Webinars & informations

Date: 13. 11. 2026

Time: 12:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Elsevier Author Workshop – How to Feel Confident on the Publishing Journey

Join our webinar dedicated to the scientific publishing process from start to finish! During this session, we will guide participants through every stage of the publication journey, from understanding the publishing ecosystem and selecting the right journal, to preparing a strong manuscript, navigating peer review, and understanding editorial decisions.

We will also discuss key topics such as research integrity, publication ethics, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in research and publishing. Participants will gain insights into current publishing trends and learn how Elsevier supports researchers throughout the entire research lifecycle through its tools, platforms, and educational resources, including the Researcher Academy.

Date: 17. 11. 2026

Time: 15:00 - 16:00

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: Analysing Compounds

Compound analysis and characterisation sit at the heart of every chemistry research workflow. This session illustrates how Reaxys Academic Edition provides access to spectroscopic data, optical techniques, chromatography, sensors (paper, molecular and biosensors), and surface analysis methods including XRD and XPS. A guided tour of the platform's analytical characterisation capabilities.

Date: 17. 11. 2026

Time: 16:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Searching the Nanoscale: CAS SciFinder for Polymers and Nanoparticles

Get a focused look at polymer and nanoparticle searching in CAS SciFinder®. You will learn best-practice search strategies, become familiar with the CAS Concepts most relevant to this field, and run literature, substance, and reaction searches from multiple starting points. Along the way, see how CAS Newton℠, the science-smart agentic AI from CAS, answers research questions with citations from the CAS Content Collection™.

Date: 18. 11. 2026

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Reaxys Monthly Open Office

Monthly meeting where we demonstrate new features of Reaxys, answer user questions and present tips and tricks.

Date: 18. 11. 2026

Time: 13:00 - 14:00

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: Research Smarter with AI: Discover ProQuest Research Assistant

Join us for an interactive webinar exploring ProQuest Research Assistant, an AI-powered research companion designed to support students and researchers throughout their research journey. Through a live demonstration, discover how Research Assistant can help you build more targeted searches, explore related concepts and keywords, evaluate documents more efficiently, and uncover useful insights to guide your next steps in research.

Date: 18. 11. 2026

Time: 13:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: From Structure to Synthesis: Mastering CAS SciFinder for Organic Chemists

Master SciFinder's synthesis toolkit in one focused session — draw and search reactions, mine the literature for catalysts and conditions, work backward from target to starting material with retrosynthesis, and identify unknown compounds by their properties alone. And to top it off, meet Newton, the new CAS AI assistant, and experience a whole new way to search, explore, and interrogate scientific data.

Date: 18. 11. 2026

Time: 14:00

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: Smart Solutions with UpToDate Expert AI and Lexidrug

Learn how these trusted clinical decision support and AI-powered tools can help healthcare professionals access evidence-based information faster, improve decision-making, and enhance patient care.

Date: 18. 11. 2026

Time: 16:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: From Molecule to Market: CAS SciFinder for Drug Development & Cosmetic Formulation

Put molecule-level data to work for new drugs and new formulations in CAS SciFinder®. You will get hands-on with the data and apply it to your own development questions. Along the way, see how CAS Newton℠, the science-smart agentic AI from CAS, answers research questions with citations from the CAS Content Collection™.

Date: 19. 11. 2026

Time: 14:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: From Circuits to Cells: CAS SciFinder for Electronics and Energy Materials

Explore electronics and energy technology in CAS SciFinder®, from circuits to cells. You will learn best-practice search strategies, become familiar with the CAS Concepts most relevant to this field, and run literature and material searches from multiple starting points. Along the way, see how CAS Newton℠, the science-smart agentic AI from CAS, answers research questions with citations from the CAS Content Collection™.

Date: 19. 11. 2026

Time: 16:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: CAS SciFinder Uncovered: Mastering Biological and Assay Data in Medical, Biological and Health Sciences

Take your CAS SciFinder® skills further with biological and assay data. You will go deeper into organisms and biomolecules, apply advanced strategies for enzymatic processes and sequence searching, and compare, filter, and interpret assay data. You will also see how patent searching opens new perspectives in these fields. Along the way, see how CAS Newton℠, the science-smart agentic AI from CAS, answers research questions with citations from the CAS Content Collection™.

Date: 24. 11. 2026

Time: 10:30

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: How to find the right journal; strategies and tools that can help authors

Training session designed to help researchers navigate one of the most important steps in the publishing process: selecting the right journal for your work.

During this session, we will share best practices and practical strategies to help you make informed decisions, and show you how to use Elsevier tools and solutions to your advantage in identifying the most suitable journals for your research. This training is ideal for researchers, PhD students, and academic staff looking to improve their publication strategy and increase the impact and visibility of their work.

