Scite.ai and Signals are integrated in Lean Library to help you evaluate research. These integration show how articles are cited and highlighting potential research integrity concerns.
What is Scite.ai?
Scite.ai is an efficient way to discover and understand research. Using Smart Citations, easily check how a scientific article has been cited and if it has been supported or disputed by others. It also allows you to see retraction data.
You can activate this function across all academic websites which your patrons use and where a DOI is discoverable on the articles they are viewing.
What is Signals?
Signals is a research integrity platform that evaluates published research using networked publication data, expert knowledge and AI. It provides indicators to help you identify potential integrity concerns.
You can expand an indicator to explore the information behind the assessment. These indicators are intended to support, rather than replace, your own critical evaluation of a source:
| Indicator | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Looks good | Signals has not identified research integrity concerns in the available assessment data. |
| Caution | Signals found issues which warrant further investigation but these are fewer or less concerning issues than “Alert” evaluations |
| Alert | Signals found issues that merit immediate attention and may be evidence of serious research integrity problems |
| Retracted | Article has been retracted |
| None | Data available for the article is insufficient to perform a robust analysis |
Please note: these features are subject to the set up by your library. If you have any question, please reach out to your librarian for assistance.
How should I use a Signals assessment?
Use the indicator as a starting point when evaluating a source. If you see Caution or Alert, open the assessment and follow the link to the full Signals report to explore the evidence behind it.
Consider that evidence alongside the article’s methods, relevance to your question and other sources. An indicator alone does not establish whether a paper is right or wrong.
Assessments may change as new information becomes available. If no assessment is available, Signals may not have enough information to evaluate the publication.
Want to learn more? Watch our webinar with the Co-founder of Signals, to explore how Signals assesses publications and supports research integrity.
How does it integrate on academic sites?
Scite.ai on academic website |
Signals on academic website |
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With Scite.ai enabled for academic sites on the dashboard, when the end-users land on an article with a detectable DOI, the Scite data will be available in the Side tray as show below. You can assess this by clicking on the Floating Action Button (Your institute Logo on the screen) You can then get more information about the article on Scite's website when clicking on the View full report. |
With Signals enabled for academic websites in the dashboard, Signals information will appear in the Side tray when an end user visits an article page with a detectable DOI and Signals data is available for that article. Users can access this information by clicking the Floating Action Button displaying their institution’s logo. |
How does it integrate on Google Scholar?
Scite.ai on Google Scholar |
Signals on Google Scholar? |
| Scite.ai can also be integrated with Google Scholar, with its switch on, you will be able to see an insert bar below each article, providing Scite data and an access point to view more data on the Side Tray. | Signals is also integrated with Google Scholar, with its switch on, you will be able to see an insert bar below each article, providing Signals indication of the intergiry of the resource. THis also provides an access point to view more data on the Side Tray. |
How to disable the Scite.ai or Signals integration?
- Open the extension and click the Settings (cog wheel) icon
- Scroll down to Integrations and click to expand the options
- You'll see a green 'enabled' button - just click to disable the integration.