# SciNodes Docs: full text > SciNodes (by Scholaris Labs) is an AI-assisted research platform for literature review and scientometric analysis. > Users build a corpus of publications per project, map it as citation, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, co-authorship, keyword or term co-occurrence networks, read and annotate PDFs, collect evidence (Research in Formation), cite in 81 styles and chat with AI research assistants. > The family also includes SciVerse (free public scholarly search), SciNodes Academy (courses) and SciNodes Support (tickets). Notes for AI assistants: - Pages marked (upcoming) describe features that are built but NOT available to users yet. Never tell a user they can use them today. - Pages marked (partial) are live, with some parts not available yet; the page says which. - The app is desktop-only (browser window at least 768×500 px). The interface is English only; AI output is available in 20 languages. - SciNodes calls every scholarly item a "publication". - App: https://app.scinodes.com · SciVerse: https://sciverse.scinodes.com · Academy: https://academy.scinodes.com · Support: https://support.scinodes.com --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/ Status: live Description: Learn SciNodes: build a corpus of publications, map research fields, read and annotate PDFs, cite in 81 styles and ask AI research assistants. # SciNodes documentation **In short:** SciNodes is an AI-assisted research platform from Scholaris Labs for literature review and scientometric analysis. You collect publications into a project, see how they connect on network maps, read and annotate their PDFs, gather evidence, and ask AI research assistants questions about all of it. Open the app at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com). It runs in a desktop web browser. ## The SciNodes family | Product | What it is for | Where | |---|---|---| | **SciNodes** (the app) | Your research workspace: projects, publication libraries, research maps, PDFs, notes, Research in Formation and AI chats | [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) | | **SciVerse** | Free public search of the scholarly record: publications, authors, organizations, journals, conferences and keywords | [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) | | **SciNodes Academy** | Free courses and articles on bibliometrics and research mapping | [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) | | **SciNodes Support** | File and track support tickets | [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) | One SciNodes account works across all four. For now you sign in to each product separately with the same email and password, or with the same Google or Microsoft account. ## Start here New to SciNodes? Work through these in order: 1. [Create your account](getting-started/create-account.md) 2. [Build your first project in 10 minutes](getting-started/first-project.md) 3. [Find your way around the app](getting-started/interface-tour.md) ## Find a guide by goal | I want to… | Read | |---|---| | Run a literature review from start to finish | [Run a literature review](use-cases/literature-review.md) | | Get the lay of the land in a field that's new to me | [Map a new research field](use-cases/map-a-new-field.md) | | Find the publications everyone builds on | [Find influential publications](use-cases/find-influential-publications.md) | | Find experts, research groups or collaborators | [Find authors and collaborators](use-cases/find-authors-and-collaborators.md) | | Decide which journal or conference to target | [Choose where to publish](use-cases/choose-where-to-publish.md) | | Bring in my Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, Scopus or Web of Science library | [Bring your reference library](use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md) | | Read PDFs, highlight them and collect evidence | [Read, annotate and collect evidence](use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) | | Write notes and produce a bibliography | [Write with citations](use-cases/write-with-citations.md) | | Ask AI questions about my maps and publications | [Ask AI about your research](use-cases/ask-ai-about-your-research.md) | | Work on a project with colleagues | [Work with your team](use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) | | Search the literature without signing up | [Explore without an account](use-cases/explore-without-an-account.md) | | Get AI answers and translations in my language | [Research in another language](use-cases/research-in-another-language.md) | | Learn bibliometrics | [Learn bibliometrics](use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md) | ## Key ideas in one minute - **Project:** your unit of work. Each project has its own library, maps, notes, chats and collaborators. - **Corpus:** the set of publications a project works over. SciNodes always calls a scholarly item a *publication*. - **Research map:** a network built from your corpus: citation, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, co-authorship, keyword co-occurrence or term co-occurrence. See [Map types](features/maps/map-types.md). - **Research in Formation (RIF):** the place where you collect research objects (key publications, concepts, methods, authors) and the evidence behind them. - **Research assistants:** AI chats that can see the map, cluster, node, publication or file you point them at. - **Credits:** all AI features draw from one weekly credit budget that resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC. See [Credits and usage](account/credits-and-usage.md). The [Glossary](reference/glossary.md) defines every term. ## What SciNodes needs - A desktop or laptop browser window at least 768 × 500 pixels. Phones and small windows are blocked for now. See [System requirements](getting-started/system-requirements.md). - The interface is in English. AI explanations, assistant replies and translations are available in 20 languages. ## Get help - [Troubleshooting](help/troubleshooting.md) and the [FAQ](help/faq.md) - [Error messages explained](reference/error-messages.md) - [Contact Support](help/contact-support.md) - Features that are built but not yet available are labelled **Coming soon** and listed in [What's coming](reference/whats-coming.md). --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/getting-started/create-account Status: live Description: Sign up for SciNodes with email, Google or Microsoft, verify your email, sign in and reset a forgotten password. One account covers every SciNodes product. # Create your account **In short:** Go to [app.scinodes.com/signup](https://app.scinodes.com/signup) and sign up with your email and a password of at least 8 characters, or with your Google or Microsoft account. SciNodes signs you in and opens **My projects** straight away. The same account works in SciVerse, SciNodes Academy and SciNodes Support. For now you sign in to each product separately. ## Sign up with email and password 1. Go to [app.scinodes.com/signup](https://app.scinodes.com/signup). From the sign-in page, you can also click **Create one**. 2. Under "Create your account", type your **Email**. An institutional address is a good choice: SciNodes uses its domain to suggest your organization on your profile. 3. Type a **Password** of at least 8 characters. 4. Type the same password in **Confirm password**. If the two don't match, you see "Passwords don't match." and the button stays disabled. 5. Click **Create account**. The button shows "Creating account…" while it works. SciNodes opens **My projects**. Next, [create your first project](first-project.md). ## Sign up with Google or Microsoft 1. On the sign-up page, under "or sign up with", click **Google** or **Microsoft**. 2. A pop-up window opens. Choose your account and approve. 3. SciNodes opens **My projects**. If no window appears, your browser blocked the pop-up. Allow pop-ups for app.scinodes.com and try again. You can add a password to a Google or Microsoft account later, so you can also sign in with your email. See [Sign in and passwords](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md). ## Verify your email SciNodes doesn't send a verification email when you sign up. To verify your address: 1. Click your avatar to open the user menu, then click your name to open **Profile**. 2. Next to your email, which shows **Unverified**, click **Verify email**. 3. You see "Verification email sent. Check your inbox." 4. Open the email and follow the link. It brings you back to your profile, where your email shows **Verified**. ## Sign in 1. Go to [app.scinodes.com/login](https://app.scinodes.com/login). 2. Type your **Email** and **Password**, then click **Sign in**. Or, under "or continue with", click **Google** or **Microsoft**. 3. SciNodes opens **My projects**. Use the same method you signed up with. If you signed up with Google, click **Google**, even if your Google account uses the same email address. ## Reset a forgotten password 1. On the sign-in page, click **Forgot password?**. 2. Under "Reset your password", type your account **Email** and click **Send reset link**. 3. You see "Check your inbox". For privacy, SciNodes shows this message whether or not an account exists for that address. 4. Open the email and follow the link to choose a new password. The link expires after a short while. If it has expired, request another. 5. Go back to the sign-in page and sign in with your new password. If you signed up with Google or Microsoft, sign in with that button instead. ## One account for every SciNodes product | Product | Where to sign in | What signing in gives you | |---|---|---| | SciNodes app | [app.scinodes.com/login](https://app.scinodes.com/login) | Required for everything | | SciVerse | **Sign in** on [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) | Optional: every search result, and **Add to SciNodes** | | SciNodes Academy | **Sign in** on [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) | Optional: saved courses and lesson progress | | SciNodes Support | [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) | Optional: keep access to your tickets, and request High or Urgent priority | You can create an account and reset your password only in the SciNodes app. SciVerse and Academy have a sign-in panel but no sign-up or password reset. Signing in to one product doesn't sign you in to the others. One sign-in for every product is planned (coming soon). See [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Incorrect email or password." | The email or password is wrong, or there's no account with that email. | Check for typos. Click **Forgot password?**, or create an account. | | "That doesn't look like a valid email address." | The email has a typo. | Correct the address. | | "An account already exists with this email." | You already signed up with this email. | Sign in instead, or reset your password. | | "An account already exists with this email using a different sign-in method." | You first signed up another way, for example with Google. | Sign in with the method you used first. | | "Please choose a stronger password (at least 6 characters)." | The password was rejected as too weak. | Choose a longer password. The sign-up form asks for at least 8 characters. | | "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." | A pop-up blocker stopped Google or Microsoft sign-in. | Allow pop-ups for the site, then click the button again. | | "The sign-in window was closed before finishing." | The pop-up closed before you finished. | Click **Google** or **Microsoft** again and complete the steps. | | "Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again." | Too many tries in a short time. | Wait a few minutes. | | "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again." | Your connection dropped or a network blocks SciNodes. | Check your internet connection and try again. | | "This account has been disabled." | The account can't be used. | [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) and choose the category **Can't sign in**. | | "This sign-up method is not currently available." | That sign-up option is switched off. | Use another method. | | "Sign-in failed. Please try again." or "Sign-up failed. Please try again." | An unexpected error. | Try again. If it keeps happening, contact Support. | | "Could not send the reset email. Please try again." | The reset email couldn't be sent. | Try again in a moment. | No reset email? Check your spam folder, and make sure you typed the address you signed up with. ## FAQ ### Is a SciNodes account free? Yes. Every account currently gets a free weekly credit allowance for AI features. Paid plans are planned (coming soon), and pricing will be announced at launch. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md) and [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md). ### Do I need a separate account for SciVerse or Academy? No. Sign in to SciVerse, Academy and Support with the same email and password, or the same Google or Microsoft account, that you use for the app. ### Can I sign up on my phone? Yes. The sign-up, sign-in and password reset pages work on any screen. The app itself needs a larger screen. See [System requirements](system-requirements.md). ### How do I change my password? Open **Profile** and use the **Password** section. You can also add a password there to a Google or Microsoft account. See [Sign in and passwords](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md). ## Related - [Create your first project](first-project.md) - [System requirements](system-requirements.md) - [Sign in and passwords](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md) - [Profile](../account/profile.md) - [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/getting-started/first-project Status: live Description: A guided first run in SciNodes: create a project, let AI suggest publications, read your first research map and ask a research assistant about it. # Build your first project in 10 minutes **In short:** Click **+ New Project**, give the project a title, pick a research focus, choose **Suggest publications for me**, describe your topic and click **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project**. SciNodes finds publications for you, opens the project and builds your first research map, the **Initial Map**, automatically. From there you can click a cluster, chat with the map and open any publication. ## Before you start - You need a SciNodes account. See [Create your account](create-account.md). - Use a desktop browser. See [System requirements](system-requirements.md). - Suggesting publications and chatting with a research assistant use your weekly AI credits. A new account has enough for this walkthrough. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## 1. Create the project 1. Go to [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) and sign in. You land on **My Projects**. 2. Click **+ New Project**. If you have no projects yet, the New Project form is already open. 3. The **Project title** field starts as "Untitled project". Click it and type your own title, for example "Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems". It needs at least 4 characters. 4. Under **Current research focus**, click **Literature Review** (or whatever fits). You can pick up to 3. 5. Optional: click **Add a description** and write a sentence or two about the topic. Click **Tidy up my wording** if you want AI to fix terminology, spelling and grammar. Your description is reused in the next step. ## 2. Let SciNodes suggest publications 1. Under "Let's gather your publications", click **Suggest publications for me**. 2. In the box headed "What's this project about?", describe your research focus in at least two words. If you wrote a description, it's already filled in. 3. Click **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project** at the bottom of the page. 4. Watch the progress. "Searching for:" shows the searches SciNodes AI planned from your focus. It then searches the catalog with each one and merges the best results, up to 800 publications. 5. SciNodes adds the publications and opens your new project on its own. :::tip You don't have to wait. If you leave the page while the project is building, choose **Build in background**. A **Building** card in the sidebar shows progress, and you get a "Project ready" notification when it finishes. ::: ## 3. Read your Initial Map The project opens on the **Research Maps** tab and builds the **Initial Map**. This is a term co-occurrence map: each node is a term from your publications' titles, abstracts and keywords, and terms that appear together are linked. Small maps appear at once. Large ones fill in progressively. - Each colored group is a **cluster**. On this map type, a cluster is a topic. - Bigger nodes are more important terms. See [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md). ## 4. Chat with the map 1. Before you click anything on the map, the right-hand panel shows an overview of the map. 2. Click **Chat with this map**. 3. Type a question, for example "What are the main themes in this map?", and press `Enter`. Use `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. 4. When you're done, click the close button on the chat to go back to the overview. ## 5. Explore a cluster 1. Click a cluster on the map, or click its name in the **Composition** list in the left sidebar. 2. The right-hand panel shows the cluster's top nodes and statistics such as cohesion, density and rank. 3. Click **Chat about this topic** to have a research assistant explain what the cluster is about. ## 6. Ask a research question 1. Type a question into the **Map queries** bar that floats over the map, for example "What are the main research themes?". 2. Click **Map this question**. 3. Choose the option marked **Recommended** and click **Explore with map**. SciNodes builds a new map for the question and opens a chat about it. See [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md). ## 7. Open a publication 1. Click the **Library** tab. 2. Click any publication. Its details open on the right: authors, journal, year, abstract and identifiers. 3. Use the PDF button: **View PDF** if SciNodes has a copy, **Fetch PDF** to get an open-access copy, or **Upload PDF** to add your own. 4. Click the chat icon to ask about this publication, or **Cite** to copy a citation. See [Publication details](../features/library/publication-details.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Not enough publications — try describing your research focus differently."** Your focus was too narrow or unclear to search on. Describe it in broader terms and try again. - **"Nothing found for "…""** The searches came back empty. Click **Edit the focus** and describe a broader subject. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent."** Your weekly AI credits are used up. The message says when they come back. You can still start an empty project and upload your own files. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **"Project created without publications"** (notification). The project exists but nothing was added. Open its **Library** tab and add publications there. See [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md). ## FAQ ### Can I create a project without any publications? Yes. On the New Project form, click **start empty and add publications later**. SciNodes creates the project and takes you back to your project list. ### I already have a Zotero or Mendeley library. Can I start from that? Yes. Choose **Build on my existing library** instead of Suggest and upload a RIS or BibTeX export or your PDFs. See [Bring your reference library](../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md). ### Is the Initial Map saved? Yes. The first map in a project is saved automatically. Later maps start as drafts until you save them. See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). ### Can I change the title or focus later? Yes. Edit the name and description on the **Overview** tab, or change the name and research focus in **Project Settings**. See [Project settings](../features/projects/project-settings.md). ## Related - [Find your way around the app](interface-tour.md) - [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md) - [Run a literature review](../use-cases/literature-review.md) - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/getting-started/interface-tour Status: live Description: A tour of the SciNodes app: the sidebar, header, project tabs, notifications, sync status, undo and redo, the help and user menus, and build progress. # Find your way around the app **In short:** The SciNodes app has a left sidebar for moving between your projects and tools, a header with page controls, and, inside a project, a row of tabs: **Overview**, **Research in Formation**, **Library**, **Research Maps**, **Notes** and **Research Assistants**. Notifications, the sync status, help, your account menu and undo/redo sit at the bottom of the sidebar. ## The sidebar outside a project | Item | What it opens | |---|---| | **My Projects** | Projects you own. See [Project gallery](../features/projects/project-gallery.md). | | **Shared** | Projects other people have shared with you | | **Legacy** | Projects you archived. Only shown if you have any. See [Legacy projects](../features/projects/legacy-projects.md). | | **Featured** | Featured projects (coming soon) | | **My Lab** (under Labs) | Lab spaces (coming soon). See [Lab](../features/lab.md). | | **Bin** | Deleted projects you can restore. See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). | | **Quick Chat** | A research assistant chat that doesn't need a project. See [Quick Chat](../features/research-assistant/quick-chat.md). | | **Quick Note** | A new note outside any project. The arrow next to it opens **View Quick Notes**. See [Quick notes](../features/notes/quick-notes.md). | On your very first visit, before you have any projects, the sidebar shows only **My Projects** and **Featured Projects**. The rest appears once you have a project. ## The sidebar inside a project When you open a project, a back arrow next to the SciNodes logo takes you back to your projects. The rest of the sidebar changes with the tab you're on: | Tab | Sidebar shows | |---|---| | **Research Maps** | A **New Map** tile in the map gallery. With a map open: your map list, map controls and the **Composition** list of clusters. | | **Library** | **Add Publications**, then **My references**, **Authors**, **Venues** and your **Folders** | | **Notes** | A **New Note** tile and your note folders | | **Research Assistants** | Your **Chats** and a **New chat** button | | **Research in Formation** | A **New Research Object** tile | ## Project tabs | Tab | What it's for | |---|---| | **Overview** | Project summary, recent maps, notes, chats and activity. See [Project overview](../features/projects/project-overview.md). | | **Research in Formation** | Collect research objects and the evidence behind them. See [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md). | | **Library** | The publications in your corpus, folders, saved authors and venues. See [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md). | | **Research Maps** | Build and explore network maps. See [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md). | | **Notes** (icon) | Your notes, highlights and comments. See [Notes](../features/notes/notes.md). | | **Research Assistants** (icon) | AI chats about your project. See [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md). | **Project Settings** open from the gear icon next to the project name on the **Overview** tab, or from the gear on the project's card in your project list. See [Project settings](../features/projects/project-settings.md). ## The header The header changes with the page: - **Project lists:** the page title, a sort menu (**Updated** or **Name**, with a button to switch ascending or descending), and **Grid view** / **List view** buttons. - **Bin:** **Grid view** / **List view** and **Empty Trash**. - **Inside a project:** the tab bar, the project name, a **Download** button when a map is open on Research Maps (exports the map) or a note is open on Notes (downloads it as Markdown), and a **Share** button. Sharing individual maps is coming soon. See [Sharing maps](../features/maps/sharing-maps.md). - **Archived project:** "Legacy — restore to edit" instead of the tabs. ## The bottom of the sidebar ### Notifications Click **Notifications** to open the panel. A number shows how many are unread. Use **Mark all read** or **Clear all**. When there are none, it says "No notifications". Typical notifications include "Project ready", "Project could not be built", "Project created without publications", "PDF unavailable" and "Trash emptied". ### Sync status The small chip next to Notifications shows whether your recent map and note edits have reached the server: | Tooltip | Meaning | |---|---| | "Syncing" | Edits are being saved now | | "Unsynced changes" | Some edits haven't been saved yet. Click the chip to sync now. | | "Changes synced" | Everything is saved | ### Building While a project is still filling with publications after you've left the New Project form, a **Building** card shows its progress. When it finishes, click **Open** to go to the project, or close the card with **Dismiss**. ### Undo and redo Undo and redo buttons appear wherever something can be undone, for example on the Research Maps tab. Hover over a button to see which action it will undo. When there's nothing left, the tooltip says "Nothing to undo". There's no keyboard shortcut for undo or redo. ### Help menu Click the **?** button for: - **Legal & Compliance:** Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Accessibility, Cookie Policy, Compliance - **Knowledge Base:** opens SciVerse - **Learn:** opens SciNodes Academy - **Documentation:** these docs - **Support:** file a support ticket. See [Contact support](../help/contact-support.md). - **More Tools:** other tools from Scholaris Labs ### Your account menu Click the person icon for: - **Your name:** opens your [Profile](../account/profile.md) - **Subscription:** plans (coming soon). See [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md). - **Usage limits:** your weekly AI credits and storage. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **User Preferences:** see [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) - **Device Check:** tests whether your computer can handle large maps - **Theme:** Dark, Light or System - **Log out** ## Tips - SciNodes runs on desktop browsers only. On a small window you see "SciNodes will soon be available on mobile." with a **Use fullscreen** button. See [System requirements](system-requirements.md). - The interface is in English. AI explanations and assistant replies can be in 20 languages. See [Translation](../features/translation.md). - For all keyboard shortcuts, see [Keyboard shortcuts](../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md). ## FAQ ### Where are my project settings? Open the project's **Overview** tab and click the gear icon next to the project name. You can also click the gear on the project's card in **My Projects**. ### How do I get back to my project list from inside a project? Click the back arrow next to the SciNodes logo at the top of the sidebar. ### Why can't I see Shared, Bin or Quick Chat in the sidebar? On your first visit, before you have any projects, the sidebar is trimmed. Create a project and the full sidebar appears. ### What does "Unsynced changes" mean? Some of your recent map or note edits haven't reached the server yet. Click the chip to sync them now. It usually clears by itself. ## Related - [Build your first project in 10 minutes](first-project.md) - [System requirements](system-requirements.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Glossary](../reference/glossary.