How to merge duplicate publication records

Answered By: Rhav Lutchman
Last Updated: 28 Oct 2025 Views: 172

  1. Navigate to your Publications list in Elements.

Elements homepage highlighting Step 1 outlined above.

  1. Click the publication menu button for the publication you want to merge.
  2. Click Add to workspace.
  3. Click the publication menu button for the other publication you want to merge and Add to workspace too.

Publication list highlighting steps 2, 3 and 4 outlined above.

  1. Select Workspace from the Profile & work tab.

  1. Use the radio buttons to select both publications you want to merge
  2. Click Join to merge the publications.

Workspace page highlighting steps 6 and 7.

  1. If the sources are the same (e.g. both manual records, or both Scopus records) you may need to confirm that you want to proceed.

Confirmation page highlighting step 8 outlined above.

  1. Clear the Workspace to finish.

Workspace page highlighting step 9, outlined above.

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