SciFinderⁿ & PatentPak: Overview

Access SciFinderⁿ / PatentPak

• Comprehensive database for chemical literature, indexing articles, patent records, and chemical substances and reactions.
• Core research tool for chemistry, biochemistry, engineering and other sciences. 
• Includes relevance-ranked results, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, biosequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, touch-screen enabled structure drawing and more.

Important: Beginning May 4, 2025, users with unverified email addresses will be prompted to verify their email upon logging into the product. This prompt will guide them through the simple verification process, which should only take a few minutes. 

Here is a breakdown of the user experience: 

1. In-Product Prompt: After logging in, users will see an on-screen prompt requesting email verification. 
2. Verification Email: Users will receive an email from userprofile@cas.org with the subject line "CAS Profile Verification Code." 
3. Code Entry: Users will need to copy the verification code from the email and paste it into the in-product verification prompt. 

First Time Users:

SciFinderⁿ is restricted to SMU students, faculty, and staff and requires a one-time registration and creation of a unique username/password. If you had a SciFinder account at another institution, you will need to re-register with a new username.

1. Access the SciFinder registration page. You will have to authenticate with your SMU username and password to proceed to the registration form.
2. Review the instructions for creating the unique username/password, then click the registration link at the end of the form.
   You must register with your SMU email address.
3. You will receive a confirmation email (check your spam folder). Click the link in the email message to complete the registration.

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