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/getting-started/system-requirements Status: live Description: What you need to run SciNodes: a desktop browser with WebGL2, enough memory for your map size, a large enough screen, and pop-ups allowed for sign-in. # System requirements **In short:** SciNodes runs in a current desktop browser, such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, with WebGL2 and hardware acceleration turned on. You need at least 4 GB of memory and 2 CPU cores. 16 GB and 8 cores are recommended for the largest maps. The browser window must be at least 768 pixels wide and 500 pixels tall. To test your computer, open the user menu and click **Device Check**. ## Minimum and recommended | Requirement | Minimum | Recommended | |---|---|---| | Memory | 4 GB | 16 GB | | CPU cores | 2 | 8 | | Graphics | WebGL2, integrated graphics | WebGL2, discrete graphics | | Browser | All required features | Current version | | Window size | 768 × 500 pixels | — | Required browser features are WebGL2, WebAssembly, structuredClone, OffscreenCanvas and ResizeObserver. Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari have them all. Nothing needs to be installed: SciNodes runs entirely in the browser. ## Memory and map size Maps are drawn on your computer, so bigger maps need more memory. | Map size | What it means | Memory needed | |---|---|---| | Small maps | Up to about 4,000 nodes | 4 GB | | Large maps | Up to about 60,000 nodes, with the default edge limit | 8 GB | | Very large maps | Beyond 65,000 nodes, shown as an overview in chunks | 8 GB | | Large maps, all edges shown | A large map with the edge limit raised | 16 GB | To keep a map light, show fewer edges or nodes with **Thresholds** in the map configuration panel, or build the map from a [corpus slice](../features/library/corpus-slices.md). See [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md). ## Run Device Check Device Check measures your computer and browser against these requirements. 1. In SciNodes, click your avatar to open the user menu. 2. Click **Device Check**. You can also open **User Preferences** → **Device check**. 3. Click **Run test**. It takes about a second. 4. Read the **Compatibility** rating at the top. 5. Under **Requirements**, compare **This device** with **Minimum** and **Recommended** for each row. 6. Under **What this device can open**, see which map sizes your computer can handle. 7. After you change a browser setting, click **Re-run test**. The test runs locally. Nothing is sent to SciNodes, and the result is saved in this browser only. | Compatibility | Meaning | |---|---| | Excellent | Fast, with plenty of memory and cores | | Good | Nothing is below the recommendation | | Fair | Meets every minimum, but something is below the recommendation | | Limited | Something is below the minimum. Large maps may be slow or fail. | | Unsupported | WebGL2 or a required browser feature is missing. Maps can't be drawn. | Each requirement row shows **Meets recommended**, **Meets minimum**, **Below minimum** or **Not reported**. Each map size shows **Supported**, **Workable**, **Not supported** or **Unknown**. Device Check rows are **Memory**, **CPU cores**, **Processing speed**, **Graphics** and **Browser**. **Processing speed** times a short task taken from opening a map and compares it with a reference computer: "1.3× reference" or lower is recommended, and above "3.5× reference" is below the minimum. ## Screen size, phones and tablets The SciNodes app is built for desktop and laptop screens. If the window is narrower than 768 pixels or shorter than 500 pixels, the app is covered by "SciNodes will soon be available on mobile." - **On a desktop or laptop:** make the browser window larger, or zoom out with `Ctrl` + `-`. - **On a phone or tablet:** if the browser supports full screen, click **Use fullscreen** to use SciNodes full screen in landscape. If the device is upright, you see "Rotate to landscape". Turn the device sideways. - If full screen isn't available, you see "Until then, please use a device with a larger screen." The sign-in, sign-up and password reset pages work on any screen. If you're signed in, the screen-size message also has a **Log out** button. SciVerse and SciNodes Academy don't have this screen-size check. ## Allow pop-ups for Google and Microsoft sign-in Signing in with **Google** or **Microsoft** opens a pop-up window. This applies to the app, SciVerse and Academy. Allow pop-ups for app.scinodes.com, sciverse.scinodes.com and academy.scinodes.com. If pop-ups are blocked, you see "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Maps cannot be rendered without WebGL2. Check that hardware acceleration is enabled." | The browser isn't offering WebGL2. | Turn on hardware (graphics) acceleration in your browser settings, restart the browser, then click **Re-run test**. | | "Rendering in software rather than on the GPU. Enable hardware acceleration in your browser settings." | Graphics run on the processor, which is too slow for maps. | Turn on hardware acceleration and update your graphics drivers. | | "Missing: *features*. Update your browser." | The browser lacks a feature SciNodes needs. | Update your browser, or switch to a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. | | "Below the 4 GB minimum. Larger maps are likely to stall or crash the tab." | The computer has less memory than SciNodes needs. | Use small maps, close other tabs, or use another computer. | | "This browser does not report device memory, so RAM could not be checked." | Firefox and Safari don't share memory size with websites. | Nothing is wrong. Check your computer's memory in its system settings. | | "Maximum texture size is *N*px, so exported map images will be downscaled." | Your graphics limit image size. | Map exports will be smaller than requested. See [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md). | | "Roughly *N* versions behind the current release." | Your browser is out of date. | Update your browser. | | "SciNodes will soon be available on mobile." | The window is too small for the app. | Enlarge the window, zoom out, or click **Use fullscreen**. | Large maps can be slow even on a supported computer. Close other heavy tabs, lower the **Thresholds**, or turn off showing all edges. ## FAQ ### Can I use SciNodes on a phone or iPad? Not fully yet. The app needs a window at least 768 × 500 pixels. On a phone or tablet that supports full screen, **Use fullscreen** in landscape lets you in. SciVerse and Academy work without this limit. ### Which browser should I use? Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Chrome and Edge report memory size to Device Check, so the memory check is more complete there. ### Why does Device Check say "8 GB or more" when I have 16 GB? Browsers report at most 8 GB, so Device Check can't confirm the 16 GB recommended for large maps with all edges shown. ### Does Device Check send my hardware details to SciNodes? No. It runs in your browser and saves the result on this device only. ## Related - [Create your account](create-account.md) - [Interface tour](interface-tour.md) - [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) - [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md) - [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/literature-review Status: live Description: A step-by-step literature review workflow in SciNodes: gather publications, map the field, read and annotate, collect evidence and export citations. # Run a literature review **In short:** In SciNodes, a literature review has five stages. First, gather publications into a project with **Suggest**, **Discover** or your own library. Second, map the field to see its topics, foundations and research fronts. Third, read and annotate the key publications. Fourth, collect evidence in **Research in Formation**. Fifth, write notes and export a bibliography in your citation style. Each stage below links to a detailed guide. ## Before you start - You need a SciNodes account. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). - Use a desktop browser. The app doesn't run on phones yet. - AI steps such as Suggest, the research assistant and author suggestions use your weekly credits. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## 1. Gather your publications 1. Open [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) and click **+ New Project**. 2. Type a **Project title** of at least 4 characters, for example "Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems". 3. Under **Current research focus**, pick **Literature Review**. You can pick up to 3. 4. Optional: write a short description, then click **Tidy up my wording** to have AI fix terminology and grammar. 5. Choose how to gather publications: - **Suggest publications for me:** describe your topic. SciNodes AI plans several catalog searches, merges the best results and shows you a preview before adding them (up to 800). This is the fastest start. - **Discover with SciVerse:** write your own search. Set a year range, then include or exclude authors, organizations, topics, journals or conferences. Click **Add another query** to combine up to 10 searches. Use this when you know your search terms. - **Build on my existing library:** upload your PDFs or a RIS or BibTeX export. Choose **Use these as seeds** to let SciNodes add related publications. Choose **Only these publications** to keep strictly to your set, which needs at least 50. 6. Click the button at the bottom, for example **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project**. SciNodes opens the project and builds your **Initial Map** automatically. You can keep working while large projects build in the background. :::tip For a systematic review, use **Discover with SciVerse** with explicit queries and keep your own log of queries and dates. SciNodes also records each catalog search so you can re-run it later from **Expand corpus** in Expert Mode. ::: Details: [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md) · [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md) · [Bring your reference library](bring-your-reference-library.md) ## 2. Screen and organize the corpus 1. Open the **Library** tab. 2. Use the search box and **Filters** (tags, date range, authors, abstract available) to review what you have. 3. Create **Folders** for screening decisions such as "Include", "Exclude" and "Maybe". A publication can sit in several folders. 4. Select publications (Shift-click for a range, Ctrl or Cmd-click to add one) and use **Move to** or **Copy to** a folder. 5. Use **Remove from corpus** to drop publications that are clearly out of scope. This can't be undone. 6. Spotted gaps? Use **Add Publications** → **Discover**, or re-run the searches that built the corpus from **Expert Mode** → **Expand corpus** (up to 100 new publications per run). Details: [Folders](../features/library/folders.md) · [Searching and filtering](../features/library/searching-and-filtering.md) · [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md) ## 3. Map the field Maps show the structure that's hard to see in a list. 1. Open the **Research Maps** tab. Your **Initial Map** shows the main topics as colored clusters. 2. Type a question into the **Map queries** bar, for example "What are the main research themes?" or "Which publications are foundational?". Click **Map this question**. 3. Pick the recommended option and click **Explore with map**. 4. Click a cluster to see its top nodes, size and density. Click **Chat about this …** to have a research assistant summarize it. Useful maps for a review: | Goal | Map | |---|---| | Main themes | Term Co-occurrence or Keyword Co-occurrence | | Foundational publications | Co-citation of Cited Publications | | Current research fronts | Bibliographic Coupling of Publications | | Key research groups | Co-authorship of Authors | | How themes changed over time | Any map with **Timeline** mode turned on | To map only part of your corpus, for example publications from the last five years, use a **corpus slice** in **Expert Mode**. Details: [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) · [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md) · [Corpus slices](../features/library/corpus-slices.md) · [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md) ## 4. Read and annotate key publications 1. Click a publication in the library or on a map to open its details. 2. Use its PDF action: - **View PDF** if SciNodes already has a copy. - **Fetch PDF** to find an open-access copy. - **Upload PDF** to add your own copy. 3. In the PDF viewer, select text and choose **Highlight**, **Comment** or **RIF it**. 4. Highlights and comments are saved to the project's notes automatically. 5. To ask about the publication, click **Chat about this**. The assistant reads the full text if a PDF is held, along with your notes and highlights. Details: [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) · [Highlights and comments](../features/pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md) · [Ask AI about your research](ask-ai-about-your-research.md) ## 5. Collect evidence in Research in Formation **Research in Formation (RIF)** is where your argument takes shape. 1. Click **RIF it** on a highlight, map node, chat answer or publication. 2. Add it to an existing research object, or click **+ Create New Research Object**. Research objects can be concepts, theories, methods, publications, authors and more. 3. Open the **Research in Formation** tab to arrange objects as Focus, Secondary or Background, link them to each other and review pending items. 4. When an object is ready, click **Expand into Working Note** to start writing from its evidence. Details: [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md) ## 6. Write and cite 1. Write in the **Notes** tab. Notes are Markdown and can be attached to maps, clusters, nodes and publications. 2. Select publications in the library and click **Cite these N publications**. You can cite up to 200 at a time. 3. Pick a citation style (81 are available, APA 7th edition by default). Copy the in-text citations or bibliography, or **Download** them as .txt, .rtf, .bib or .ris for your reference manager or word processor. 4. Export maps as figures (PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF, up to 600 dpi) for your manuscript. Details: [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md) · [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md) · [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md) ## Tips - Invite co-reviewers as **Editor** or **Viewer** from **Project Settings** → **Collaborators**. See [Work with your team](work-with-your-team.md). - Check AI output. Assistants can be wrong, including about citations. Always confirm against the publication. - Retracted publications show a **Retracted** badge and warning. Treat their findings with caution. ## FAQ ### Can SciNodes do a systematic literature review? SciNodes supports the main steps: recorded, repeatable catalog queries, folders for screening decisions, full-text reading and annotation, evidence collection and citation export. It doesn't generate PRISMA diagrams, so keep your own screening counts. ### How many publications can a project hold? There's no fixed corpus size limit. Each Suggest run adds up to 800 publications, and Discover adds up to 500 by default. Very large maps need more memory. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ### Can I import my existing Zotero or Mendeley library? Yes. Export it as RIS or BibTeX and upload it. See [Bring your reference library](bring-your-reference-library.md). ### Does SciNodes find full-text PDFs? SciNodes can fetch open-access PDFs on request with **Fetch PDF**. For other publications, upload your own copy. ## Related - [Map a new research field](map-a-new-field.md) - [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) - [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/map-a-new-field Status: live Description: Get oriented in an unfamiliar research field: gather publications, see its main topics as clusters, learn its vocabulary and spot emerging themes. # Map a new research field **In short:** To get oriented in a field you don't know yet, create a project with **Suggest publications for me** and let SciNodes build its **Initial Map**, a term co-occurrence map whose colored clusters are the field's main topics. Then ask questions such as "What are the main research themes in this field?" in the **Map queries** bar, look up unfamiliar terms with **Definition**, and turn on **Timeline** to see which topics are new. Each stage below links to a detailed guide. ## Before you start - You need a SciNodes account and a desktop browser. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). - Suggest, term definitions and the research assistant use your weekly credits. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## 1. Gather a starting set of publications When you don't know a field's search terms yet, let SciNodes plan the searches for you. 1. Open [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) and click **+ New Project**. 2. Type a **Project title** of at least 4 characters. 3. Under **Current research focus**, pick **Ideation** or **Literature Review**. 4. Choose **Suggest publications for me** and describe the field in a sentence or two under "What's this project about?". 5. Click **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project**. SciNodes shows the searches it plans under "Searching for:" and a preview of the top results, then adds the merged set (up to 800 publications) and opens the project. 6. Remove clearly off-topic publications later in the **Library**. If you already know good search terms, use **Discover with SciVerse** instead. Details: [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md) · [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md) ## 2. Read the Initial Map SciNodes opens the project on **Research Maps** and builds a first map called **Initial Map** automatically. It's a **Term Co-occurrence** map: terms from titles and abstracts, linked when they appear in the same publication. 1. Look at the colored groups. Each cluster is a **Topic**. Larger nodes are more important terms. 2. Click a cluster to see its top nodes, size, cohesion and density. 3. Click **Chat about this …** in the cluster panel to have a research assistant summarize the topic. 4. Open **Composition** (the cluster legend) to rename a cluster once you know what it's about. 5. Click any term node to see the publications behind it. Details: [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) · [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) ## 3. Ask the questions a newcomer asks Type a question into the **Map queries** bar, click **Map this question**, pick an option and click **Explore with map**. These questions from the built-in catalog work well for a new field: | Question | Map SciNodes usually suggests | |---|---| | "What are the main research themes in this field?" | Term Co-occurrence (titles and abstracts) | | "Which terms must a newcomer learn first?" | Term Co-occurrence or Keyword Co-occurrence | | "Which subfields does this corpus actually contain?" | Keyword Co-occurrence (Author Keywords) | | "Which topics are emerging rather than established?" | Term Co-occurrence | | "How has the field's topic structure changed over time?" | Term Co-occurrence, then Timeline | | "Where are the gaps and under-connected topics?" | Term Co-occurrence | | "Which MeSH descriptors dominate this corpus?" | Keyword Co-occurrence (MeSH Terms), for biomedical corpora | To browse more questions, open the **Query Bank** and pick a category such as **Topics & Vocabulary**, **Trends & Time** or **Gaps & Ideas**, then click **Map it**. **Term or keyword map?** A Term Co-occurrence map works on any corpus because it reads titles and abstracts. A Keyword Co-occurrence map uses the keywords authors (**Author Keywords**) or indexers (**Index Keywords**, **MeSH Terms**) assigned, so it needs publications that carry keywords. Details: [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md) · [Query Bank](../features/maps/query-bank.md) ## 4. Learn the vocabulary 1. Click a term node on a term or keyword map. 2. Open **Definition** in the selection panel. 3. Read the short definition. A badge shows **In this project** when the term is ambiguous and SciNodes reads it in the sense your project description suggests, or **General** for a standard definition. 4. If your explainer language isn't English, switch between English and your language above the definition. To make terms easier to read, set **Node Config** → **Weightage** to **TF-IDF**. Nodes are then sized by how distinctive a term is to your corpus, not by how often it appears. Details: [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) · [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md) ## 5. See which topics are new 1. Click the **Timeline** button (the clock icon) at the bottom of the map panel. 2. The first time, SciNodes shows "Reading publication years…" while it loads the data. 3. Drag the year slider. On term maps, terms appear from the year they first occurred and grow with their count up to the selected year. 4. Terms and clusters that appear only near the end of the slider are your emerging topics. Details: [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md) ## 6. Clean up and keep what you learn - **Merge synonyms:** select a term, click **Merge**, then click the term to fold into it and choose a name. This works on keyword and term co-occurrence maps. - **Hide generic terms:** select a node, click **Delete** in the selection panel and confirm "Are you sure you want to exclude this data point?". It's removed from the current map view. - **Map part of the corpus:** in **Expert Mode**, add a corpus slice, for example the last five years. - **Keep notes:** click **Write Note** on a node or cluster, or **RIF it** to collect it as evidence in **Research in Formation**. Details: [Expert Mode](../features/maps/expert-mode.md) · [Corpus slices](../features/library/corpus-slices.md) · [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md) ## Tips - If the corpus looks too narrow, grow it from **Expert Mode** → **Expand corpus**, or add a search from **Add Publications** → **Discover**. See [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). - Rename clusters as you understand them. The names help when you chat about the map later. - Next, find the field's key publications and people. See [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) and [Find authors and collaborators](find-authors-and-collaborators.md). ## FAQ ### What is the best map to see the main topics of a field? Start with the automatic **Initial Map**, a Term Co-occurrence map. Its clusters are topics. If your publications carry good keywords, compare it with a Keyword Co-occurrence map of **Author Keywords**. ### How do I find emerging research topics? Ask "Which topics are emerging rather than established?" in the **Map queries** bar, or turn on **Timeline** on a term map and drag the slider to recent years. Terms that appear late are emerging. ### Why are some terms too generic? Frequent words dominate when nodes are sized by occurrence. Set **Weightage** to **TF-IDF**, or exclude the generic node from the map. ### Can I combine two terms that mean the same thing? Yes, on keyword and term co-occurrence maps. Select one term, click **Merge**, click the other term and pick a name for the merged node. ## Related - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) - [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) - [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/find-influential-publications Status: live Description: Find the most cited, foundational and current publications in a field with citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps in SciNodes. # Find influential publications **In short:** Use three map types to find a field's key publications. A **Citation** map shows which publications your corpus cites most. A **Co-citation** map of **Cited Publications** shows the foundations, including classics that aren't in your corpus yet. A **Bibliographic Coupling** map of **Publications** shows the current research fronts. All three need reference data, which you fetch once per project with **Fetch reference data**. ## Before you start - Create a project with a corpus on your topic. See [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) or [Map a new research field](map-a-new-field.md). - Publications imported from the catalog don't include their reference data. The first citation-based map you build offers **Fetch reference data**. It runs once per project and takes a few minutes. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ## Which map finds which publications? | You want | Map type | Unit | Ask in the Map queries bar | |---|---|---|---| | The most cited publications in your corpus | Citation | Publications | "Which publications are most cited in this literature?" | | The intellectual foundations | Co-citation | Cited Publications | "What are the intellectual foundations of this field?" | | Schools of thought | Co-citation | Cited Publications or Cited Authors | "Which schools of thought divide this field?" | | The current research front | Bibliographic Coupling | Publications | "Which publications form the current research front?" | | Older publications still in use | Citation | Publications | "Which older publications are still being cited today?" | | A reading order | Citation or Co-citation | Publications | "In what order should I read the key publications?" | | Overlooked publications | Citation or Bibliographic Coupling | Publications | "Which publications in this corpus have gone unnoticed?" | **Co-citation or bibliographic coupling?** Co-citation links two publications that later publications cite together, so it looks back at the foundations. Bibliographic coupling links two publications that cite the same earlier publications, so recent publications group together straight away. Use co-citation for the canon and coupling for what people are working on now. ## 1. Build the map 1. Open the **Research Maps** tab. 2. Type one of the questions above into the **Map queries** bar and click **Map this question**. 3. In "How do you want to answer this?", pick the option marked **Recommended** and click **Explore with map**. 4. If SciNodes says reference data is missing, click **Fetch reference data**, wait for it to finish, then build the map again. To set the type and unit yourself, use **Expert Mode**: choose the **Map Type**, open its settings (for example **Co-citation Settings**), pick the **Unit of Analysis** (such as **Publication** or **Cited publication**), then click **Plot Map**. Details: [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md) · [Expert Mode](../features/maps/expert-mode.md) · [Building a map](../features/maps/building-a-map.md) ## 2. Size nodes by influence On citation-based maps, nodes are often the same size until you choose what size measures. 1. Open the configuration panel and expand **Node Config**. 2. Click **Weightage** and pick a metric: | Metric | Map types | Shows | |---|---|---| | **In-degree (citation count)** | Citation | Times a publication is cited by others in the map | | **Co-citations** | Co-citation | How often a publication is cited together with others | | **References** | Bibliographic Coupling | How much reference ground a publication covers, which tends to surface reviews | | **Betweenness centrality** | Co-citation, Bibliographic Coupling | Publications that bridge separate groups | | **Eigenvector centrality** | Co-citation, Bibliographic Coupling | Publications linked to other important publications | Citation counts on a map count only citations inside your corpus. Details: [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) · [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md) ## 3. Inspect the key publications 1. Click a large node to open the selection panel. It shows the publication's details and metrics. 