Topics covered:

• Key factors in selecting the right journal 
• Identifying benchmark journals in your field
• Using Elsevier tools to support journal selection decisions

Date: 25. 11. 2026

Time: 14:00 - 14:30

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: 30mins: Confident discovery in an era of AI: Discover how Web of Science uses AI responsibly to power your search for critical content

• Find Trusted Research Fast: Learn why curated content and high-quality bibliographic data are the core substance and foundation of the Web of Science Core Collection
• Smarter Search Options: Use traditional Boolean and new AI-powered Smart Search to find relevant literature
• AI Generated Summaries: Go deeper and broader and focus on the most relevant literature using the power of AI to produce a literature grounded summary of your topic
• Track Research Trends: See how to monitor trends in your topic with powerful analytical tools
• Find and Connect Key Research: Use industry leading classification, citation networks and enriched references to discover the most relevant studies and uncover hidden links
• See Real-World Impact: Find out how research is used in policies and patents
• Avoid Unreliable Sources: Learn how to spot and avoid questionable publications and adhere to responsible research practices

Date: 26. 11. 2026

Time: 10:30

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Mastering Scopus Advanced Search

If you're ready to go beyond the basics, this session is for you. Advanced Search gives you access to a wider range of searchable fields — including specialist options like SEQBANK and CONFLOC — and unlocks Proximity Operators such as PRE/n and W/n, enabling you to build highly targeted, nuanced queries that simply aren't possible in Basic Search.

We'll also cover how to structure complex searches efficiently, so you get the most out of Scopus without running into timeouts.

Date: 30. 11. - 11. 12. 2026

Each module will last approximately 90 minutes

Format: online

Language: english

All the training modules (webinars) are free of charge. Places are limited, so sign up! Participants can register to attend all the modules OR a selection of individual modules.

Program PDF

The training programme will focus on chemically defined active substances and medicinal products and cover all the fundamentals related to the use of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), as well as the updates available in the latest issue. It will also address the use of Ph. Eur. reference standards and the procedure for Certification of suitability to the monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP).

30. 11. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 1: General methods, general chapters and general monographs

1. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 2: Individual monographs – Focus on chemically defined active substances and medicinal products containing them

3. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 3: Impurity control in the Ph. Eur.

4. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 4: Ph. Eur. reference standards

7. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 5: Fundamentals of the CEP procedure

8. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 6: Building successful CEP dossiers: new applications

8. 12. 2026 | 14:30 - Module 7: Building successful CEP revision applications

10. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 8: Control of impurities: CEP approach

11. 12. 2026 | 10:00 - Module 9: The EDQM inspection programme

Date: 1. 12. 2026

Time: 15:00 - 16:00

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: Prior Art Search 

Patent prior art search is an increasingly essential skill in academic research, particularly for those involved in technology transfer and research valorisation. This session shows how Reaxys Academic Edition integrates data from 105 patent offices worldwide, updated weekly, enabling prior art searches on reactions, substances and properties directly within the same platform used for fundamental chemistry research.

Date: 8. 12. 2026

Time: 9:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Scopus and ScienceDirect – Part 2: Advanced Searching, Analysis, and Results Management

This training session is designed for researchers who want to take their literature discovery skills to the next level using Scopus and ScienceDirect. Participants will learn advanced search techniques that enable more precise, comprehensive, and efficient retrieval of relevant research information. Participants will learn: 

• how to build advanced search queries using keywords, operators and filters
• how to analyze search results to identify trends, key publications, influential authors
• how to organize, save, export, and manage search results for future use

Date: 9. 12. 2026

Time: 14:00 - 14:30

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: 30mins: Confident discovery in an era of AI: Discover how Web of Science uses AI responsibly to power your search for critical content

• Find Trusted Research Fast: Learn why curated content and high-quality bibliographic data are the core substance and foundation of the Web of Science Core Collection
• Smarter Search Options: Use traditional Boolean and new AI-powered Smart Search to find relevant literature
• AI Generated Summaries: Go deeper and broader and focus on the most relevant literature using the power of AI to produce a literature grounded summary of your topic
• Track Research Trends: See how to monitor trends in your topic with powerful analytical tools
• Find and Connect Key Research: Use industry leading classification, citation networks and enriched references to discover the most relevant studies and uncover hidden links
• See Real-World Impact: Find out how research is used in policies and patents
• Avoid Unreliable Sources: Learn how to spot and avoid questionable publications and adhere to responsible research practices

Date: 9. 12. 2026

Time: 11:00 - 12:00

Format: online via Zoom

Language: english

Register here: Reaxys Monthly Open Office

Monthly meeting where we demonstrate new features of Reaxys, answer user questions and present tips and tricks.

Date: 15. 12. 2026

Time: 15:00 - 16:00

Format: online via Microsoft Teams

Language: english

Register here: Green Chemistry

Green chemistry is a central priority in European research, and one where Reaxys Academic Edition offers unique capabilities. In this session we will explore how the platform supports research on green solvents, sustainable synthesis methods (microwave-assisted, mechanochemistry), enzymatic reactions, supercritical solvents and solventless (neat) reactions. We will also cover material recycling, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), food waste valorisation and plastic reprocessing — a comprehensive overview of Reaxys as a tool for sustainability-driven research.

Date: 14. 1. 2027

Time: 11:00

Format: online

Language: english

Register here: Tools, Tips & Strategies to Get the Most out of Your Subscription (select your preferred session ) 

Join us for a webinar designed to help you get the most out of your ACS Publications subscription. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, a new professional, or a student, this session will guide you through: 

• What’s available through ACS Publications and how to access it
• Saving and sharing content for your future reference and for collaboration
• Smart strategies for using content in your research or teaching
• Effective search techniques to find what you need
• How to choose content from a sea of literature
• Where to get help when you need support

Discover opportunities to enhance your workflow and save time and money using the most effective methods—all in about 45 minutes.