERED USER or PREMIUM USER features? Click here for REGISTERED USER or PREMIUM USER features and all details.

• Can we register in bulk as a institutional? As a institution, you can register in three different types and with a discount. Click here for details

• How can I make a REDLIST notification? You can report inappropriate profiles, ethical violations, death or other situations that may require deletion of the relevant profiles to [email protected].

• My Google Scholar data has changed, what should I do? Do not send a message, your data is renewed every 30 days on average.

• My institution/university has changed, what should I do? Please send an e-mail to [email protected] with your AD Scientific Index ID number

• I was there before, why was I deleted? Profile deletion occurs for many reasons stated in the methodology. In this case, please do not send a message. You can register to be on the list again.

• Why is some people's data erroneously higher than the figures in their Google Scholar profile? As a methodology, we facilitate the detection of inaccuracies. Although our data is correct, it is a situation caused by the person editing their profile and deleting incorrect or unethical data. The error is not caused by us. It will be corrected in our next data update or the person's profile will be deleted.

• There are friends from my organisation on the list, why am I not on it? This situation may occur for many reasons stated in the methodology. In order to ensure data currency and data cleanliness, the database will proceed with the current list and new records. In this case, please do not send a message. You can register to be on the list.

• I am in AD Scientific Index, what should I do? It is enough to ensure that your Google Scholar data is correct. Do not change your fixed Google Scholar profile, notify us by e-mail if your institution has changed. You can become a premium member to add your other information.

• What can we do as an institution/University? First of all, you can check the information of your institution and relevant personnel and report what needs to be corrected. If you want, you can make all your staff premium members.

• Requests to be listed as a separate institution from the main structure: Institutes, research centres, laboratories, hospitals or other sub-units of a university are usually listed under the same institution. If it is structured as an independent separable unit with a web address, we also tried to list it as an independent institution. Since there are different structures in different countries, in such cases: if there is an institutional request, affiliated units such as institutes, research centres, laboratories, hospitals can be separated from the main structure and listed as an autonomous institution and ranking scores can be created.

• Can we edit our university page? You can edit your page for a certain fee.

• Can we advertise? You can place compatible advertisements on our website.  [email protected]

• For "group registrations" from institutions, you can write to us via [email protected].

• You can send us your comments, suggestions and contributions via [email protected] e-mail address.