2. Review its **Cited publications** and **Cited by** lists. When SciNodes can match the publication in the catalog, the header shows its count across the scholarly record, with the count inside your map beside it. 3. Click a cluster to see its top nodes. On a co-citation map, each cluster is an **Intellectual Base**. On a coupling map, each cluster is a **Research Front**. 4. Click **Chat about this …** to ask a research assistant why the publication or cluster matters. ## 4. Add missing classics to your corpus Your corpus rarely holds everything a key publication cites, or everything that cites it. To bring those publications in: 1. Select a publication node on a Citation or Co-citation map of publications. 2. Open **Cited publications** and click **Add *N* cited publications to corpus** (Citation maps only), or open **Cited by** and click **Add *N* citing publications to corpus**. For very large sets the button reads "Add top *N* of *M* …". 3. When SciNodes reports "Corpus extended — regenerate the map to see the new structure.", rebuild the map. If you see "All of those publications are already in your corpus.", there's nothing new to add. Details: [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md) · [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) ## 5. Read and keep the best ones - Open a publication and use **View PDF**, **Fetch PDF** or **Upload PDF** to read it. See [Read, annotate and collect evidence](read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md). - Click **RIF it** to collect it in **Research in Formation**, or **Write Note** to note why it matters. - Put your shortlist in a library folder, then cite it. See [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md). ## Tips - Build a co-citation map and a coupling map of the same corpus side by side. Together they show where the field came from and where it's going. - To focus on recent research fronts, add a corpus slice for the last five years in **Expert Mode**. See [Corpus slices](../features/library/corpus-slices.md). - Watch for the **Retracted** badge. Ask "Is any of this literature built on retracted publications?" to check your foundations. ## FAQ ### Why is my citation map empty? Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps need reference data. Run **Fetch reference data** once for the project, then build the map again. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### How do I find the most cited publications in my field? Build a Citation map of Publications and set **Weightage** to **In-degree (citation count)**. Large nodes are the publications your corpus cites most. ### Why does a co-citation map show publications I don't have? Co-citation nodes are the publications your corpus cites, so they include classics outside your corpus. That's what makes the map good at finding foundations you haven't collected yet. ### What is a research front? A research front is a group of recent publications that cite the same earlier publications. Bibliographic coupling maps show research fronts as clusters. ## Related - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) - [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md) - [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) - [Find authors and collaborators](find-authors-and-collaborators.md) - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/find-authors-and-collaborators Status: live Description: Find key authors, research groups, partner institutions and potential collaborators with co-authorship and citation maps, saved authors and SciVerse. # Find authors and collaborators **In short:** Build a **Co-authorship** map to see who publishes together: its clusters are research groups, and its units can be **Authors**, **Organizations** or **Countries**. Use citation-based author maps to see whose work is most influential. Save the people you want to follow with **Save author**, let **Suggest authors** propose more, and look anyone up on SciVerse. ## Before you start - Create a project with a corpus on your topic. See [Run a literature review](literature-review.md). - Co-authorship maps use author lists, so they work straight away. Citation, co-citation and coupling maps of authors need reference data first. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ## Which map answers which people question? | Your question (type it in the Map queries bar) | Map type | Unit | |---|---|---| | "Who are the most influential authors in this area?" | Citation, Co-citation or Co-authorship | Authors / Cited Authors | | "Whose work is this field built on?" | Co-citation | Cited Authors | | "Which sub-communities exist, and who bridges them?" | Co-authorship | Authors | | "Who connects otherwise separate groups in this field?" | Co-authorship | Authors | | "Which researchers are rising rather than established?" | Co-authorship or Bibliographic Coupling | Authors | | "Who could review or examine this work?" | Citation or Co-authorship | Authors | | "Which institutions should I collaborate with?" | Co-authorship | Organizations | | "Which institutions work on this but never together?" | Bibliographic Coupling | Organizations | | "Which countries lead this research area?" | Co-authorship | Countries | Browse more in the **Query Bank** under **Authors & Groups** and **Institutions & Places**. ## 1. Build a co-authorship map **From a question:** type a question from the table into the **Map queries** bar, click **Map this question**, pick an option and click **Explore with map**. **In Expert Mode**, for full control: 1. Open the **Research Maps** tab and open **Expert Mode**. 2. Enter a **Map Name** and set **Map Type** to **Co-authorship**. 3. Open **Co-authorship Settings** and choose a **Unit of Analysis**: **Author**, **Organization** or **Country**. 4. For authors, turn on **Merge name variants**. It treats "J. Smith", "John Smith" and "J Smith" as one author. 5. Optional: under **Thresholds**, set **Author cut-off (per publication)**, for example 25. This skips publications with very many authors, such as large consortium publications, which can distort the network. 6. Optional: set **Min publications** so only authors with enough publications appear. 7. Click **Plot Map**. Details: [Expert Mode](../features/maps/expert-mode.md) · [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) ## 2. Read the network - Each cluster is a **Research Group** (authors), **Institutional Network** (organizations) or **Regional Cluster** (countries). Edges are collaborations. - Click a node to see its co-authors, publications and metrics. - Change what node size shows under **Node Config** → **Weightage**: | Metric | Use it to find | |---|---| | **Publications** | The most prolific authors or institutions | | **Degree (links)** | Those with the most distinct collaborators | | **Betweenness centrality** | Brokers who connect otherwise separate groups | | **Eigenvector centrality** | People connected to other well-connected people | - Turn on **Timeline** to see who is newer to the field. On co-authorship maps, authors appear by the average year of their publications. Details: [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) · [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md) ## 3. Save the people you want to follow 1. Click an author node on any map. 2. Click **Save author**. The button changes to **Author saved**. 3. Open the **Library** tab and click **Authors** to see your saved list with **Name**, **ORCID**, **Publications** and **Saved** date. 4. From the list, use **View publications in corpus**, **RIF it** or **Remove**. SciNodes also saves an author automatically when you write a note about them, add them to Research in Formation or ask the assistant about them. Click **Undo autosave** if you didn't mean to. You can turn autosave off in **User Preferences**. Details: [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md) · [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) ## 4. Get author suggestions 1. In **Library** → **Authors**, click **Suggest authors**. 2. Choose how many to suggest (1 to 200, default 50). Suggestions are based on real catalog publication counts. 3. Tick the ones to keep. Suggestions use your weekly credits. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## 5. Look people up on SciVerse [SciVerse](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) lets you browse the wider scholarly record: - **Authors** lists "Most-cited authors". **Organizations** lists "Most-cited organizations". - An author's page shows their citation count, publication count, topic tags and publications. - To find an author's publications on a topic, search, then use **Refine by** → **Author** → **Include**. - Signed in, click **Add to SciNodes** on a publication to add it to a project. Details: [Browsing authors, organizations and venues](../sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) · [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md) ## Tips - Merging nodes by hand on the map works on keyword and term co-occurrence maps only. For author name variants, use **Merge name variants** in Expert Mode. - To shortlist reviewers, ask "Who could review or examine this work?", then check that candidates aren't your own co-authors on the co-authorship map. - Use **Chat about this …** on a research group cluster to have a research assistant summarize what the group works on. - Ready to work with someone in SciNodes? Invite them to your project. See [Work with your team](work-with-your-team.md). ## FAQ ### How do I find potential collaborators in my field? Build a Co-authorship map of **Organizations** or **Authors**, or ask "Which institutions should I collaborate with?". Look for groups close to yours that you aren't linked to yet, and save them with **Save author**. ### How do I fix the same author appearing under different names? In **Expert Mode**, open **Co-authorship Settings** and turn on **Merge name variants** before you plot the map. It groups names by last name and initials. ### What is the difference between a co-authorship map and a co-citation map of authors? A co-authorship map links authors who published together. A co-citation map of **Cited Authors** links authors whose publications are cited together, which shows schools of thought rather than working relationships. ### Can I see an author's full publication list? In SciNodes, **View publications in corpus** shows the author's publications in your project. For their other publications, open their page on SciVerse. ## Related - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) - [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md) - [Choose where to publish](choose-where-to-publish.md) - [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) - [Work with your team](work-with-your-team.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/choose-where-to-publish Status: live Description: Shortlist journals and conferences for your manuscript with venue maps, saved and suggested venues, and SciVerse journal and conference rankings. # Choose where to publish **In short:** Build a map with **Venues** as the unit to see which journals and conferences carry your field and how they relate. Ask "Where should I publish this work?" in the **Map queries** bar for a recommended venue map. Save candidates with **Save venue**, ask **Suggest venues** for more, and check each one on SciVerse under **Journals** or **Conferences**. In SciNodes, a venue is a journal, conference, workshop or symposium. ## Before you start - Create a project whose corpus matches the topic of your manuscript. One way: export the publications your manuscript cites from your reference manager as RIS or BibTeX, then start a project with **Build on my existing library** and **Use these as seeds**. See [Bring your reference library](bring-your-reference-library.md). - Venue maps of the Citation, Co-citation and Bibliographic Coupling types need reference data. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ## Which venue map answers which question? | Your question (type it in the Map queries bar) | Map type | Unit | |---|---|---| | "Where should I publish this work?" | Citation, Co-citation or Bibliographic Coupling | Venues / Cited Venues | | "Which journals are closest to the one I am targeting?" | Bibliographic Coupling or Co-citation | Venues / Cited Venues | | "Which journals draw on the same literature as my work?" | Bibliographic Coupling | Venues | | "Which journals carry the most weight in this literature?" | Citation or Co-citation | Venues / Cited Venues | | "Which newer venues are gaining ground in this area?" | Bibliographic Coupling or Citation | Venues | | "Which journals publish across disciplinary boundaries?" | Co-citation or Bibliographic Coupling | Cited Venues / Venues | | "Is this literature concentrated in a few journals?" | Citation or Co-citation | Venues / Cited Venues | | "Where do methods publications in this field get published?" | Bibliographic Coupling | Venues | More questions are in the **Query Bank** under **Journals & Venues**. **Which type?** Bibliographic Coupling links venues whose publications cite the same publications, so it finds venues that share your literature. Co-citation links venues cited together, so it shows a field's established outlets. Citation links venues that cite each other, so it shows where influence flows. ## 1. Build a venue map 1. Open the **Research Maps** tab. 2. Type "Where should I publish this work?" into the **Map queries** bar and click **Map this question**. 3. Pick the **Recommended** option and click **Explore with map**. Or open **Expert Mode**, choose a **Map Type**, open its settings (for example **Citation Settings**), set **Unit of Analysis** to **Venue** (or **Cited venue** for Co-citation) and click **Plot Map**. Details: [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md) · [Expert Mode](../features/maps/expert-mode.md) ## 2. Read the venue map - Clusters group related venues. They're called **Disciplinary Cluster** on Citation maps, **Field** on Co-citation maps and **Field Front** on Bibliographic Coupling maps. - Find a venue you know, then look at its neighbors. Venues in the same cluster share an audience or a literature. - Size nodes by importance under **Node Config** → **Weightage**. On a Citation map, **In-degree (citation count)** shows how often a venue is cited within your corpus. On a Bibliographic Coupling map, **Publications** shows how many of your corpus publications each venue holds. - Turn on **Timeline** to spot venues that are newer to the field. - Click a venue node to see its details and metrics. Details: [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) · [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md) ## 3. Save and grow your shortlist 1. Click a venue node and click **Save venue**. The button changes to **Venue saved**. 2. Open **Library** → **Venues** to see your shortlist with **Name**, **Type**, **ISSN**, **Publications** and **Saved** date. 3. Use **View publications in corpus** to read what each venue has published on your topic. 4. Click **Suggest venues** to have SciNodes propose more (1 to 200, default 50, based on real catalog counts). This uses your weekly credits. Venues are also saved automatically when you write a note about one, add it to Research in Formation or ask the assistant about it. You can change this in **User Preferences**. Details: [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md) ## 4. Check venues on SciVerse On [SciVerse](https://sciverse.scinodes.com): 1. Click **Journals** for "Active journals" (still publishing, ranked by total citations) or **Conferences** for "Active conferences". 2. Use the search box on the list to find a venue by name. 3. Open a venue to see its citation count, publication count, topic tags and publications. 4. To see what a journal publishes on your topic, run a search, then use **Refine by** → **Journal** or **Conference** → **Include**. Details: [Browsing authors, organizations and venues](../sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) · [Filters and sorting](../sciverse/filters-and-sorting.md) ## Tips - Compare two maps: a Bibliographic Coupling map shows venues that share your literature now, and a Co-citation map shows the field's established outlets. A venue that ranks well on both is a strong candidate. - To focus on open access, filter a corpus slice by open access in **Expert Mode**, or tick **Open access only** in SciVerse. Ask "Which parts of this field are openly accessible?" for a map. - Always read the venue's own scope and submission guidelines before you submit. ## FAQ ### How do I find the right journal for my manuscript? Build a corpus around your manuscript's topic, then ask "Where should I publish this work?". Shortlist the venues in the clusters closest to your topic and check each one on SciVerse. ### Can I find conferences as well as journals? Yes. Venue units include journals, conferences, workshops and symposia. On SciVerse, click **Conferences** for the "Active conferences" list. ### Which journals are similar to my target journal? Ask "Which journals are closest to the one I am targeting?". It builds a Bibliographic Coupling or Co-citation map of venues. Venues next to your target in the same cluster share its literature. ### Why is my venue map empty? Citation, Co-citation and Bibliographic Coupling maps need reference data. Run **Fetch reference data** once for the project. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ## Related - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) - [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md) - [Browsing authors, organizations and venues](../sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) - [Find authors and collaborators](find-authors-and-collaborators.md) - [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/bring-your-reference-library Status: live Description: Import your Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote library, or exports from Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Dimensions or Lens, into a SciNodes project. # Bring your reference library **In short:** Export your library from your reference manager or database as RIS or BibTeX (or another supported format), then upload it. For a new project, choose **Build on my existing library** in the New Project wizard. For an existing project, use **Library** → **Add Publications** → **Upload Anything**. You can also upload PDFs, ZIP files and whole folders. SciNodes detects each format from the file's content. ## Before you start - Uploading looks up catalog details for each publication, which uses your weekly credits. If your budget is spent, uploads still work, but publications are saved without catalog details. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). - Check that your files are in a supported format (below). ## 1. Export from your current tool Use your tool's export feature and pick one of the formats SciNodes reads: | You use | Choose a format such as | |---|---| | Zotero, Mendeley | RIS or BibTeX | | EndNote | RIS, BibTeX or EndNote (.enw) | | Scopus, Dimensions, Lens | RIS, BibTeX or CSV | | Web of Science | Web of Science (.ciw), RIS or BibTeX | | PubMed | PubMed (.nbib) | | A folder of PDFs | Upload the PDFs, a ZIP or the whole folder | SciNodes recognizes exports from Dimensions, Lens, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science automatically. **Supported formats:** PDF, RIS, BibTeX (.bib, .bibtex), PubMed (.nbib), EndNote (.enw), Web of Science (.ciw), CSV, TSV, Excel (.xlsx), plain text (.txt), ZIP files, and folders with nested subfolders. Details: [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md) ## 2a. Start a new project from your library 1. Click **+ New Project**, type a **Project title** (at least 4 characters) and pick your research focus. 2. Choose **Build on my existing library** ("Upload PDFs or a reference export (RIS / BibTeX)"). 3. Drop your files or folder onto the drop zone. 4. Under "How to continue", choose one: - **Use these as seeds** (default): "SciNodes expands your library with related publications it finds." Best when your library is small or you want a fuller picture of the field. - **Only these publications**: build from your library alone. This needs at least 50 publications, and you must tick "I'm an expert user. I know what I'm doing". Best when your set is already curated, for example a screened review corpus. 5. Click **Import Library and Create Project**. Prefer to describe your topic instead? Click **Suggest me publications** under the options. Details: [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md) ## 2b. Add your library to an existing project 1. Open the project and the **Library** tab. 2. Click **Add Publications** → **Upload Anything**. 3. Drop your files, ZIP or folder. 4. Under **Add to**, choose **My references + corpus** (file them in your library and add them to the corpus) or **Corpus only**. 5. Click **Add *N* publications**. Details: [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md) · [Folders](../features/library/folders.md) ## 3. Check the results SciNodes lists each file with its status as it works: | Status | Meaning | |---|---| | Waiting… / Reading the PDF… / Looking up metadata… | Still working | | Added / Imported | Done | | Duplicate / Already in the corpus | That publication is already in this corpus, or appeared twice in your upload. It isn't added again. | | Not supported | SciNodes doesn't read that file type | | Failed | The file couldn't be processed. See the message next to it. | ## 4. Add PDFs - PDFs you upload are attached to their publications. Your uploaded copies stay private. Only open-access copies that SciNodes fetches are shared across users. - Reference exports usually don't carry PDFs. For each publication, use **Fetch PDF** to find an open-access copy, or **Upload PDF** to add your own. Details: [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) ## Limits | Item | Limit | |---|---| | ZIP file | 500 files, 100 MB per file, 500 MB total unpacked | | Publication PDF | 64 MB | | Reading one PDF | 60 seconds | | Uploading one reference file | 5 minutes | | Only these publications | At least 50 publications | Details: [File formats and limits](../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md) ## Troubleshooting - **"Legacy .xls isn't supported — save it as .xlsx or CSV."** Open the file in your spreadsheet tool, save it as .xlsx or CSV, and upload again. - **"This format is not processed — PDFs and reference exports (…) are."** Export from your tool as RIS or BibTeX instead. - **"N files in that folder skipped — not a format we read."** The folder had other file types. The supported files were still uploaded. - **"The PDF is password-protected…"** Remove the password and upload the PDF again. - **"The PDF took too long to read."** or **"The PDF could not be read."** Try a different copy of the PDF, or add the publication by DOI with **Manual Entry**. - **"Saved without catalog metadata — weekly complex compute budget spent."** The publication was saved using the details in your file. Your budget resets on Sunday at 00:00 UTC. ## FAQ ### Can I import my Zotero or Mendeley library? Yes. Export your library or a collection as RIS or BibTeX, then upload the file. SciNodes adds each entry as a publication. ### Do I need at least 50 publications? Only for **Only these publications**. With **Use these as seeds**, you can start from any number, and SciNodes adds related publications. ### What happens to duplicates? SciNodes doesn't add a publication twice. Files whose publications are already in the corpus show **Duplicate** or **Already in the corpus**. ### Can I upload a folder with subfolders? Yes. Drop the whole folder. SciNodes reads every supported file inside it, including nested subfolders, and skips the rest. ## Related - [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md) - [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md) - [Manual entry](../features/library/manual-entry.md) - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) - [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence Status: live Description: Read publication PDFs in SciNodes, highlight and comment, and collect evidence into research objects in Research in Formation to build your argument. # Read, annotate and collect evidence **In short:** Open a publication, get its PDF with **View PDF**, **Fetch PDF** or **Upload PDF**, then select text and choose **Highlight**, **Comment** or **RIF it**. Highlights and comments are saved to the project's notes automatically. **RIF it** adds the passage as evidence to a research object in **Research in Formation**, where you arrange your ideas and turn them into a working note with **Expand into Working Note**. ## 1. Open the publication's PDF 1. Click a publication in the **Library** tab, or click a publication node on a map. 2. Use the one PDF action SciNodes offers: | Button | When you see it | What it does | |---|---|---| | **View PDF** | SciNodes already holds a copy | Opens the PDF viewer | | **Fetch PDF** | An open-access copy can be found | Fetches it in the background. You'll see "PDF fetched." when it's ready. | | **Upload PDF** | Neither of the above | Lets you add your own copy (up to 64 MB) | You can keep working while a fetch runs. If it fails, you'll get a "PDF unavailable" notification. Upload your own copy instead. Details: [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) ## 2. Read in the PDF viewer The toolbar has page navigation, zoom, **Fit width**, **Download PDF** and **Open original**. Click **Annotations** to list your highlights and comments on this publication. Once you've annotated, **Download PDF** saves a copy with your annotations. Details: [PDF viewer](../features/pdfs/pdf-viewer.md) ## 3. Highlight, comment and RIF 1. Select a passage of text. 2. Choose an action: - **Highlight**: marks the passage in the color you pick. Right-click a highlight later to change its color. - **Comment**: adds your own remark to the passage. - **RIF it**: adds the passage as evidence to a research object (see step 5). 3. Highlights and comments are saved to the project's notes automatically. A highlight appears in **Notes** as "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*". Details: [Highlights and comments](../features/pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md) ## 4. Review your notes 1. Open the **Notes** tab. 2. Switch between **Sticky notes** and **Graph** views. The graph shows notes, comments, highlights and folders. 3. Open a note to edit it. The **Sources** bar shows what it's attached to, such as a publication, map node or cluster. 4. Organize notes into folders and give them colors. Details: [Notes](../features/notes/notes.md) · [Note editor](../features/notes/note-editor.md) ## 5. Collect evidence in Research in Formation **Research in Formation (RIF)** holds research objects: the concepts, theories, methods, publications, authors and other things your argument rests on. Each one gathers its evidence. 1. Click **RIF it** on a PDF passage, a publication, a map node or a chat answer. 2. In the **Add to RIF** dialog, either: - search under "Search existing Research Objects" and add the evidence to one, or - click **+ Create New Research Object**. 3. Click **Create Research Object**, or **Save for Review** to decide later. 4. Open the **Research in Formation** tab. Items you saved for review wait in the **Pending review** queue. Click **Review** to file them. Details: [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md) ## 6. Shape your argument 1. On the RIF stage, pick a layout: **Concentric circle**, **Box** or **Pyramid**. 2. Place objects at the **Focus**, **Secondary** or **Background** level. 3. Open an object's **Research Record** to see its type, origin, evidence (highlights, quotes, AI answers) and links. Use "Link an object…" to connect related objects. 4. When an object has enough evidence, click **Expand into Working Note** to start writing from it. Then turn your notes into text with citations. See [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md). ## Ask about what you're reading Click **Chat about this** on the publication. The research assistant reads the PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights on it. The first question about a publication can take up to about 20 seconds while the assistant reads it. Long full texts use more credits. Details: [Ask AI about your research](ask-ai-about-your-research.md) ## Tips - By default, fetching or uploading a PDF, writing a note or adding to RIF also files the publication into **My references**. Change this in **User Preferences**. See [Preferences](../account/preferences.md). - Use **RIF it** for the passages that support a claim and **Highlight** for everything else you want to find again. - SmarterPDF, a clean text-and-tables view of each PDF that you can annotate too (coming soon). See [SmarterPDF](../features/pdfs/smarterpdf.md). ## FAQ ### Can SciNodes find the full-text PDF for me? When an open-access copy can be found, SciNodes shows **Fetch PDF**. Click it and SciNodes fetches the copy in the background. Otherwise, upload your own copy with **Upload PDF**. ### Where do my highlights go? They stay on the PDF and are saved to the project's **Notes** automatically, titled "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*". ### Can I download a PDF with my annotations? Yes. Click **Download PDF** in the viewer toolbar. The downloaded file includes your annotations. ### What is a research object? A research object is an idea your research rests on, such as a concept, theory, method, publication or author. It collects evidence from PDFs, maps and chats so you can see what supports it. ## Related - [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) - [Highlights and comments](../features/pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md) - [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md) - [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md) - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/write-with-citations Status: live Description: Draft in Markdown notes, then copy in-text citations and bibliographies in 81 citation styles or download them as .bib, .ris, .rtf or .txt. # Write with citations **In short:** Draft your text in Markdown notes in the **Notes** tab. When you need citations, select publications in the **Library** and click **Cite these *N* publications**. Pick one of 81 citation styles (APA 7th edition by default), then **Copy** the in-text citation or the bibliography, or **Download** it as plain text (.txt), rich text (.rtf), BibTeX (.bib) or RIS (.ris). You can cite up to 200 publications at a time. ## 1. Draft in notes 1. Open the **Notes** tab and click **New Note**, or click **Expand into Working Note** on a research object in **Research in Formation** to start from its evidence. 2. Write in Markdown. Switch between **Editor** (formatted) and **MD** (raw Markdown). 3. Use the **Format** bar for headings (H1 to H3), bold, italic, lists, quotes, code and links. Press `Tab` and `Shift` + `Tab` to indent and outdent. 4. Review grammar suggestions: accept or reject each one, or use **Accept all** or **Auto-accept**. 5. Attach a note to what it's about by writing it from a map node, cluster or publication with **Write Note**. The **Sources** bar shows the attachments. 6. Click **Download as Markdown** to take the note into another editor. Notes you write outside a project live in **Quick notes**. Use **Move to a project** to file one under a project. Details: [Notes](../features/notes/notes.md) · [Note editor](../features/notes/note-editor.md) · [Quick notes](../features/notes/quick-notes.md) ## 2. Cite publications **Several publications:** 1. Open the **Library** tab. 2. Select publications: click one, `Shift` + `Click` for a range, `Ctrl` + `Click` (`Cmd` on Mac) to add one at a time. 3. Click **Cite these *N* publications** in the selection bar. **One publication:** open its ⋯ menu and click **Cite this**, or click **Cite** in its detail panel. In the **Cite** dialog: 1. Pick a **Style**. If it differs from your default, the dialog says "Applies here only — your default stays …". 2. Under **In-text citation**, click **Copy** and paste the citation into your note or manuscript. 3. Under **References**, click **Copy** to copy the formatted bibliography. 4. To save a file, click the arrow beside the download button and choose **Plain text**, **Rich text**, **BibTeX** or **RIS**. Then click the button, which now names the format, for example **Download .bib**. For note-based styles, the sections are called **Footnote** and **Bibliography** instead. | Download format | Use it for | |---|---| | Plain text (.txt) | Pasting anywhere | | Rich text (.rtf) | Word processors, keeps italics and formatting | | BibTeX (.bib) | LaTeX and reference managers | | RIS (.ris) | Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and other reference managers | Details: [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md) ## 3. Set your default citation style 1. Open the user menu and click **User Preferences**. 2. Open **Reference style**. 3. Choose from 81 CSL styles in 8 groups: General & cross-disciplinary, Life sciences & medicine, Physical sciences & mathematics, Engineering & computing, Social sciences, Humanities & law, Publisher house styles, and National standards. Your choice is saved to your account. From the **Cite** dialog, click **Change the default** to jump there. Details: [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) ## 4. Give publications short names An alias is a short name you choose for a publication, such as "HN22". 1. In the **Library**, open a publication's ⋯ menu and click **Set alias**. 2. Type the short name and save. The alias shows as a tag in the library list. It also labels the publication in a note's **Sources** bar and in chats. To find a publication by its alias, use the library search with **Advanced** → **Alias**. Click **Rename alias** to change it. Details: [Publication details](../features/library/publication-details.md) ## 5. Add figures Export any map as a figure for your manuscript in PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF, at up to 600 dpi, with a dark or light theme. Details: [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md) ## Tips - Keep a library folder for each manuscript or chapter. Select the folder's publications and cite them in one go. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md). - Check each formatted entry. If some publications can't be formatted in the chosen style, the dialog tells you how many. - With more than 200 publications selected, the cite button is disabled. Select fewer and cite in batches. ## FAQ ### Which citation styles does SciNodes support? 81 CSL styles in 8 groups, including APA, discipline styles, publisher house styles and national standards. APA 7th edition is the default. See [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md). ### How do I export my publications to Zotero or EndNote? Select the publications in the **Library** and click **Cite these *N* publications**. Choose **RIS** or **BibTeX** from the download menu and click **Download .ris** or **Download .bib**. Then import the file into your reference manager. ### Can I change the style for one bibliography only? Yes. Pick a different **Style** in the **Cite** dialog. It applies to that dialog only. Your default stays the same. ### How do I cite while writing a note? Open the **Cite** dialog from the Library, click **Copy** under **In-text citation**, and paste it into your note. Copy the bibliography under **References** the same way for the end of your text. ## Related - [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md) - [Note editor](../features/notes/note-editor.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) - [Bring your reference library](bring-your-reference-library.md) - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/ask-ai-about-your-research Status: live Description: Chat with a SciNodes research assistant about a map, cluster, node or publication: pick an assistant, control what it can see and check its answers. # Ask AI about your research **In short:** Start a chat from what you're looking at: **Chat with this map**, **Chat about this …** on a cluster or node, or **Chat about this** on a publication. The research assistant answers using what the chat is about, including the publication's PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights. Pick an assistant (Sage is the default), set the reply language, and always check answers against the publications. Every reply uses your weekly credits. ## Before you start - AI answers can be wrong, including invented citations. They aren't professional advice. Check important claims against the publication itself. - Chats use your weekly credit budget. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## 1. Start a chat about the right thing | You want to ask about | Where to start | |---|---| | A whole map | Map overview → **Chat with this map** | | A cluster (topic, research group, front) | Click the cluster → **Chat about this …** | | A node (term, author, publication, venue) | Click the node → **Chat about this …**, or right-click it → **Chat** | | A publication in your library | ⋯ menu → **Chat about this**, or ask in its detail panel and click **Open in Assistant** | | Anything in the project | **Research Assistants** tab → **New chat** | | Something outside a project | **Quick Chat** in the left sidebar | When you create a map from a question, SciNodes opens a "Chat with this map" thread that starts with your question. If you've chatted about something before, the button reads **Continue chat**. Details: [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md) · [Quick Chat](../features/research-assistant/quick-chat.md) ## 2. Choose an assistant Pick an assistant in the chat. Higher tiers spend more credits per reply. | Assistant | Tier | Notes | |---|---|---| | Atlas | Expert | Locked, not available yet | | Sage | Superior | Default | | Vega | Standard | Uses fewer credits than Sage | | Nova | Budget | Uses the fewest credits | Details: [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md) ## 3. Control what the assistant can see Open the chat's **About** panel to see what the chat is about and what's "In view" for each item. - A chat can be about up to 12 things: maps, nodes, publications and files. - For a publication, the assistant sees its PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights on it. - To add a publication, click **Attach** → **Attach a publication from the library**. - To add a file, click **Attach** → **Attach a file**. Send a message first, because a file belongs to the chat itself. - To take something out, right-click it in **About** and choose **Remove from about**. | Files | Limit or behavior | |---|---| | Size and count | 32 MB per file, 10 files per chat | | Read by the assistant | PDF, TXT, MD, CSV, TSV, JSON, YAML, LOG, BIB, RIS | | Stored but not read | DOCX, DOC, XLSX, PPTX, PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP, ZIP | The first question about a publication you've never chatted about can take up to about 20 seconds while the assistant reads its PDF. Long full texts use more credits. Details: [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md) ## 4. Ask, mention and set the language 1. Type your question. Press `Enter` to send and `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. 2. Type @ to mention a map element, such as a cluster or node, so the assistant knows exactly what you mean. 3. To get replies in another language, use the reply language picker in the composer. Choose **Use my preference** to go back to your default **Assistant language**. 4. Wait for the reply. Answers arrive whole, not word by word. Details: [Mentions and reply language](../features/research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md) · [Research in another language](research-in-another-language.md) ## 5. Check and keep good answers - Open the cited publications and confirm each claim before you rely on it. - Click **RIF it** on a useful answer to keep it as evidence in **Research in Formation**. Details: [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md) ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not reach the assistant. Your message was not sent."** Check your connection and send again. - **"The assistant could not reply (*NNN*)…"** Try again in a moment, or switch to another assistant. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent."** Your weekly credits are used up. Chats resume after the reset on Sunday at 00:00 UTC. ## Tips - Ask a question in the **Map queries** bar instead when you want a map. If no map can answer it, SciNodes opens an answer chat. - Asking the assistant about an author or venue saves it to your saved lists automatically. Click **Undo autosave** if you didn't mean to. - See where your credits went per assistant on the **Usage limits** page (user menu). ## FAQ ### Which assistant should I use? Start with **Sage**, the default. Switch to **Vega** or **Nova** when you want to spend fewer credits, for example on quick or routine questions. ### Can the assistant read the full text of a publication? Yes, when SciNodes holds a PDF of it. Without a PDF, the full text isn't in view. Use **Fetch PDF** or **Upload PDF** first for full-text answers, and check the **About** panel to see what's in view. ### Can I chat about several publications at once? Yes. A chat can be about up to 12 items. Add publications with **Attach** → **Attach a publication from the library**. ### Are the assistant's citations reliable? Not always. AI can invent or misattribute citations. Open each cited publication in SciNodes and check it before you use it. ## Related - [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md) - [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md) - [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md) - [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/work-with-your-team Status: live Description: Share a SciNodes project with co-authors, supervisors or students as Editor or Viewer, follow who changed what, and see what's coming for teams. # Work with your team **In short:** Share a project by opening **Project Settings** (the gear icon) → **Collaborators**, typing a teammate's email, choosing **Editor** or **Viewer** and clicking **Send invite**. Only the project owner can invite, and the person needs a SciNodes account already. Shared projects appear under **Shared** in your teammates' sidebar, and the activity history shows who changed what. ## Before you start - Ask each teammate to create a SciNodes account first. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). - You must be the project's owner to invite people. ## 1. Invite teammates 1. Open the project. 2. Click the gear icon to open **Project Settings**. 3. Under **Collaborators**, type the person's email in "Invite by email...". 4. Choose **Editor** or **Viewer**. 5. Click **Send invite**. The person is added at once. The project appears in their sidebar under **Projects** → **Shared**. Inviting from the **Invite collaborators** step of the New Project wizard isn't available yet (coming soon). Use **Project Settings** → **Collaborators** instead. Details: [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md) · [Project settings](../features/projects/project-settings.md) ## 2. Pick the right role | Role | Can do | Typical use | |---|---|---| | **Owner** | Everything, including inviting and removing members and deleting the project | The person who created the project | | **Editor** | View and edit content, rename the project. Can't manage members. | Co-authors, co-reviewers | | **Viewer** | Read only | Supervisors, examiners, stakeholders | To change a role, the owner picks a new one from the menu next to the member's name. To remove someone, the owner clicks **Remove member** (×) next to their name. To leave a project someone shared with you, open **Project Settings** → **Collaborators** and click **Remove member** next to your own name. ## 3. Work together - **Who sees what:** every member sees the corpus, saved maps, research objects, the activity history and each member's name, email and photo. Chats, unsaved draft maps, corpus folders (including **My references**), uploaded PDFs and notes stay private to each person by default. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). - **Activity history:** on the **Overview** tab, **Recent Activity** shows recent changes and who made them. Click **View all activity** for the full list. Undone actions are marked "undone". - **Notes:** notes are private to their author by default. To share findings, add them to **Research in Formation**, which every member sees. - **Syncing:** the sync chip in the header shows "Syncing", "Unsynced changes" or "Changes synced". Click it to sync now. Details: [Project overview](../features/projects/project-overview.md) · [Notes](../features/notes/notes.md) · [Interface tour](../getting-started/interface-tour.md) ## 4. Share results outside the project - **Maps:** export a map as PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF and send the file. See [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md). - **Bibliographies:** download citations as .txt, .rtf, .bib or .ris. See [Write with citations](write-with-citations.md). - **Notes:** click **Download as Markdown** on a note. ## Coming soon - Share links for a single map (coming soon). See [Sharing maps](../features/maps/sharing-maps.md). Until then, share the whole project or export the map. - Lab spaces that group your lab's projects and members (coming soon). See [Lab](../features/lab.md). - Team-wide relevance and recency scores that show which publications your team uses most and most recently (coming soon). See [Relevance and recency](../features/relevance-and-recency.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"No user with that email in your workspace."** The person doesn't have a SciNodes account with that email yet. Ask them to sign up, or check the address. - **"This person is already a member."** They already have access. Change their role in the member list if needed. - **"Only the project owner can share this project."** Ask the owner to send the invite. ## Tips - Agree on folders for screening decisions, such as "Include" and "Exclude", so everyone files publications the same way. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md). - Map preview images are saved periodically and can be opened by anyone who has their URL. Keep this in mind for sensitive projects. - If you archive a shared project with **Mark as legacy**, it becomes read-only until you restore it. See [Legacy projects](../features/projects/legacy-projects.md). ## FAQ ### Can I share a project with someone who doesn't have a SciNodes account? Not yet. The person must create a SciNodes account first. Then invite them by the email they signed up with. ### Can an Editor invite other people? No. Only the owner can invite members, change roles or remove people. Editors can edit content and rename the project. ### Can I see who changed something in a shared project? Yes. Open the **Overview** tab and check **Recent Activity**, or click **View all activity**. ### Can I share just one map instead of the whole project? Not yet. Map share links are coming soon. For now, export the map as an image or PDF, or share the project as a **Viewer**. ## Related - [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md) - [Project settings](../features/projects/project-settings.md) - [Sharing maps](../features/maps/sharing-maps.md) - [Run a literature review](literature-review.md) - [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/explore-without-an-account Status: live Description: Search and browse SciVerse and read SciNodes Academy without signing in, then sign in to see every result and add publications to a project. # Explore without an account **In short:** You can use [SciVerse](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) without signing in to search publications, authors, organizations, journals, conferences and topics, and to browse ranked lists of authors, organizations, venues and keywords. As a guest you see the first 8 results of each search. [SciNodes Academy](https://academy.scinodes.com) and these docs are free to read too. Sign in with a SciNodes account to see every result and click **Add to SciNodes** to send publications to a project. ## What you can do as a guest | Product | Without an account | Needs an account | |---|---|---| | SciVerse search | First 8 results per search | Every result, 25 per page with paging | | SciVerse browse | Ranked lists and detail pages | | | SciVerse **Add to SciNodes** | | Yes, plus an existing project | | Academy | Read every course, lesson and article | Save courses, mark lessons complete, track progress | | SciNodes app | | Yes | | Support | File a ticket | Request High or Urgent priority, keep access to your tickets | ## 1. Search the scholarly record 1. Go to [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com). 2. Type into "Search publications, authors, organizations, topics…" and click **Explore**. 3. Use the type tabs (**All**, **Publications**, **Authors**, **Organizations**, **Journals**, **Conferences**, **Topics**) to narrow the results. 4. For publications, filter by **Publication year**, tick **Open access only**, or use **Refine by** to include or exclude authors, organizations, topics, journals or conferences. 5. Sort by **Relevance**, **Newest** or **Most cited**. As a guest you see "Showing 8 of *N* results". Click **Sign in to SciNodes to explore more** to see the rest. SciVerse data comes from OpenAlex. Guest searches don't use any credits. Details: [SciVerse overview](../sciverse/overview.md) · [Searching](../sciverse/searching.md) · [Filters and sorting](../sciverse/filters-and-sorting.md) ## 2. Browse rankings Use the links in the SciVerse header: - **Authors**: "Most-cited authors" - **Organizations**: "Most-cited organizations" - **Journals**: "Active journals", still publishing and ranked by total citations - **Conferences**: "Active conferences" Each list shows 25 entries per page. Open any entry for its citation count, publication count, topic tags and publications. For topics, open **Keywords** in the footer to see "Popular keywords". Details: [Browsing authors, organizations and venues](../sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) · [Keywords](../sciverse/keywords.md) ## 3. Learn the methods [SciNodes Academy](https://academy.scinodes.com) has courses and articles on bibliometrics and research mapping. All content is public. Sign in only if you want to save courses and track your progress. Details: [Learn bibliometrics](learn-bibliometrics.md) · [Academy overview](../academy/overview.md) ## 4. Sign in to go further 1. Create a free account at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com). SciVerse doesn't have its own sign-up or password reset. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). 2. On SciVerse, click **Sign in** and use your SciNodes email and password, or **Google** or **Microsoft**. Once signed in, each SciVerse search uses credits from your weekly AI budget. Browsing lists and opening detail pages doesn't. See [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). For now, sign in to each product (the app, SciVerse, Academy) separately with the same account. Signing in once for all of them isn't available yet (coming soon). See [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md). ## 5. Send publications to a project 1. In the SciNodes app, create a project first. You can't create one from SciVerse. 2. On SciVerse, signed in, click **Add to SciNodes** on a publication card. 3. Pick a project from "Add to a SciNodes project". Use "Search all *N* projects" if you have many. 4. SciNodes confirms "Added to My references ✓". Details: [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md) · [Your first project](../getting-started/first-project.md) ## Tips - Publication titles and topic results in SciVerse aren't clickable yet. Pages for publications, topics, funders, open access, datasets and Sustainable Development Goals are on the way (coming soon). See [Upcoming SciVerse pages](../sciverse/upcoming-pages.md). - If you file a Support ticket while signed out, you can only open it again in the same browser tab. Sign in first, or note your ticket number. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ## FAQ ### Is SciVerse free? Yes. Anyone can search and browse SciVerse without an account. Signing in with a free SciNodes account shows every result instead of the first 8. ### Why do I only see 8 results? Guests see the first 8 results of each search. Sign in with your SciNodes account to see every match, 25 per page. ### Do I need an account to read SciNodes Academy? No. Every course, lesson and article is public. You need an account only to save courses and track your progress. ### Can I try the SciNodes app without signing up? No. The app needs a SciNodes account. Creating one is free. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). ## Related - [SciVerse overview](../sciverse/overview.md) - [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md) - [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md) - [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/research-in-another-language Status: live Description: Get AI replies, term definitions and publication translations in one of 20 languages in SciNodes, while the interface stays in English. # Research in another language **In short:** SciNodes can explain and answer in 20 languages. Set your **Explainer language** for term definitions and publication translations, and your **Assistant language** for research assistant replies. You can also change the reply language for a single chat. Publications stay in the language they were published in, and the interface itself stays in English. ## Supported languages English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, French, Malay, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Assamese, Malayalam, Sinhala and Konkani. ## What each setting changes | Setting | Where | Changes | |---|---|---| | **Explainer language** | User Preferences | Term definitions on maps, and the extra translation option on publications | | **Assistant language** | User Preferences | The language every new chat replies in | | Reply language picker | A chat's composer | That one chat only | | Publication translation | A publication's detail panel | The title and abstract you're reading, on demand | Both preferences are saved to your account, so they follow you to every device. Interface languages other than English aren't available yet (coming soon). See [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md). ## 1. Set your languages 1. Open the user menu and click **User Preferences**. 2. Open **Explainer language** and pick a language. It sets the language SciNodes explains itself in. 3. Open **Assistant language** and pick a language for chat replies. It can differ from your explainer language. Details: [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) · [Translation](../features/translation.md) ## 2. Read term definitions in your language 1. On a term or keyword map, click a term node. 2. Open **Definition** in the selection panel. 3. Use the toggle above the definition to switch between **EN** and your explainer language. The toggle appears only when your explainer language isn't English. Definitions use your weekly credits. Details: [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) ## 3. Translate a publication's title and abstract 1. Open a publication's detail panel in the **Library**, or open it from a map. 2. Use the language control in the panel: - **Original** shows the text as published. - **English** appears when the publication isn't in English. - Your explainer language appears, by its own name, when it isn't English and differs from the publication's language. 3. While SciNodes works, you'll see "Translating…". The translation is marked "Machine translation from *language*". The original is never changed. If you see "Could not translate this publication.", click **Retry**. Translations use your weekly credits. Details: [Publication details](../features/library/publication-details.md) · [Translation](../features/translation.md) ## 4. Chat in your language 1. Open or start a chat. 2. Use the reply language picker in the composer to choose a language for this chat. 3. To go back to your default, choose **Use my preference**. Details: [Mentions and reply language](../features/research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md) · [Ask AI about your research](ask-ai-about-your-research.md) ## 5. Work with publications in many languages - Your corpus can hold publications in any language. - To map only publications in certain languages, add a corpus slice with a language filter in **Expert Mode**: type a language code, then press `Enter`. See [Corpus slices](../features/library/corpus-slices.md). - When adding a publication with **Manual Entry**, record its **Language** under "More details". See [Manual entry](../features/library/manual-entry.md). ## Tips - Keep your explainer language and assistant language different if it helps, for example definitions in English and chat replies in your first language. - Check machine translations of key passages against the original before you quote them. - If you see "That change could not be saved. Your previous language is still in effect.", try again in a moment. ## FAQ ### Can I change the SciNodes interface language? Not yet. The interface is English only. Other interface languages are planned (coming soon). ### Which languages can the research assistant reply in? Any of the 20 supported languages. Set a default under **Assistant language**, or change it for one chat from the chat's composer. ### Does SciNodes translate full-text PDFs? Publication translation covers the title and abstract. The original PDF isn't changed. ### Why don't I see a translate option on a publication? The control appears only when there's something to switch to: the publication isn't in English, or your explainer language differs from the publication's language. ## Related - [Translation](../features/translation.md) - [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) - [Mentions and reply language](../features/research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md) - [Ask AI about your research](ask-ai-about-your-research.md) - [Map a new research field](map-a-new-field.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/use-cases/learn-bibliometrics Status: live Description: Learn bibliometric and science-mapping methods with SciNodes Academy courses and articles, then practice them on your own corpus in SciNodes. # Learn bibliometrics **In short:** [SciNodes Academy](https://academy.scinodes.com) teaches bibliometrics and science mapping through short courses made of lessons, plus articles from the SciNodes team. All content is free to read without an account. Sign in to save courses, mark lessons complete and track your progress in **My learning**. Then practice each method on your own corpus with the matching SciNodes map. ## Before you start - Open Academy at [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com), or in the SciNodes app click the Help (?) menu → **Learn**. - To track progress, sign in with your SciNodes account. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). ## 1. Find a course 1. Click **Courses** in the Academy header. 2. Search with "Search courses…", or click a track chip to filter by track. 3. Use **Available now** to hide courses that are still being written, or **Coming soon** to see what's planned. 4. Switch between **Grid** and **List** views. Courses are grouped into tracks. Open a track to see its summary and courses. Details: [Academy overview](../academy/overview.md) · [Courses and lessons](../academy/courses-and-lessons.md) ## 2. Take a course 1. Open a course. Its page shows the number of lessons and the total reading time. 2. Click **Start learning**. Later visits show **Continue**, or **Review course** once you've finished. 3. Read each lesson ("Lesson *X* of *Y*") and click **Mark as complete** at the end. 4. Click **Next lesson →** to move on. 5. Check **Further reading** on the course page for related articles. Click **Save for later** to keep a course on your **Saved** list. A course marked **Coming soon** may have no lessons yet. Save it and come back. ## 3. Track your progress When signed in, click **My learning** in the header to see: - Courses started, courses completed, lessons completed and minutes learned - "Pick up where you left off", with a **Continue** button - Your in-progress and completed courses Click **Saved** to see your saved courses. Details: [My learning and saved](../academy/my-learning-and-saved.md) ## 4. Read articles Click **Articles** in the header for notes, methods and arguments from the SciNodes team. Search with "Search articles…" or filter by tag. Some articles also appear as further reading on a course. Details: [Articles](../academy/articles.md) ## 5. Practice in SciNodes Each method you learn has a matching map in SciNodes. Build it on your own corpus: | Method | Practice with | Guide | |---|---|---| | Topic and keyword analysis | Term Co-occurrence or Keyword Co-occurrence map | [Map a new research field](map-a-new-field.md) | | Co-citation analysis | Co-citation map of Cited Publications or Cited Authors | [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) | | Bibliographic coupling | Bibliographic Coupling map of Publications | [Find influential publications](find-influential-publications.md) | | Citation analysis | Citation map | [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) | | Collaboration analysis | Co-authorship map of Authors, Organizations or Countries | [Find authors and collaborators](find-authors-and-collaborators.md) | | Network metrics | **Node Config** → **Weightage** (degree, betweenness, closeness, eigenvector) | [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) | | Change over time | **Timeline** mode | [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md) | Not sure which map fits? Ask "Which type of map should I build for my question?" or "Which node metric should I size this map by?" in the **Map queries** bar. ## Tips - Learn the terms as you go. The [Glossary](../reference/glossary.md) explains SciNodes words such as corpus, corpus slice and node weightage. - On a map, click a term and open **Definition** for a short explanation of field-specific vocabulary. - Academy courses don't have quizzes or certificates. Use **My learning** to keep track of what you've covered. ## FAQ ### Is SciNodes Academy free? Yes. All courses, lessons and articles are public. You need a SciNodes account only to save courses and track progress. ### Do I get a certificate? No. Academy doesn't offer quizzes, certificates or enrollment. It tracks the lessons you've completed in **My learning**. ### Where should a beginner start? Start with a bibliometric analysis course, then read [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md). Practice on your own topic by following [Map a new research field](map-a-new-field.md). ### Can I get emails about new courses? You can turn on **New courses** in Academy's notification settings, but the emails themselves aren't sent yet (coming soon). See [Academy settings](../academy/academy-settings.md). ## Related - [Academy overview](../academy/overview.md) - [Courses and lessons](../academy/courses-and-lessons.md) - [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) - [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md) - [Glossary](../reference/glossary.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/creating-projects Status: live Description: Every option in the SciNodes New Project form: title, research focus, description, and the five ways to gather your first publications. # Creating projects **In short:** Click **+ New Project** in **My Projects**, type a **Project title** of at least 4 characters, pick up to 3 research focus areas, then choose how to gather publications: **Suggest publications for me**, **Discover with SciVerse**, **Build on my existing library**, **Import from another project**, or start empty. Click the button at the bottom to create the project. SciNodes opens it on **Research Maps** and builds the **Initial Map** automatically. ## Before you start - AI features in the form (Suggest, Discover search planning, **Tidy up my wording**, **Describe the slice**) use your weekly AI credits. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - Have your files ready if you're bringing your own library. See [Uploading files](../library/uploading-files.md). ## Steps 1. In the sidebar, click **My Projects**, then **+ New Project**. The header changes to "New Project". If you have no projects yet, the form is already open. 2. Click the **Project title** field and type a title. It starts as "Untitled project", which is kept if you don't change it. You need at least 4 characters before you can choose how to gather publications. 3. Under **Current research focus**, click up to 3 focus areas, or click **+ Other** to type your own. 4. Optional: click **Add a description** and describe the project. Click **Tidy up my wording** to have AI fix terminology, spelling and grammar. Click **Undo** to get your own words back. 5. Optional: open **Collaboration**. The **Assign to a Lab** and **Invite collaborators** fields are placeholders for now (coming soon). To share a project, use **Project Settings** → **Collaborators** after it's created. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). 6. Under "Let's gather your publications", choose an option (details below). 7. Click the button at the bottom. Its label depends on the option you chose. ## Research focus options Ideation, Literature Review, Data Collection, Experiment Design, Analysis, Modeling, Writing Up, Peer Review, Revision, Dissemination, Grant Writing, Replication, or your own with **+ Other**. The hint under the chips says "Pick up to 3." and then "*N* of 3 selected." You can change the focus later in [Project settings](project-settings.md). ## Choose how to gather publications ### Suggest publications for me "Let SciNodes AI propose a starting set from your topic." Best when you're new to a field. 1. Click **Suggest publications for me**. 2. Under "What's this project about?", describe your research focus in at least two words. Your description is filled in if you wrote one. 3. Click **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project**. 4. "Searching for:" shows the searches SciNodes AI planned. The progress steps read "Planning searches from your focus", "Searching the catalog with each" and "Merging the best of each". 5. A preview shows the top results with **Open access**, **Median citations** and **Published** figures. SciNodes adds the merged set, up to 800 publications, and opens the project. To change your focus while the search runs, click **Stop search** (or **Stop and edit search** at the bottom of the page). ### Discover with SciVerse "Search the SciVerse catalog and pull publications straight in." Best when you know your search terms. 1. Click **Discover with SciVerse**. 2. Type in the search box ("Search publications, authors, organizations, topics…"). 3. Optional: open **Filters**. Set **Publication year** from and to. Under **Refine by**, choose Author, Organization, Topic, Journal or Conference, choose **Include** or **Exclude**, then pick a match from the list. 4. Optional: click **Add another query** to combine several searches. Each query has its own filters. 5. Press `Enter`, or click **Discover Publications and Create Project**. SciNodes shows a preview of the "Top 10 by relevance", adds the publications and opens the project. ### Build on my existing library "Upload PDFs or a reference export (RIS / BibTeX)." Best when you already have publications in Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote or a database export. 1. Click **Build on my existing library**. 2. Drop files or folders on the drop zone, click it to browse, or click **Browse for a folder**. Each file is read as soon as it lands. See [Uploading files](../library/uploading-files.md) for formats. 3. Under "How to continue", choose: - **Use these as seeds** (the default): "SciNodes expands your library with related publications it finds". - **Only these publications**: build from your library alone. This needs at least 50 publications, and you must tick "I'm an expert user. I know what I'm doing". 4. Click **Import Library and Create Project**. Prefer AI suggestions after all? Click **Suggest me publications** under the options. ### Import from another project "Reuse the publications from one of your existing projects." Only shown if you already have a project. 1. Click **Import from another project** and pick a project. Use "Search your projects…" to find it. 2. Choose how much to bring: - **Entire corpus**: "Copy every publication from this project as-is." - **Slice the corpus**: keep only publications that match filters you build. - **Describe the slice**: say what to keep in your own words, and SciNodes AI turns it into filters you can adjust. 3. Click **Import Publications and Create Project**. See [Import from another project](../library/import-from-another-project.md) and [Corpus slices](../library/corpus-slices.md). ### Start empty Click **start empty and add publications later** under the options. SciNodes creates the project and returns you to your project list. Add publications later from the project's **Library** tab. ## Button labels and limits | Option | Button | Limit | |---|---|---| | Suggest publications for me | **Add Suggested Publications and Create Project** | Up to 800 publications | | Discover with SciVerse | **Discover Publications and Create Project** | About 500 publications by default (a search that finds fewer can't proceed); up to 10 queries; 25 include and 25 exclude filters per type | | Build on my existing library | **Import Library and Create Project** | **Only these publications** needs at least 50 | | Import from another project | **Import Publications and Create Project** | Slices need at least one filter that keeps something | | Start empty | (link) | None | Other limits: project title at least 4 characters; up to 3 focus areas; **Tidy up my wording** works on descriptions up to 2,000 characters. While the button works it reads "Finding publications…", "Creating your project…" or "Setting up your project…". ## Leaving while the project builds If you leave the form while publications are still going in, SciNodes asks "Your project is still being built": | Choice | What happens | |---|---| | **Stop and discard** | Stops the build. The unfinished project goes to the Bin, so you can get it back. | | **Build in background** | Keeps building. Progress shows in the sidebar's **Building** card, and you're told when it's ready. | | **Keep waiting** | Stays on the form | **Build in background** isn't offered for every option. When it's missing, leaving stops the build. ## What happens next The project opens on **Research Maps** and builds the **Initial Map**, a term co-occurrence map of the main topics. If the corpus is empty, the project opens on **Overview** instead. See [Building a map](../maps/building-a-map.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Add a project title (at least 4 characters) to choose how you'll add publications."** Type a longer title. - **"Describe your research focus first — at least two words. This is what searches on it."** Suggest needs a focus to search on. - **"Not enough publications — try describing your research focus differently."** Suggest couldn't plan a useful search. Describe a broader subject. - **"Your query didn't give enough publications to proceed."** Your Discover queries found too few publications. Click **Edit query** to broaden them, or **Try Suggest**. - **"SciVerse search isn't available in this build yet."** Discover can't reach the catalog. Choose another option. - **"Add at least 50 publications to build from your library alone."** Upload more, or choose **Use these as seeds**. - **"Confirm you're an expert user first."** Tick the expert checkbox under **Only these publications**. - **"Descriptions over 2000 characters can't be refined — try shortening it first."** Shorten the description, or skip the tidy-up. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent."** Your weekly AI credits are used up. Try again after the reset, or start from your own files. - **"Project created, but the publications could not be added. You can add them from the corpus view."** Open the project's **Library** tab and add publications there. - **"Some publications could not be fetched and are missing from your corpus."** Most were added. Add any missing ones from the Library. - **"SciNodes could not find related publications to add, so your project holds just what you uploaded."** Seed expansion found nothing new. Your uploads are all there. ## FAQ ### Which option should I choose? Use **Suggest** if you're exploring a new field, **Discover** if you know your search terms and want control, and **Build on my existing library** if you already have a reference library. ### Can I add more publications after creating the project? Yes. Use **Add Publications** in the project's **Library** tab. See [Adding publications](../library/adding-publications.md). ### Can I invite collaborators while creating the project? Not yet. The invite field in the form is a placeholder. After creating the project, invite people from **Project Settings** → **Collaborators**. ### Why did my new project open on Overview instead of a map? Its corpus was empty, so there was nothing to map yet. Add publications from the **Library** tab, then plot a map. ## Related - [Build your first project in 10 minutes](../../getting-started/first-project.md) - [Discover and Suggest](../library/discover-and-suggest.md) - [Bring your reference library](../../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md) - [Project gallery](project-gallery.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/project-gallery Status: live Description: Find, search, sort and open your SciNodes projects in My Projects, Shared and Legacy, and use the shortcuts on each project card. # Project gallery **In short:** Your projects are listed in three places in the sidebar: **My Projects** (projects you own), **Shared** (projects others shared with you) and **Legacy** (projects you archived). Use "Search projects..." to find one, sort by **Updated** or **Name**, and switch between **Grid view** and **List view**. Click a card to open the project, or use its shortcuts to jump straight to its library, maps, notes or chats. ## The three lists | Sidebar link | Page title | What's in it | |---|---|---| | **My Projects** | My Projects | Projects you created. **+ New Project** is here. | | **Shared** | Shared Projects | Projects other people invited you to. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). | | **Legacy** | Legacy Projects | Projects you archived. The link only appears if you have one. See [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md). | **Featured** in the sidebar will show featured projects (coming soon). ## Find a project 1. Click **My Projects**, **Shared** or **Legacy** in the sidebar. 2. Type in "Search projects...". SciNodes matches project titles and descriptions, and tolerates small typos. 3. Matches in your other lists appear under "Also found in other categories". ## Sort and change the view - **Sort:** use the menu in the header to sort by **Updated** (most recently changed) or **Name** (alphabetical). Click the arrow button next to it to switch between ascending and descending. - **View:** click **Grid view** for cards or **List view** for rows. ## What's on a project card | Part | What it does | |---|---| | Title, last updated time, description | Click anywhere on the card to open the project | | Gear icon | Opens **Project Settings** for that project | | **Add Publications** | Shown when the project's corpus is empty. Opens the **Library** tab. | | Book icon with a number | The corpus scale, shown rounded (for example `<1K` or `5.5K`). Opens the **Library** tab. | | Chat, note and map counts | Shown when the project has any. Each opens its tab. | | **Plot Map** | Shown when the project has publications but no maps. Opens the **Research Maps** tab. | | **Legacy** badge and **Restore to access** | On archived projects. Opens Project Settings, where you can restore it. | ## Create a project Click **+ New Project** next to the search box in **My Projects** or **Shared**. It's hidden in **Legacy**. If you have no projects of your own or shared with you, **My Projects** opens straight on the New Project form. See [Creating projects](creating-projects.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Couldn't load projects"** SciNodes couldn't fetch your list. It retries automatically ("Retrying automatically in *N*s…"). Click **Try again** to retry now. If it keeps failing, check your connection. - **"No results found in My Projects"** Nothing in this list matches your search. Check "Also found in other categories" below, or clear the search box. - **"Projects shared with you will appear here."** Nobody has shared a project with you yet. - **"No projects in My Projects yet."** You haven't created a project in this list. Click **+ New Project**. - **A project you deleted is missing.** Deleted projects are in the **Bin**. See [Recycle bin](recycle-bin.md). ## FAQ ### Why doesn't the corpus number on a card match my Library? The card shows a rounded corpus scale, not an exact count. ### Where is a project someone shared with me? Click **Shared** in the sidebar. Shared projects never appear in **My Projects**. ### How do I rename a project from the gallery? Open the project and edit its name on the **Overview** tab, or click the card's gear icon and change it in **Project Settings**. ### Can I sort by creation date? No. You can sort by **Updated** or **Name**. ## Related - [Creating projects](creating-projects.md) - [Project overview](project-overview.md) - [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md) - [Find your way around the app](../../getting-started/interface-tour.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/project-overview Status: live Description: What the Overview tab of a SciNodes project shows: name and description, recent maps, notes and chats, library counts, Research in Formation and activity. # Project overview **In short:** The **Overview** tab is a project's home page. It shows the project name and description (both editable), your most recent maps, notes and chats, how many publications, authors, venues and research objects you've collected, and who did what recently. Use it to pick up where you left off. ## Open the Overview 1. Open a project from **My Projects** or **Shared**. 2. Click the **Overview** tab at the top. ## Edit the name and description 1. Click the pencil icon next to the project name ("Rename project") or next to the description ("Edit project description"). 2. Type your changes and press `Enter`, or click away. "Saved ✓" confirms the change. If there's no description yet, you see "No description yet". Under the name, the page shows when the project was last updated and whether it's a **Private Project** or a **Shared Project**. The gear icon next to the name opens **Project Settings**. See [Project settings](project-settings.md). ## What each section shows | Section | What it shows | Actions | |---|---|---| | "Explore the literature. Build your research." | A short introduction | **Plot New Map** opens Expert Mode to create a map. **How it works** is coming soon. Close the panel with its close button; it stays hidden in this browser. | | **Research Maps** | Your most recent maps, with type and date | Click a map to open it. **View all maps** opens the Research Maps tab. With no maps: **Plot your first map**. | | **Continue your research journey** | Three shortcuts | **Explore Your Library**, **Go to Research in Formation**, **Ask a Research Assistant** | | **Notes** | Your most recent notes | Click a note to open it. **View all notes** opens the Notes tab. With no notes: **New Note**. | | **Chats** | Your most recent chats, with what each is about | Click a chat to open it. **View all chats** opens Research Assistants. With no chats: **Start a conversation**. | | **Research in Formation** | Your research objects arranged around "Your Research Focus" | **Open** goes to the Research in Formation tab. With none yet: **Start shaping your focus**. | | **Project Library** | Counts of **Publications** (in **My references**), **Authors** and **Venues** you've saved, and **Research Objects** | Click a row to open it. **View all** opens the Library. | | **Recent Activity** | The latest changes, who made them and when | **View all activity** opens the full "Project activity" list | ## Recent activity Each entry names the action, who did it (on shared projects) and when. Actions that were later undone are marked "undone". Before anything has happened, it says: "Nothing has happened in this project yet. Adding publications, building a map or writing a note will show up here." ## Tips - **Plot New Map** opens Expert Mode, where you choose the map type yourself. To start from a question instead, use the **Map queries** bar on the Research Maps tab. See [Create a map from a question](../maps/create-from-a-question.md). - The **Publications** count is what you've saved to **My references**, not the whole corpus. See [Folders](../library/folders.md). - Collaborators see the same Overview, including activity by every member. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). ## FAQ ### How do I rename a project? Click the pencil icon next to the project name on the Overview tab, type the new name and press `Enter`. You can also rename it in **Project Settings** → **General**. ### Why does the Publications count look small? It counts publications saved to **My references**, not every publication in the corpus. Open the **Library** tab to see the whole corpus. ### I hid the introduction panel. How do I get it back? It stays hidden in the browser where you closed it. It shows again in a different browser, or if your browser's site data is cleared. ### What does "undone" mean in Recent Activity? Someone made that change and then used undo. The entry stays in the activity list. ## Related - [Project settings](project-settings.md) - [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md) - [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md) - [Work with your team](../../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/project-settings Status: partial Description: Manage a SciNodes project's name, research focus, collaborators and lifecycle: rename it, invite people, archive it as legacy or delete it. # Project settings **In short:** **Project Settings** is where you invite collaborators, rename the project, change its research focus, archive it as legacy or delete it. Open it from the gear icon next to the project name on the **Overview** tab. Only the project owner can invite people, change roles, archive, restore or delete the project. ## Open Project Settings 1. Open the project and click the **Overview** tab. 2. Click the gear icon ("Project settings") next to the project name. You can also click the gear icon on the project's card in **My Projects**. Archived (legacy) projects always open on this page. The page has four sections: **Collaborators**, **Compliance & Governance**, **General** and **Lifecycle**. ## Collaborators The top of the section says how many people have access, then lists each member with their role. | Role | Can do | |---|---| | **Owner** | Everything, including inviting, changing roles, archiving and deleting | | **Editor** | Edit and rename the project; can't manage members | | **Viewer** | Read only | To invite someone: 1. Type their email in "Invite by email...". 2. Choose **Editor** or **Viewer**. 3. Click **Send invite**. "Shared with *email*." confirms it. The person needs an existing SciNodes account. To change a member's role, use the menu next to their name. To remove someone, click the remove button on their row. Full details, including what collaborators can see: [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). The **Lab** row shows which lab the project belongs to. :::info[Coming soon] Lab spaces are not available yet, so the **Lab** row doesn't do anything today. See [Lab](../lab.md). ::: ## Compliance & Governance :::info[Coming soon] The **Compliance & Governance** controls are not available yet. Nothing you change in this section is saved or enforced. ::: ## General | Setting | How to change it | |---|---| | **Project name** | Type the new name and click **Save** (or press `Enter`). "Saved" confirms it. The name is visible to all members. | | **Current research focus** | Click focus chips to add or remove them, up to 3. Changes save on their own and show "Saved". | You can also rename the project and edit its description on the **Overview** tab. See [Project overview](project-overview.md). ## Lifecycle ### Mark as legacy Archives the project. It moves out of your active projects, its corpus, maps and notes stop being reachable until you restore it, and it stops counting against your active-project quota. 1. Click **Mark as legacy**. 2. In "Mark project as legacy?", click **Mark as legacy**. To bring it back, click **Restore to active** in the same place. See [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md). ### Delete project 1. Click **Delete project**. 2. In "Delete this project permanently?", type the project name exactly as shown. 3. Click **I understand, delete project**. The project moves to the **Bin**, and collaborators lose access straight away. You can restore it from the Bin. See [Recycle bin](recycle-bin.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "No user with that email in your workspace." | Nobody with that email has a SciNodes account in your workspace | Ask them to create an account first, then invite them again | | "This person is already a member." | They already have access | Change their role instead | | "Only the project owner can share this project." | You're an Editor or Viewer | Ask the owner to invite people | | "Enter a valid email address." | The email is mistyped | Check the address | | "Only the project owner can remove members." / "Only the project owner can change member roles." | You're not the owner | Ask the owner | | "Only the project owner can archive it." / "Only the project owner can restore it." / "Only the project owner can delete it." | You're not the owner | Ask the owner | | "This project is already archived." | It's already legacy | Nothing to do | | "Enter a valid project name." | The name is empty or not allowed | Type a different name | | "Could not reach the server." | Connection problem | Check your connection and try again | ## FAQ ### Can an Editor delete the project? No. Only the owner can delete, archive, restore or share a project. ### Is deleting a project permanent? Not straight away. The project goes to the **Bin**, where you can restore it. Deleting it from the Bin removes it for good. ### Why can't I change the project's lab? Lab spaces aren't available yet (coming soon). ### Does changing the research focus change my publications? No. The focus describes what the project is about. It doesn't add or remove publications. ## Related - [Collaboration](../collaboration.md) - [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md) - [Recycle bin](recycle-bin.md) - [Work with your team](../../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/legacy-projects Status: live Description: Archive a SciNodes project as legacy to move it out of your active workspace, and restore it to active when you need it again. # Legacy projects **In short:** Marking a project as legacy archives it. It leaves your active projects, its corpus, maps and notes can't be opened until you restore it, and it stops counting against your active-project quota. Nothing is deleted. To archive, open **Project Settings** → **Lifecycle** → **Mark as legacy**. To bring it back, click **Restore to active** in the same place. Only the project owner can do either. ## Mark a project as legacy 1. Open the project and click the **Overview** tab. 2. Click the gear icon next to the project name to open **Project Settings**. 3. Under **Lifecycle**, click **Mark as legacy**. 4. In "Mark project as legacy?", click **Mark as legacy**. "Archived "*project name*" as legacy." confirms it. The project now appears under **Legacy** in the sidebar. ## Find your legacy projects Click **Legacy** in the sidebar to open **Legacy Projects**. The link only appears once you have at least one legacy project. Legacy project cards carry a **Legacy** badge and a **Restore to access** link instead of the usual shortcuts. **+ New Project** is hidden on this page. ## What you can do with a legacy project Clicking a legacy project opens its **Project Settings**, not its tabs. The header shows "Legacy — restore to edit" instead of the tab bar. The corpus, maps, notes and chats are kept but can't be opened until you restore the project. ## Restore a project 1. Click **Legacy** in the sidebar. 2. Click **Restore to access** on the project's card. Project Settings opens. 3. Under **Lifecycle**, click **Restore to active**. "Restored "*project name*" to active projects." confirms it. If restoring takes a moment, you see "Restoration of "*project name*" is in progress." The project returns to **My Projects** with all its content. ## Legacy compared with deleting | | Mark as legacy | Delete project | |---|---|---| | Where it goes | **Legacy** list | **Bin** | | Content kept | Yes, all of it | Yes, until removed from the Bin | | Can you open it? | Only its settings | No | | How to undo | **Restore to active** | **Restore** in the Bin | See [Recycle bin](recycle-bin.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Only the project owner can archive it."** You're an Editor or Viewer. Ask the owner. - **"Only the project owner can restore it."** Same: ask the owner. - **"This project is already archived."** It's already in Legacy. - **"This project is not archived."** It's already active. Look for it in **My Projects**. - **I can't see a Legacy link in the sidebar.** You have no legacy projects. ## FAQ ### Does marking a project as legacy delete anything? No. Everything is kept. It just can't be opened until you restore it. ### Why would I archive a project? To tidy finished projects out of your active workspace and free a place in your active-project quota, without losing anything. ### Can I still see a legacy project's maps or notes? Not while it's archived. Restore it to active first. ### Can a collaborator archive or restore my project? No. Only the owner can. ## Related - [Project settings](project-settings.md) - [Recycle bin](recycle-bin.md) - [Project gallery](project-gallery.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/projects/recycle-bin Status: live Description: Delete a SciNodes project, find it in the Bin, restore it, or remove it for good. Deleted projects show a 60-day countdown. # Recycle bin **In short:** When you delete a project, it goes to the **Bin** instead of disappearing. Open **Bin** in the sidebar to **Restore** a project or **Delete** it permanently. **Empty Trash** permanently removes everything in the Bin. Each project shows how many days are left of its 60-day period. ## Delete a project Only the project owner can delete a project. 1. Open the project and click the **Overview** tab. 2. Click the gear icon next to the project name to open **Project Settings**. 3. Under **Lifecycle**, click **Delete project**. 4. Type the project name exactly as shown. 5. Click **I understand, delete project**. "Deleted "*project name*"." confirms it, and you return to your project list. Collaborators lose access straight away. A project also goes to the Bin if you leave the New Project form and choose **Stop and discard** while it's building. ## Restore a project 1. Click **Bin** in the sidebar. 2. Find the project. Each card shows when it was deleted and "*N* days until permanent deletion". 3. Click **Restore**. A "Project restored" notification confirms that it's back in your projects, with its corpus, maps and notes. ## Delete a project permanently 1. Click **Bin** in the sidebar. 2. Click **Delete** on the project's card. 3. In "Delete this project permanently?", wait for the short countdown, then click **Delete**. A "Project deleted" notification confirms it. This can't be undone. ## Empty the Bin 1. Click **Bin** in the sidebar. 2. Click **Empty Trash** in the header. 3. In "Empty bin?", wait for the countdown, then click **Empty Trash**. A "Trash emptied" notification confirms how many projects were removed. This can't be undone. ## The 60-day period The Bin says "Items in the bin are automatically deleted after 60 days." and counts down the days for each project. Automatic deletion at the end of the 60 days is coming soon. Until then, projects stay in the Bin until you delete them yourself. ## Options | Control | Where | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Restore** | Project card | Moves the project back to your projects | | **Delete** | Project card | Removes that project for good, after a countdown | | **Empty Trash** | Header | Removes every project in the Bin for good, after a countdown | | **Grid view** / **List view** | Header | Changes how the Bin is laid out | ## Troubleshooting - **"Only the project owner can delete it."** You're an Editor or Viewer. Ask the owner, or leave the project instead. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). - **"Bin is empty"** There are no deleted projects. "Deleted projects will appear here for 60 days before being permanently removed." - **"Could not load the bin"** SciNodes couldn't fetch the Bin. Click **Try again**. - **The delete dialog warns that this can't be undone.** The **Project Settings** dialog uses strong wording, but the project still goes to the Bin first, where you can restore it. ## FAQ ### I deleted a project by mistake. Can I get it back? Yes. Click **Bin** in the sidebar and click **Restore** on the project's card. ### Can I delete a project someone shared with me? No. Only the owner can delete a project. To set one of your own projects aside without deleting it, mark it as legacy instead. See [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md). ### Can I restore a project after emptying the Bin? No. **Delete** and **Empty Trash** are permanent. ### Is there a Bin for maps, notes or publications? No. The Bin holds deleted projects only. Some actions on maps and notes can be undone with the undo button. See [Find your way around the app](../../getting-started/interface-tour.md). ## Related - [Project settings](project-settings.md) - [Legacy projects](legacy-projects.md) - [Privacy and your data](../../account/privacy-and-your-data.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/adding-publications Status: live Description: Five ways to add publications to a SciNodes project: upload files, enter one by hand, import from another project, search the catalog, or use SciVerse. # Adding publications **In short:** Open a project's **Library** tab and click **Add Publications** in the sidebar. Choose **Upload Anything** to drop in PDFs or reference exports, **Manual Entry** to add one publication by DOI or by hand, **Import Existing** to copy publications from another project, or **Discover** to have SciNodes suggest publications or to search the catalog yourself. You can also add publications from SciVerse with **Add to SciNodes**. ## Steps 1. Open the project and click the **Library** tab. 2. In the sidebar, click **Add Publications**. A menu replaces the folder list. 3. Click the option you want (see the table below). 4. To close the menu and go back to your folders, click its close button. ## Which option to use | Option | Use it when | Details | |---|---|---| | **Upload Anything** | You have PDFs, a reference export (RIS, BibTeX and more), a spreadsheet, a ZIP or a whole folder | [Uploading files](uploading-files.md) | | **Manual Entry** | You want to add one publication, ideally by DOI | [Manual entry](manual-entry.md) | | **Import Existing** | The publications are already in another of your projects | [Import from another project](import-from-another-project.md) | | **Discover** | You want SciNodes AI to suggest publications (**Suggest Publications**) or you want to search the catalog yourself (**Custom Search**) | [Discover and Suggest](discover-and-suggest.md) | | **Add to SciNodes** in SciVerse | You found a publication while browsing SciVerse | [Add to SciNodes](../../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md) | The menu also has **What can I upload?**, a one-page summary of these options, and **Learn More**, which opens SciNodes Academy. ## Where new publications go Every option adds publications to the project's **corpus**, the set of publications your maps and assistants work over. Some options also let you file them in **My references**, your project's main folder: | Option | Destination | |---|---| | **Upload Anything**, **Manual Entry** | You choose under **Add to**: **My references + corpus** or **Corpus only** | | **Import Existing**, **Discover** | Corpus | | **Add to SciNodes** in SciVerse | "Added to My references ✓" | Publications already in the corpus are skipped, so you never get duplicates. See [Folders](folders.md). ## Other ways the corpus grows - **When you create a project:** Suggest, Discover, your own files or another project. See [Creating projects](../projects/creating-projects.md). - **From a map:** on citation and co-citation maps, add a publication's cited or citing publications to the corpus. See [Corpus expansion](feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). - **Suggested for your library:** a card above the list offers top-ranked publications from the project's first search, one at a time. - **Expand corpus** in Expert Mode: re-run an earlier search or run a new one. See [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md). ## Tips - If the corpus is empty, the **Library** tab opens straight on the upload drop zone. - The DOI is the most reliable way to add a single publication. It lets SciNodes remove duplicates and link citations. - Uploading files with catalog lookups, Suggest, Discover, and corpus expansion use your weekly AI credits. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Open a project before adding publications."** You're not inside a project. Open one first. - **A "Coming soon" page** after using the **Suggest me publications** link under the upload drop zone. That shortcut isn't available yet. Use **Add Publications** → **Discover** → **Suggest Publications** instead. - **"Nothing new to import — every matching publication is already in this corpus."** Everything you tried to add was already there. ## FAQ ### Is there a limit on how many publications a project can hold? There's no fixed limit on corpus size. Each method has its own per-run limit, listed on its page. Very large maps need more memory. See [System requirements](../../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ### Will adding the same publication twice create a duplicate? No. Publications already in the corpus are recognized and skipped. ### What's the difference between the corpus and My references? The corpus is everything the project works over. **My references** is a folder for the publications you've chosen to keep. See [Folders](folders.md). ### Can I add publications to a project someone shared with me? Only if you're an Editor. Viewers have read-only access. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). ## Related - [Uploading files](uploading-files.md) - [Discover and Suggest](discover-and-suggest.md) - [Bring your reference library](../../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md) - [File formats and limits](../../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/uploading-files Status: live Description: Upload PDFs, RIS, BibTeX, PubMed, EndNote, Web of Science, CSV or Excel exports, ZIPs and whole folders into a SciNodes project, and read each file's status. # Uploading files **In short:** In the **Library** tab, click **Add Publications** → **Upload Anything**, then drop files or folders on the drop zone. SciNodes reads PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx, .txt), unpacks ZIPs and walks folders. Choose **My references + corpus** or **Corpus only**, then click **Add *N* publications**. Each file shows its own status, and publications already in the corpus are marked as duplicates instead of being added twice. ## Steps 1. Open the project and click the **Library** tab. 2. Click **Add Publications** → **Upload Anything**. 3. Drop files or folders on "Drop your files or folders here, or click to browse". To pick a folder without dragging, click **Browse for a folder**. 4. Check the list. Each file shows its name, folder and size, and a tag for the database it came from when SciNodes recognizes it. Remove any file with its remove button. 5. Under **Add to**, choose: - **My references + corpus**: "File them in your library and add them to the project corpus". - **Corpus only**: "Add them to the project corpus without filing them". 6. Click **Add *N* publications**. 7. Watch the progress list. When it says "Publications added", a summary line shows how many were added, duplicates, skipped, not supported and failed. 8. Click **Add more publications** to upload another batch. You can switch to another tab while files are processed. The upload carries on. ## Supported formats | What | Formats | |---|---| | PDFs | .pdf | | Reference exports | RIS (.ris), BibTeX (.bib, .bibtex), PubMed (.nbib), EndNote (.enw), Web of Science (.ciw), CSV, TSV, Excel (.xlsx), plain text (.txt, format detected from its content) | | Containers | ZIP files, and whole folders including nested subfolders | | Databases recognized | Dimensions, Lens, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science | | Reference managers | Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote (export as RIS or BibTeX) | Not supported: legacy Excel .xls (save it as .xlsx or CSV), Word documents and images. A ZIP inside a ZIP is skipped. ## Per-file statuses | Status | Meaning | |---|---| | Waiting… | Queued. Reference exports go first, then PDFs. | | Importing publications… | A reference export is being imported | | Reading the PDF… | Extracting text and details from a PDF | | Looking up metadata… | Matching the PDF against the catalog for clean details | | Creating the publication… | Saving the publication to your corpus | | Attaching the PDF… | Storing the PDF with the publication | | Added / Imported | Done | | Duplicate / Already in the corpus | The publication was already there, or appeared earlier in the same batch | | Not supported | SciNodes doesn't read this format | | Failed | Something went wrong. The detail says what. | A reference export's detail line reads like "42 publications — 40 added, 1 duplicate, 1 skipped (no title)". Entries without a title are skipped. A very large file may show "first *N* publications of a larger file". ## Limits | Limit | Value | |---|---| | ZIP contents | 500 files, 100 MB per file, 500 MB unpacked in total | | Reading one PDF | 60 seconds | | Catalog lookup per PDF | 20 seconds, then saved from the file's own details | | Uploading one reference export | 5 minutes | | PDF size | 64 MB. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). | Files beyond the ZIP limits are skipped and counted. ## When your AI credits run out Catalog lookups for PDFs use your weekly AI credits. If the budget runs out mid-upload, a banner shows "Weekly complex compute budget spent." with the reset time, followed by "Remaining files were saved from their own details, without catalog metadata." Those files still get added, with the details SciNodes could read from the PDF. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What to do | |---|---| | "Legacy .xls isn't supported — save it as .xlsx or CSV." | Re-save the spreadsheet as .xlsx or CSV and upload it again | | "This format is not processed — PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx) are." | Export your library in one of these formats | | "*N* files in that folder skipped — not a format we read." | Nothing to fix. Those files were left out. | | "The PDF is password-protected — remove the password and try again." | Save an unprotected copy and upload that | | "The PDF took too long to read." / "The PDF could not be read." | Try again. If it keeps failing, add the publication with **Manual Entry** and attach the PDF from its details panel. | | "No catalog match — saved from the file's own details." | The publication was added. Check its title and authors in the details panel. | | "Catalog lookup unavailable — saved from the file's own details." | Same as above. The catalog didn't answer in time. | | "Added, but the PDF could not be attached." | The publication is in. Upload the PDF again from its details panel. | | "The import took too long to answer. Check your library before adding this file again — it may still finish." | Wait a minute and check the Library before re-uploading | | "Could not import the file — try again." / "Something went wrong while adding this file — try adding it again." | Try again. If it keeps failing, [contact support](../../help/contact-support.md). | | "Added to the corpus. "My references" wasn't ready, so the publications weren't filed there — you can file them from the corpus list." | Select them in the list and file them into **My references** | ## FAQ ### How do I import my Zotero or Mendeley library? Export it from Zotero or Mendeley as RIS or BibTeX, then upload the file. See [Bring your reference library](../../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md). ### Can I upload a whole folder of PDFs? Yes. Drop the folder, or click **Browse for a folder**. Subfolders are included, and files SciNodes can't read are skipped. ### Do uploaded PDFs count as private? Yes. PDFs you upload stay private to you. See [Privacy and your data](../../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ### Why were some entries in my RIS file skipped? Entries without a title can't be added. The file's detail line shows how many were skipped. ## Related - [Adding publications](adding-publications.md) - [Manual entry](manual-entry.md) - [File formats and limits](../../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md) - [Bring your reference library](../../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/manual-entry Status: live Description: Add a single publication to a SciNodes project by DOI or by hand: fetch details from Crossref or OpenAlex, fill in fields and choose where it goes. # Manual entry **In short:** In the **Library** tab, click **Add Publications** → **Manual Entry**. Paste a DOI and click **Fetch details** to fill the form from OpenAlex or Crossref, or type the details yourself. Only a title is required. Choose **My references + corpus** or **Corpus only**, then click **Add publication**. The form clears so you can add the next one. ## Steps 1. Open the project and click the **Library** tab. 2. Click **Add Publications** → **Manual Entry**. The page is headed "Add a publication by hand". 3. Paste the DOI into the **DOI** field, for example `10.1038/s41586-023-00000-0`. A full doi.org link works too. 4. Click **Fetch details** (or press `Enter`). When it works, you see "Filled from OpenAlex" or "Filled from Crossref", followed by "check the fields, edit anything, then add." 5. Check the **Publication type**, **Title**, **Authors**, **Year** and venue. Edit anything that's wrong. 6. Optional: click **More details** to add more fields. 7. Under **Add to**, choose **My references + corpus** or **Corpus only**. 8. Click **Add publication**. "Publication added. The form is cleared for the next one." confirms it. No DOI? Skip steps 3–4 and fill in the fields yourself. ## Fields | Field | Notes | |---|---| | **DOI** | The most reliable identifier. It lets SciNodes remove duplicates and link citations across your corpus. | | **Publication type** | Journal Article, Conference Paper, Preprint, Thesis, Book Chapter or Review | | **Title** | Required | | **Authors** | One per row. Click **Add author** for more. | | **Year** | | | Venue | The label changes with the type: Journal, Conference / Proceedings, Repository, Institution or Book title | Under **More details** (optional): | Field | Notes | |---|---| | **Volume**, **Issue**, **Pages**, **Edition** | | | **Publisher**, **Language** | | | **Editors** | Separate names with semicolons | | **URL** | Shown as "Open at publisher" in the details panel | | **PMID**, **arXiv ID**, **ISBN**, **ISSN** | Other identifiers | | **Keywords** | Type a keyword and press `Enter` to add it | | **Abstract** | Paste it if you have it | ## Where it goes | Option | Result | |---|---| | **My references + corpus** | "File it in your library and add it to the project corpus" | | **Corpus only** | "Add it to the project corpus without filing it" | See [Folders](folders.md) for what **My references** is. ## Tips - **Fetch details** only fills fields it found. Anything you already typed in other fields stays. - "*N* added this session" next to the buttons counts how many you've added since opening the page. - **Clear** empties the form without adding anything. - To add a PDF, open the new publication in the list and click **Upload PDF**. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "This DOI wasn't found in OpenAlex or Crossref — you can fill the fields in manually." | Neither catalog knows this DOI | Check it, or type the details yourself | | "That doesn't look like a DOI — check it, or fill the fields in manually." | The text isn't a DOI | DOIs start with `10.` | | "The lookup service is unavailable — try again, or fill the fields in manually." | The lookup didn't answer | Try again later, or type the details | | "Add a title first." (on the button) | The title is empty | Type a title | | "Already in this corpus — nothing new was added. The form is cleared for the next one." | The publication was already in the corpus | Nothing to do | | "Added to the corpus, but "My references" wasn't ready yet — you can file it from the corpus list." | It's in the corpus but not filed | File it into **My references** from the list | | "Could not save the publication — try again." | Saving failed | Try again | ## FAQ ### Do I need a DOI? No. Only a title is required. A DOI makes the entry more accurate and helps with duplicates and citation links. ### Can I add many publications this way? Manual entry adds one at a time. For many, export them as RIS or BibTeX and use **Upload Anything**. See [Uploading files](uploading-files.md). ### Can I edit a publication after adding it? You can give it an alias, file it in folders and attach a PDF, but the bibliographic fields are read-only once added. See [Publication details](publication-details.md). ### Where does Fetch details get its data? From OpenAlex or Crossref. The message tells you which one filled the form. ## Related - [Adding publications](adding-publications.md) - [Publication details](publication-details.md) - [Uploading files](uploading-files.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/discover-and-suggest Status: live Description: Find new publications for a SciNodes project: let AI plan searches from a description (Suggest), or search the catalog yourself with filters (Custom Search). # Discover and Suggest **In short:** **Suggest** means you describe a research focus and SciNodes AI plans several catalog searches for you. **Discover** (called **Custom Search** in the Library) means you write the search yourself, with year limits and include or exclude filters. In a project, open **Library** → **Add Publications** → **Discover**, pick **Suggest Publications** or **Custom Search**, set **How many publications**, run the search, untick anything you don't want and click **Add *N* selected publications**. ## Before you start - Both use your weekly AI credits for search planning. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - Results come from the same scholarly catalog as SciVerse. ## Suggest publications 1. Open the project's **Library** tab and click **Add Publications** → **Discover**. 2. Click the **Suggest Publications** tab. 3. Set **How many publications** (100 by default). 4. Under "What are you looking for?", describe what you're after in a sentence or two. Your project description is filled in as a starting point. Click **Tidy up my wording** to fix terminology and grammar. 5. Click **Find publications**. 6. "Searching for:" shows the searches SciNodes AI planned. When they're done, you see "*N* publications found". 7. Review the list. Publications already in your library are left unticked and marked "In your library". Use **Select all** or **Select none**, or untick rows one by one. 8. Click **Add *N* selected publications**. A bar follows progress, and a summary appears when it's done. ## Search the catalog yourself (Custom Search) 1. In **Library** → **Add Publications** → **Discover**, click the **Custom Search** tab. 2. Set **How many publications**. 3. Type in the search box ("Search publications, authors, organizations, topics…"). 4. Optional: open **Filters**: - **Publication year**: from and to. - **Refine by**: choose Author, Organization, Topic, Journal or Conference, choose **Include** or **Exclude**, then type and pick a match. Included filters show with "+", excluded with "−". 5. Optional: click **Add another query** to run several searches together. Each query has its own filters. 6. Press `Enter` or click **Find publications** to preview the results. 7. Untick what you don't want and click **Add *N* selected publications**. ## Options and limits | Option | Limit | |---|---| | **How many publications** (Library) | 100 by default, up to the limit shown next to the box (800 by default). Fixed once you search; click **Edit search** to change it. | | Queries per search | Up to 10 | | **Refine by** filters | Up to 25 included and 25 excluded per type. Journals and conferences share one list. | | Suggest when creating a project | Up to 800 publications | | Discover when creating a project | About 500 publications by default. A search that finds fewer can't proceed. | ## Suggest compared with Discover | | Suggest | Discover / Custom Search | |---|---|---| | You provide | A description of your research focus | Search terms and filters | | Who writes the searches | SciNodes AI, several at once | You, up to 10 | | Best for | Exploring an unfamiliar field | Reproducible, controlled searches, for example in a systematic review | | Filters | None | Year, and include or exclude authors, organizations, topics, journals, conferences | Every search you run is recorded with its exact query and filters, so you can re-run it later. See [Corpus expansion](feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). ## When creating a project The same two options appear in the New Project form as **Suggest publications for me** and **Discover with SciVerse**. There, you don't tick individual results: SciNodes shows a preview of the top results and adds the whole set. See [Creating projects](../projects/creating-projects.md). ## Tips - "· within *N* fields" next to "Searching for:" means SciNodes limited the search to the research fields that fit your focus. Hover over it to see which. - Changed your mind mid-search? Click **Stop search** or **Edit search**. SciNodes asks "Stop this search?" or "Discard these results?" before dropping anything. - Only one add runs at a time. If another is running, you see "Publications are being added to another project. You can search once that finishes." ## Troubleshooting | Message | What to do | |---|---| | "Nothing found for "…"" | Describe the focus more broadly, or use fewer filters | | "Your query didn't give enough publications to proceed." (New Project form) | Broaden your queries with **Edit query**, or **Try Suggest** | | "Not enough publications — try describing your research focus differently." | Rephrase your focus more broadly | | "AI search planning wasn't available, so this search used your own words." | The results are real. Rephrase if they're too narrow. | | "The "from" year is after the "to" year, so nothing can match." | Swap the years | | "Up to 25 included author filters." | Remove a filter to add another | | "Weekly complex compute budget spent." | Your weekly AI credits are used up. Wait for the reset shown in the message. | | "The catalog service is unavailable right now — try again shortly." | Try again in a few minutes | | "Your session has expired — sign in again to continue." | Sign in again | | "Couldn't find publications" / "Couldn't load results" | Click **Try again** | ## FAQ ### Do Suggest and Discover search the web? No. They search the scholarly catalog that SciVerse is built on, which is based on OpenAlex. ### Will I get duplicates of publications I already have? No. Publications already in the corpus start unticked and are skipped when adding. ### Can I see what searches Suggest ran? Yes. "Searching for:" shows the planned searches while it runs, and each search is recorded so you can re-run it later from **Expand corpus** in Expert Mode. ### Why are the numbers different from SciVerse? SciNodes collects the top-ranked results up to the number you set, not every match the catalog has. ## Related - [Adding publications](adding-publications.md) - [Creating projects](../projects/creating-projects.md) - [SciVerse search](../../sciverse/searching.md) - [Run a literature review](../../use-cases/literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/import-from-another-project Status: live Description: Copy publications from one SciNodes project into another: the entire corpus, a filtered slice, or a slice you describe in your own words. # Import from another project **In short:** In the **Library** tab, click **Add Publications** → **Import Existing**, pick one of your other projects, then choose **Entire corpus**, **Slice the corpus** or **Describe the slice**. Click **Import publications into this corpus**. Publications already in this project are skipped, and the source project isn't changed. ## Steps 1. Open the project you want to add publications to and click the **Library** tab. 2. Click **Add Publications** → **Import Existing**. The page is headed "Reuse publications from another project". 3. On the left, pick the project to copy from. Use "Search your projects…" to find it. 4. On the right, under "What to import", choose a mode: - **Entire corpus**: "Copy every publication from this project as-is." - **Slice the corpus**: "Keep only publications matching filters you build — keywords, authors, venues, years, types." - **Describe the slice**: "Say what to keep in your own words; SciNodes AI turns it into filters you can adjust." 5. For a slice, build the filters or describe what to keep, then check the count, for example "Keeps 120 of 900 publications". See [Corpus slices](corpus-slices.md). 6. Click **Import publications into this corpus**. A message confirms it, for example "Imported 120 publications from the slice." The banner "Importing from "*project name*". Pick another project to import more." lets you repeat the process with another project. ## The three modes | Mode | What's copied | Uses AI credits | |---|---|---| | **Entire corpus** | Every publication in the source project | No | | **Slice the corpus** | Only publications that match the filters you add | No | | **Describe the slice** | Only publications that match the filters SciNodes AI builds from your sentence. You can adjust them before importing. | Yes, to turn your words into filters | ## When creating a project The New Project form has the same option, **Import from another project**, with the same three modes. Its button reads **Import Publications and Create Project**. The option only appears if you already have at least one project. See [Creating projects](../projects/creating-projects.md). ## Copy selected publications instead To copy a handful of publications rather than a whole corpus or slice, work from the source project: select them in its **Library**, then click **Copy to another project** and pick the destination. See [Searching and filtering](searching-and-filtering.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Pick a project on the left to enable import." | No source project chosen | Click a project in the list | | "Add at least one filter, or describe the slice." | A slice mode is on but empty | Add a filter, or switch to **Entire corpus** | | "No publication matches this slice. Loosen a filter first." | The slice keeps nothing | Remove or widen a filter | | "Nothing new to import — every matching publication is already in this corpus." | Everything was already here | Nothing to do | | "The publications could not be imported." | The copy failed | Try again | | "You don't have any other projects to import from yet." | This is your only project | Build a corpus in another project first | | "No projects match "…"." | Your search found no project | Check the spelling | ## FAQ ### Does importing move publications out of the other project? No. They're copied. The source project keeps all its publications. ### Are my folders, notes and highlights copied too? No. Only the publications are added to this project's corpus. ### Can I import from a project someone shared with me? Yes. The list includes all your other projects, including ones shared with you. ### Will I get duplicates? No. Publications already in this corpus are skipped. ## Related - [Corpus slices](corpus-slices.md) - [Adding publications](adding-publications.md) - [Creating projects](../projects/creating-projects.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/folders Status: live Description: Organize a SciNodes library with My references and your own folders: create, rename and delete folders, file publications, and remove or unsave them safely. # Folders **In short:** Every project has a permanent folder called **My references** for the publications you've chosen to keep, and you can add your own folders under **Folders** in the Library sidebar. A publication can sit in several folders at once. Filing, moving or unfiling never changes the corpus. Only **Remove from corpus** takes a publication out of the project, and that can't be undone. ## Corpus, My references and folders | | What it is | |---|---| | **Corpus** | Every publication in the project. Maps and assistants work over it. | | **My references** | A permanent folder for the publications you've saved. It can't be deleted. | | Your folders | Folders you create, for example "Include", "Exclude" and "Maybe" for screening | Folders, including **My references**, are private: on a shared project, each member has their own. Click a folder in the sidebar to see only its publications. To see the whole corpus again, clear any selection and click **Corpus** at the bottom of the details panel. ## Create, rename and delete folders 1. Open the project's **Library** tab. 2. Click the **New Folder** button next to **Folders** in the sidebar. 3. Type a name and press `Enter`. To rename or delete a folder, click its **Folder actions** button (or right-click it) and choose **Rename** or **Delete**. Deleting asks "Delete this folder?" and warns that it can't be undone. Click **Delete folder**. The publications in it stay in the corpus and in any other folders. ## File publications in folders Any of these works: - **Drag** a publication, or a selection of publications, onto a folder in the sidebar. - **Row menu:** click a publication's ⋯ button (or right-click the row) and choose **Copy to folder**, then pick a folder. - **Selection panel:** select several publications, then click **Copy to folder** in the panel on the right. - **Details panel:** open a publication and click **Add to folder** under "Folders and organization". When you're viewing one of your own folders, the same commands read **Move to folder** (or **Move / add to folder** in the row menu). Moving asks what you want: | Choice | Result | |---|---| | **Move to "*folder*"** | Removes it from the current folder and files it in the new one | | **Keep in both** | Adds it to the new folder and leaves it in the current one | ## Take publications out | Action | Where | What happens | Undo | |---|---|---|---| | **Remove from "*folder*"** | Selection panel, while viewing that folder; or the remove button on a folder chip in the details panel | Unfiled from that folder only. Stays in the corpus. | File it again | | **Unsave** | Row menu or selection panel | Leaves **My references**. Stays in the corpus and can be saved again from a research map. | Save it again | | **Remove from corpus** | Selection panel | Removed from the project's corpus and unfiled from every folder | Can't be undone | **Remove from corpus** asks "Remove from corpus?" first. Click **Remove** to confirm. ## Automatic saving to My references By default, SciNodes files a publication into **My references** when you: - write a note about it - add it to Research in Formation - fetch its PDF - upload a PDF for it To change this, open the account menu → **User Preferences** → **Autosave publications** and untick the actions you don't want. See [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md). Saving a publication from the **Suggested for your library** card also files it in **My references**. ## Tips - The **Publications** count on the **Overview** tab is the number of publications in **My references**. - You can build a map from just one folder. Add a **Corpus folder** filter to a [corpus slice](corpus-slices.md) in Expert Mode. - For screening in a review, create "Include", "Exclude" and "Maybe" folders and drag publications as you read. ## Troubleshooting - **"A folder named "…" already exists."** Choose a different name. - **"No folders yet — create one in the sidebar."** You tried to file publications before creating a folder. Click **New Folder** first. - **"No publications in *folder* yet. You can save them here from your research maps."** The folder is empty. File publications into it from the corpus. - **I can't delete My references.** It's permanent. You can delete only your own folders. ## FAQ ### Can a publication be in more than one folder? Yes. Use **Keep in both** when moving, or file it into several folders from the details panel. ### Does deleting a folder delete its publications? No. Only the folder goes. Its publications stay in the corpus. ### What's the difference between Unsave and Remove from corpus? **Unsave** only takes a publication out of **My references**. **Remove from corpus** takes it out of the project entirely and can't be undone. ### Can collaborators see my folders? No. Folders, including **My references**, are private to you. Each member of a shared project has their own. The corpus itself is shared, so **Remove from corpus** affects every member. See [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). ## Related - [Searching and filtering](searching-and-filtering.md) - [Publication details](publication-details.md) - [Corpus slices](corpus-slices.md) - [Run a literature review](../../use-cases/literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/saved-authors-and-venues Status: live Description: Keep lists of key authors, journals and conferences in a SciNodes project: save them from maps, let SciNodes save them automatically, or have AI suggest them. # Saved authors and venues **In short:** **Authors** and **Venues** in the Library sidebar are your bookmark lists for the people, journals and conferences that matter to a project. Save an author or venue from a node on a research map with **Save author** or **Save venue**, let SciNodes save them automatically when you write a note, add them to Research in Formation or ask the assistant about them, or click **Suggest authors** / **Suggest venues** to have AI find the most active ones for a research focus. ## Open the lists 1. Open the project's **Library** tab. 2. In the sidebar, click **Authors** or **Venues**. The number next to each is how many you've saved. ## What the tables show | List | Columns | Search box | |---|---|---| | **Authors** | Name, ORCID (links to the ORCID profile), Publications, Saved | "Search saved authors by name or ORCID" | | **Venues** | Name, Type, ISSN, Publications, Saved | "Search saved venues by name, ISSN or publisher" | Click a column heading to sort by it. Each row has three actions: | Action | What it does | |---|---| | **View publications in corpus** | Shows the corpus publications by that author or in that venue | | **RIF it** | Adds the author or venue to Research in Formation | | **Remove** | Asks "Remove from saved authors?" (or venues), then takes it off the list when you click **Remove**. The author or venue and their publications in your corpus aren't affected. | ## Save from a map 1. On the **Research Maps** tab, open a map whose nodes are authors or venues, and click a node. See [Map types](../maps/map-types.md) for which maps use these units. 2. In the panel on the right, click **Save author** or **Save venue**. The button changes to **Author saved** or **Venue saved**. Click it again to remove it from the list. ## Automatic saving By default, SciNodes saves an author or venue when you: - write a note about it on the map - add it to Research in Formation - ask the assistant about it Right after an automatic save, the button reads **Undo autosave**. Click it if you didn't want the author or venue saved. To change which actions save automatically, open the account menu → **User Preferences** → **Autosave authors** or **Autosave venues**. See [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md). ## Suggest authors or venues 1. Open **Authors** or **Venues** and click **Suggest authors** or **Suggest venues**. 2. Set **How many authors** or **How many venues** (50 by default, up to 200). 3. Under "What are you looking for?", describe a research focus. Your project description is filled in as a starting point. 4. Click **Find authors** or **Find venues**. SciNodes finds those publishing most on the focus, based on real catalog counts. 5. Review the results. Ones you've already saved are left unticked and marked "Already saved". Use **Select all** or **Select none** as needed. 6. Click **Save *N* selected authors** (or venues). 7. Click **Back to Saved Authors** (or **Back to Saved Venues**) to see the list. Suggestions use your weekly AI credits. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Limits | Item | Limit | |---|---| | Suggestions per search | 1 to 200, 50 by default | | Saved list size | No fixed limit | ## Troubleshooting - **"No saved authors yet."** Select an author node on a map and click **Save author**, or click **Suggest authors**. - **"No saved authors match your search."** Click **Clear** to reset the search box. - **"Add a little more — a few words at least."** Your focus is too short to search on. Add a few words. - **"Nothing found for "…""** Describe the focus more broadly and try again. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent."** Your weekly AI credits are used up. Wait for the reset in the message. ## FAQ ### Do collaborators see my saved authors and venues? No. Saved Authors and Saved Venues are your own lists. Each member of a shared project keeps their own. ### What counts as a venue? A journal, conference, workshop or symposium. ### Can I turn off automatic saving? Yes. Untick the actions in **User Preferences** → **Autosave authors** and **Autosave venues**. ### Where can I learn more about an author? SciVerse has public pages for authors, organizations, journals and conferences. See [Browsing authors, organizations and venues](../../sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md). ## Related - [Find authors and collaborators](../../use-cases/find-authors-and-collaborators.md) - [Choose where to publish](../../use-cases/choose-where-to-publish.md) - [Selecting, merging and excluding](../maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) - [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/searching-and-filtering Status: live Description: Search and filter the publications in a SciNodes library, select many at once with the mouse or keyboard, and act on a selection: cite, file, copy or remove. # Searching, filtering and selecting **In short:** Use the search box at the top of the **Library** list to find publications, **Advanced** options to choose which fields to search and how to match, and **Filters** to narrow by tag, year, author or abstract. Tick publications, or use `Shift`-click and `Ctrl`-click, to select many. The panel on the right then offers **Cite these *N* publications**, folder filing, **Copy to another project** and **Remove from corpus**. ## Search the library 1. Open the project's **Library** tab. 2. Type in the search box. The list updates as you type. If a folder is open, only that folder is searched. 3. To clear the search, click the clear button in the box. ### Advanced search options Click the **Advanced configuration** button at the right of the search box: | Option | Choices | |---|---| | **Search in** | **Title**, **Authors**, **Journal**, **Tags**, **Alias**. Turn each on or off. | | **Match** | **Contains** (anywhere in the text), **Exact** (the whole field), **Whole word** | | **Case sensitive** | Tick to match upper and lower case exactly | ## Filter the list 1. Click **Filters**. 2. Click one filter type, then set it: | Filter | Settings | |---|---| | **Tags** | Type part of a tag ("Tag contains…"), then choose **Has tag** or **Excludes** | | **Date range** | Publication year **From** and **To** | | **Authors** | Type part of an author's name ("Author name contains…") | | **Abstract** | **Available** or **Not available** | One filter type applies at a time. Click the active type again to turn filtering off. Filters combine with the search box and the open folder. ## Change the view Click the **View options** button and choose **Comfortable** or **Compact** rows. Each row shows the title, authors, year and journal, plus an **Open access** or **Retracted** badge where it applies. If you gave a publication an alias, it appears before the title. ## Select publications | To | Do this | |---|---| | Open one publication's details | Click the row, or press `Enter` or `Space` on it | | Select one | Tick its checkbox | | Add or remove one from the selection | `Ctrl` + `Click` (`Cmd` + `Click` on a Mac) | | Select a range | `Shift` + `Click` the last row of the range | | Sweep-select | Hold `Shift` or `Ctrl` and drag across rows | | Extend the selection with the keyboard | `Shift` + `↑` or `Shift` + `↓` | | Move between rows | `↑` / `↓` | | Scroll the list without zooming the page | `Ctrl` + mouse wheel | While publications are selected, the right-hand panel shows the selection actions instead of one publication's details. ## Act on a selection When anything is selected, the right-hand panel shows "*N* selected" and these actions: | Action | What it does | |---|---| | **Cite these *N* publications** | Opens the cite dialog for the selection, up to 200 at a time. See [Citations and reference styles](../citations-and-reference-styles.md). | | **Select all** / **Deselect all** | Selects or clears every publication currently listed | | **Copy to folder** / **Move to folder** | Files the selection in a folder. It reads **Move** when you're viewing one of your own folders. See [Folders](folders.md). | | **Copy to another project** | Adds the selection to another project's corpus. Publications already there are skipped. | | **Remove from "*folder*"** | Unfiles the selection from the open folder. They stay in the corpus. | | **Unsave** | Takes the selection out of **My references**. They stay in the corpus. | | **Remove from corpus** | Removes the selection from the project. Asks first. Can't be undone. | Click the clear button next to "*N* selected" to drop the selection. Right-clicking a selected row opens a shorter menu with the same cite, folder, copy and unsave actions. You can also drag a selection onto a folder in the sidebar. ## Copy to another project 1. Select the publications. 2. Click **Copy to another project** and pick a project from "Copy to project". 3. In "Copy *N* publications to "*project*"?", click **Copy**. "Copied *N* publications to "*project*"." confirms it, with a count of any that were already there. ## Troubleshooting - **"No publications match your search or filters."** Click **Clear** to reset the search and filters. - **"Cite up to 200 publications at a time — *N* are selected."** Select fewer, then cite in batches. - **"No other projects to copy into."** You need another project first. - **"No folders yet — create one in the sidebar."** Create a folder before filing. See [Folders](folders.md). - **"Couldn't load publications"** Click **Try again**. ## FAQ ### Can I search inside abstracts or full text? The library search covers title, authors, journal, tags and alias. To keep only publications whose title or abstract contains a phrase in a map, use a **Title / abstract contains** filter in a [corpus slice](corpus-slices.md). ### Does the library search support AND, OR or quotation marks? No. Use the advanced options (**Match** and **Search in**) to make the search stricter, and **Filters** to narrow further. ### Can I combine the Tags and Date range filters? Not at the same time. One filter type applies at once, combined with the search box and the open folder. ### How do I select every publication in a folder? Open the folder, select one publication, then click **Select all** in the panel on the right. ## Related - [Folders](folders.md) - [Publication details](publication-details.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](../../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Write with citations](../../use-cases/write-with-citations.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/publication-details Status: live Description: What the SciNodes publication details panel shows and does: bibliographic fields, PDF actions, alias, translation, retraction warnings, folders, notes and chat. # Publication details **In short:** Click a publication in the **Library** list to open its details on the right. You see its type, title, authors, journal, year, identifiers and abstract, plus buttons to view, fetch or upload its PDF, write a note, chat about it and **Cite** it. You can give it a short alias, file it in folders, add it to Research in Formation with **RIF it**, and read a machine translation of its title and abstract. ## Open the details 1. Open the project's **Library** tab. 2. Click a publication in the list. Use the toggle at the edge of the panel to collapse or expand it. The same panel appears beside the PDF viewer, so you can read a PDF without losing the details, note or chat. ## What the panel shows | Part | What's there | |---|---| | Badges | The publication type, plus **Open access** or **Retracted** where they apply | | Title | With a language picker if a translation is available | | Action buttons | PDF, note and chat (see below) | | **Alias** | Your own short name for the publication | | **Authors**, **Journal**, **Year** | Always shown. Volume, issue and pages appear under the journal when known. | | **Editors**, **Publisher**, **Edition**, **Language** | Shown when known | | **DOI**, **PMID**, **arXiv**, **ISSN**, **ISBN** | Shown when known. DOI and arXiv link out. | | **Link** | "Open at publisher", when a URL is known | | **Abstract** | With **Show more** / **Show less** for long abstracts | | **Tags** | Keywords attached to the publication | | **Folders and organization** | **RIF it**, your folders and **Add to folder** | The bibliographic fields are read-only. The alias is the one field you can edit. ## Action buttons | Button | When you see it | What it does | |---|---|---| | **View PDF** | SciNodes holds a copy | Opens the PDF viewer | | **Fetch PDF** | An open-access copy can be found | Fetches it in the background. The arrow next to it offers **Upload PDF**. | | **Upload PDF** | No copy is available | Lets you upload your own copy | | Note icon ("Write note" / "Open note") | Always | Opens a note about this publication in the panel. **Open in Notes** opens it in the Notes tab. | | Chat icon ("Chat about this" / "Continue the chat about this") | Always | Opens a research assistant chat about this publication in the panel. **Open in Assistant** moves it to the Research Assistants tab. | | **Cite** | Next to the year | Opens the cite dialog. See [Citations and reference styles](../citations-and-reference-styles.md). | PDF details: [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). Chat details: [Attachments and what's in view](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Give a publication an alias An alias is a short name you choose, such as "HN22". It appears before the title in the list, and you can search by it. 1. In the details panel, click **Add an alias**. 2. Type a short name (up to 48 characters). 3. Click **Save**. To change it, click **Rename**. To delete it, click **Remove**. You can also use **Set alias** or **Rename alias** in the row menu. ## Read a translation When a translation is possible, buttons under the title let you switch versions: **Original**, **English** (if the publication isn't in English) and your explainer language (if you've set one other than English), shown by its own name. SciNodes translates the title and abstract. The original stays untouched, and the panel shows "Machine translation from *language*". Translations use your weekly AI credits. See [Translation](../translation.md). ## Retracted publications A retracted publication shows a **Retracted** badge in the list and a warning in the panel: "This publication has been retracted. Treat its findings and citations with caution." ## The row menu Click the ⋯ button on a row, or right-click it, for: - **View PDF**, **Replace PDF** and **Remove PDF** (your own upload only), or **Fetch PDF** and **Upload PDF** - **Write note**, **Chat about this**, **Cite this** - **RIF**: add it to Research in Formation - **Set alias** / **Rename alias** - **Copy to folder** (or **Move / add to folder**), **Copy to another project** - **Unsave**, if it's in **My references** ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not translate this publication."** Click **Retry**. If your weekly AI credits are spent, the message says when they reset. - **"Remove your uploaded PDF?"** This removes only your own uploaded copy. A shared open-access copy, if there is one, stays available. - **"Could not save that alias."** Try a shorter or different alias. - **"Select a publication to see its details."** Nothing is selected. Click a row in the list. ## FAQ ### Can I correct a publication's title or authors? No. The bibliographic fields come from the catalog or your import and are read-only. You can give it an alias, write notes about it and file it in folders. ### What does "RIFfed!" mean? The publication is already a research object in Research in Formation. See [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md). ### Why is there no abstract? Not every publication in the catalog comes with an abstract. You can find publications without abstracts with **Filters** → **Abstract** → **Not available**. ### What can the assistant see when I chat about a publication? Its PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights on it. See [Attachments and what's in view](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Related - [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) - [Searching, filtering and selecting](searching-and-filtering.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](../../use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) - [Translation](../translation.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion Status: live Description: Grow a SciNodes corpus for good: re-run the searches that built it, run new searches, or add a publication's cited and citing publications from a map. # Corpus expansion **In short:** Corpus expansion permanently adds publications you don't have yet. Re-run a search that built your corpus, or run a new one, from **Expand corpus** in Expert Mode (up to 100 new publications per run, up to 5 searches at once). On citation and co-citation maps, click a publication and use **Add *N* cited publications to corpus** or **Add *N* citing publications to corpus** to follow what it cites and what cites it. SciNodes records every catalog search that built the corpus, so you can repeat it later. ## Before you start - Expansion uses your weekly AI credits, like other AI features. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - Only publications not already in the corpus are added. Nothing is ever duplicated. - Expansion changes the corpus for good. To narrow what one map uses without changing the corpus, use a [corpus slice](corpus-slices.md) instead. ## Re-run a previous search 1. On the **Research Maps** tab, open **Expert Mode**. See [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md). 2. Open the **Expand corpus** section ("Optional · adds publications to the corpus permanently"). 3. Stay on **Re-run a previous search**. The list shows the catalog searches that fed this corpus. 4. Tick up to 5 searches. 5. Set **How many to add** (50 by default, up to 100 new publications per run). 6. Click **Re-run for *N* more**. A bar shows "Adding publications… *N*%". Click **Stop** to end early. When it's done, a message such as "Added 87 publications to your corpus." confirms it. While an expansion runs in Expert Mode, map creation waits for it to finish. ## Run a new search 1. In **Expert Mode** → **Expand corpus**, click **New search**. 2. Type in **Search for**. 3. Optional: choose **Sort by** (**Relevance**, **Newest** or **Most cited**), set **From year** and **To year**, or tick **Open access only**. 4. Set **How many to add**. 5. Click **Search and add up to *N***. For a bigger search with include and exclude filters, use **Library** → **Add Publications** → **Discover** instead. See [Discover and Suggest](discover-and-suggest.md). ## Add cited or citing publications from a map On citation and co-citation maps you can follow one publication's citations in either direction, a technique often called snowballing. 1. Click a publication node on the map. 2. In the panel on the right, scroll to its **Cited publications** or **Cited by** list. 3. Click **Add *N* cited publications to corpus** or **Add *N* citing publications to corpus**. If there are a lot, the button reads "Add top *N* of *M* …". 4. When it's done, regenerate the map to see the new structure. Messages you may see: "Corpus extended — regenerate the map to see the new structure.", "Map updated with the extended corpus." and "All of those publications are already in your corpus." See [Selecting, merging and excluding](../maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md). ## Suggested for your library Above the Library list, a **Suggested for your library** card offers top-ranked publications from the search that created the project, one at a time. - **Save to my library** files it in **My references**. - **Dismiss** removes it. It "Won't be suggested again". The card stops once **My references** holds 10 publications or the suggestions run out. To hide it, turn off the **Suggestions** switch at the top of the details panel (shown when no publication is selected). Turning it back on picks up where you left off. ## Search history SciNodes records every catalog search that added publications to the corpus (Suggest, Discover and new searches), with its exact query, years and filters. Those searches are the list you see under **Re-run a previous search** in **Expand corpus**. The "Library import" and "Publication suggestions" pages, reached from shortcuts on the upload page, aren't available yet (coming soon). Until then, use **Upload Anything** and **Discover** → **Suggest Publications**. ## Limits | Item | Limit | |---|---| | New publications per expansion run | 100 | | Searches re-run at once | 5 | | Expansions running at a time | One, across all your projects | ## Troubleshooting | Message | What to do | |---|---| | "Nothing new to add — everything this search finds is already in your corpus." | The search is exhausted. Try a new search. | | "No publications could be added — the catalog returned nothing new." | Try different search terms | | "The catalog could not be reached for these publications — nothing was added. Try again in a moment." | Wait and try again | | "Publications are being added to another project — wait for that to finish." | Only one expansion runs at a time | | "No catalog searches are recorded for this corpus, so there is nothing to re-run. Run a new search instead." | Use **New search** | | "Tick a search to re-run." | Tick at least one search | | "Weekly complex compute budget spent." | Your weekly AI credits are used up. Wait for the reset in the message. | ## FAQ ### What's the difference between expanding the corpus and slicing it? Expanding adds publications to the corpus permanently, for every map. Slicing narrows which publications one map uses and leaves the corpus as it is. ### Can I undo an expansion? Not in one step. Select the publications you don't want in the Library and use **Remove from corpus**. ### Why does my citation map need reference data after an expansion? New publications may arrive without reference lists. See [Empty maps and reference data](../maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Is my search history kept for a systematic review? SciNodes records every catalog search with its exact query and filters, and lists them under **Re-run a previous search** in Expert Mode. For a systematic review, also keep your own log of queries, dates and screening decisions. ## Related - [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md) - [Corpus slices](corpus-slices.md) - [Discover and Suggest](discover-and-suggest.md) - [Find influential publications](../../use-cases/find-influential-publications.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/library/corpus-slices Status: live Description: Narrow which publications a SciNodes map or import uses, by year, type, keyword, author, venue, citations and more, without changing the corpus itself. # Corpus slices **In short:** A corpus slice narrows which publications one map uses, or which publications you import into another project, without changing the corpus. Build it from filters (year range, publication type, keyword, author, venue, citations and more) or type a sentence under **Describe the slice** and let SciNodes AI turn it into filters. The count updates as you go: "Keeps *N* of *M* publications". You'll find slices in **Expert Mode** and in **Import from another project**. ## Where to use a slice | Where | What the slice does | |---|---| | **Expert Mode** → **Corpus slice** | The new map is built only from the publications the slice keeps. See [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md). | | **Import Existing** (Library) or **Import from another project** (New Project form) → **Slice the corpus** or **Describe the slice** | Only the publications the slice keeps are copied. See [Import from another project](import-from-another-project.md). | A map built from a slice shows a "Slice" badge in the map gallery, and its **Map Properties** list the slice. See [Map folders and properties](../maps/map-folders-and-properties.md). ## Build a slice from filters 1. Open the slice builder (for example, **Expert Mode** → **Corpus slice**). 2. Under **Add a filter**, choose a filter type. 3. Set its value (see the table below). For text filters, type a value and press `Enter`, or click one of the suggestions from your corpus. 4. Click **Add filter**. It appears as a chip above. 5. Repeat for more filters. A publication must match every filter to be kept. 6. Check the count, for example "Keeps 214 of 1,980 publications", and the example titles under it. Click a chip to edit it, its × to remove it, or **Clear all** to start again. ## Describe the slice in words 1. Click **Describe the slice** ("AI turns your words into filters"). 2. Type what you want, for example "recent reviews on transformer models, excluding preprints". 3. Click **Turn into filters** (or press `Enter`). 4. Check the filter chips SciNodes created and adjust them if needed. If part of your sentence couldn't be turned into a filter, a note says so. Describing a slice uses your weekly AI credits. Building filters yourself doesn't. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Filter types | Filter | How to set it | |---|---| | **Keyword** | One or more keywords. With several, choose **Any of these** or **All of these**. | | **Author** | One or more author names | | **Venue (journal)** | One or more journals or conferences | | **Publication type** | Tick Journal articles, Conference papers, Preprints, Theses, Book chapters or Reviews. Counts from your corpus show beside each. | | **Year range** | **From** and **To** years | | **Recent years** | **The last** *N* years | | **Title / abstract contains** | One or more phrases, with **Any of these** or **All of these** | | **Affiliation** | One or more institutions | | **Language** | One or more language codes | | **Open access** | **Open access only** or **Not open access** | | **Retracted** | **Exclude retracted** or **Retracted only** | | **Minimum citations (OpenAlex)** | Cited at least *N* times, according to OpenAlex | | **Cited within this corpus** | Cited at least *N* times by publications in this corpus | | **Corpus folder** | One of your folders, such as **My references** | For text filters, SciNodes shows the most common values in your corpus, with counts, before you type, and matches as you type. ## Slice, corpus or expansion? | You want to | Use | |---|---| | Map only part of what you have, for example the last five years | A corpus slice | | Map one folder, such as your "Include" folder from screening | A slice with a **Corpus folder** filter | | Add more publications for every map | [Corpus expansion](feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md) or [Discover](discover-and-suggest.md) | | Remove publications from the project entirely | **Remove from corpus**. See [Folders](folders.md). | ## Troubleshooting | Message | What to do | |---|---| | "No publication matches this slice." | Remove or loosen a filter | | "No publication in this corpus carries an open-access verdict yet." | This filter can't be used with your corpus yet | | "No publication in this corpus has an OpenAlex citation count yet." | Use **Cited within this corpus** instead | | "No publication in this corpus records a language." | The language filter can't be used with this corpus | | "You have no corpus folders in this project." | Create a folder first. See [Folders](folders.md). | | "Couldn't turn that into filters. Try rephrasing, or build the filters below." | Rephrase the sentence, or add filters yourself | | "Describing a slice is switched off on this server. Build the filters below instead." | Build the filters yourself | | "Weekly complex compute budget spent." | Build the filters yourself, or wait for the reset in the message | | "Could not count this slice." | Try again | ## FAQ ### Does a slice remove publications from my corpus? No. The corpus stays exactly as it is. The slice only affects the map you build with it, or the publications you import. ### Can I change the slice of an existing map? Not yet. Build a new map with the slice you want. Reconfiguring an existing map isn't available yet (coming soon). ### Can I slice by citation count? Yes. Use **Minimum citations (OpenAlex)** for overall citations, or **Cited within this corpus** for citations from your own publications. ### How do I map only the last five years? In **Expert Mode** → **Corpus slice**, add a **Recent years** filter set to 5. ## Related - [Expert Mode](../maps/expert-mode.md) - [Import from another project](import-from-another-project.md) - [Empty maps and reference data](../maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md) - [Run a literature review](../../use-cases/literature-review.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/map-types Status: live Description: The six SciNodes research map types (citation, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, co-authorship, keyword and term co-occurrence) and when to use each. # Map types **In short:** SciNodes builds six kinds of research map from your corpus. Each one links items for a different reason. **Citation**, **Co-citation** and **Bibliographic Coupling** maps use reference lists. **Co-authorship** maps use author lists. **Keyword Co-occurrence** and **Term Co-occurrence** maps use the words in your publications. Choose the type that matches your question, then choose a **unit of analysis**: publications, venues, authors, organizations, countries, keywords or terms. ## Which map answers my question? | Your question | Map type | Unit | |---|---|---| | What are the main topics and themes here? | Term Co-occurrence or Keyword Co-occurrence | Terms / Author Keywords | | Which publications form the intellectual foundations of this field? | Co-citation | Cited Publications | | Which schools of thought exist? | Co-citation | Cited Authors | | What are the current research fronts? | Bibliographic Coupling | Publications | | Who cites whom, and how does influence flow? | Citation | Publications or Authors | | Who works with whom? Which research groups exist? | Co-authorship | Authors | | Which institutions or countries collaborate? | Co-authorship | Organizations / Countries | | Which journals and conferences talk to each other? | Citation, Co-citation or Bibliographic Coupling | Venues / Cited Venues | If you're not sure, ask a question instead. SciNodes recommends a map for it. See [Create a map from a question](create-from-a-question.md). ## The six types ### Citation "Map of direct citation links between entities." Two items are linked when one cites the other within your corpus. Use it to follow how ideas flow and to spot heavily cited hubs. - **Units:** Publications, Venues, Authors, Organizations, Countries - **Edges are:** citations - **Clusters are:** Research Community (publications), Disciplinary Cluster (venues), Scholarly Network (authors), Institutional Network (organizations), Regional Cluster (countries) - **Needs reference data.** See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Co-citation "Map of entities cited together by others." Two items are linked when publications in your corpus cite them together. The more often they're cited together, the stronger the link. The nodes are the publications, authors or venues your corpus *cites*, so they can include classics that aren't in your corpus. Use it to find a field's intellectual base and its schools of thought. - **Units:** Cited Publications, Cited Venues, Cited Authors, Cited Organizations, Cited Countries - **Edges are:** co-citations - **Clusters are:** Intellectual Base, Field, School of Thought, Institutional Base, Regional Base - **Needs reference data.** ### Bibliographic Coupling "Map of entities sharing common cited publications." Two items are linked when they cite the same publications. Recent publications can be coupled straight away, without waiting to be cited, so this map shows research fronts: what people are working on now. - **Units:** Publications, Venues, Authors, Organizations, Countries - **Edges are:** shared cited publications - **Clusters are:** Research Front, Field Front, Scholarly Front, Institutional Front, Regional Front - **Needs reference data.** ### Co-authorship "Map of entities that have published together." Two authors, organizations or countries are linked when they appear on the same publication. Use it to find research groups, collaborators and collaboration patterns between institutions or countries. - **Units:** Authors, Organizations, Countries - **Edges are:** collaborations - **Clusters are:** Research Group, Institutional Network, Regional Cluster - **Extra settings in Expert Mode:** **Merge name variants** and **Author cut-off**. See [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md). ### Keyword Co-occurrence "Map of terms appearing together in publications." Two keywords are linked when they're assigned to the same publication. Use it to see a field's topics through the keywords authors and indexers chose. - **Units:** Author Keywords, Index Keywords, MeSH Terms (medical subject headings, for biomedical corpora) - **Edges are:** co-occurrences - **Clusters are:** Topics ### Term Co-occurrence "Map of terms from titles, abstracts and keywords appearing together." SciNodes extracts terms from the sources you choose, then links terms that appear in the same publication. It works even when publications have no keywords, so it's the default first map: every new project builds an **Initial Map** of this type. - **Term Sources:** any combination of Title, Abstract, Author Keywords, Index Keywords and MeSH Terms. The automatic **Initial Map** uses Title, Author Keywords and Index Keywords. - **Edges are:** co-occurrences - **Clusters are:** Topics - **Extra settings in Expert Mode:** phrase length, minimum term length and stemming. ## What every map has in common - **Nodes** are the items (publications, authors, terms and so on). Node size shows a measure such as citation count or number of links. Which measure depends on how you created the map, and some maps open with every node the same size (**Unweighted**). Change it any time under **Node Config** → **Weightage**. See [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md). - **Edges** are the links. Thicker edges mean stronger links. - **Clusters** are groups of closely linked nodes, each drawn in its own color. SciNodes names each cluster with a term that fits the map type, for example "Topic" or "School of Thought". - A map uses the whole corpus, or a [corpus slice](../library/corpus-slices.md) you choose when you create it. ## FAQ ### What's the difference between co-citation and bibliographic coupling? Co-citation links two items that are *cited together* by later publications. It looks backward at foundations. Bibliographic coupling links two items that *cite the same* earlier publications. It looks at current work. Use co-citation for the intellectual base and coupling for research fronts. ### Why is my citation map empty? Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps need reference lists. Publications imported from the catalog don't include them until you run **Fetch reference data** once for the project. See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Which map should I make first? Start with the automatic **Initial Map** (term co-occurrence) to see the main topics. Then ask a research question in the **Map queries** bar and SciNodes will recommend a map type. ### Can I change a map's type after it's built? No. Create a new map with the type you want. Your earlier map stays as it is. ## Related - [Create a map from a question](create-from-a-question.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Find influential publications](../../use-cases/find-influential-publications.md) - [Map a new research field](../../use-cases/map-a-new-field.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/create-from-a-question Status: live Description: Type a research question in the Map queries bar and SciNodes recommends the map that answers it, builds it and opens a chat about it. # Create a map from a research question **In short:** Open any map in the **Research Maps** tab, type a question into the **Map queries** bar at the bottom of the map, and press `Enter`. SciNodes shows one or more ways to answer it, marked **Recommended**, **Alternative** or **Starting point**. Click **Explore with map** on the one you want. SciNodes builds the map, opens it and starts a **Chat with this map** thread with your question as the first message. ## Before you start - Your project needs publications in its corpus. See [Adding publications](../library/adding-publications.md). - The **Map queries** bar floats over an open map. Every new project builds an **Initial Map** automatically, so there is usually one to open. If you're in the maps gallery, use the [Query Bank](query-bank.md) instead. ## Steps 1. Open your project and click the **Research Maps** tab. 2. Click a map in the gallery to open it, for example **Initial Map**. 3. Click into the **Map queries** bar at the bottom of the map. Suggested questions from the built-in catalog appear above it, weighted for your project's research focus. 4. Type your own question, or pick a suggestion. Use `↑` and `↓` to move through suggestions and `Enter` to choose one. 5. Press `Enter`, or click **Map this question** (the arrow button). A dialog titled "How do you want to answer this?" opens. 6. Read the options. Each card shows the map type, the unit of analysis, what nodes and edges are sized by, and a short reason why it fits. 7. Click **Explore with map** on the option you want. 8. Wait while the map builds. It opens on the stage, and the side panel opens a chat that asks your question about the new map. If the project already has the same map, the card says "You already have this map" and offers **Explore existing map** (open it) or **Explore through new map** (build another copy). ## What the dialog shows | Part of the card | What it means | |---|---| | **Recommended** | The best fit for your question. | | **Alternative** | Another good way to answer it, often with a different map type or unit. | | **Starting point** | An exploratory map to begin with when no exact match exists. | | "*Type* map" | The [map type](map-types.md) that will be built. | | "Unit of analysis: … · nodes sized by … · edges by …" | What each node is, and the [weightage](reading-a-map.md) used for node size and edge thickness. | | Filter chips | Filters the map applies to your corpus, for example a year range. A chip marked "(not applied)" is shown for information only. | Some recommended maps first add more related publications to your corpus by re-running the searches that built it, then build the map. Corpus expansion uses your weekly credits. See [Corpus expansion](../library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). ## Typing tips - Press `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. Questions can be up to 300 characters. - Press `Esc` to close the suggestions without clearing your question. - If you close the dialog without choosing, your question stays in the bar so you can refine it, for example by adding "in the last five years". - To get the bar out of the way, click its minimize button. Click **Map queries** to bring it back. - The two buttons above the suggestions open [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) and the [Query Bank](query-bank.md). ## When your question isn't a map question SciNodes reads every question first. If no map can answer it, you get an answer in chat instead: - Questions about your research topic, about research practice or about using SciNodes open an answer chat. With a map open, it appears in the side panel. Otherwise it opens in the **Research Assistants** tab. - A question unrelated to your project is still answered, with the note "Not sure how that related to your project. But I will answer." - Text that isn't a question shows "Do you have any questions you would like to answer through a research map?" For a custom question, the dialog may show "Understood as:" followed by the catalog question it matched. If nothing matches, it says "We couldn't match this question to the catalog — here are two exploratory starting points." ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not load the map options for this question."** SciNodes couldn't fetch the options. Click **Retry**, or **Close** and ask again. - **"Couldn't reach the question catalog."** Suggestions aren't loading. You can still type your question and press `Enter`. - **"No question in the catalog covers this — send it as your own."** Nothing in the catalog matches. Press `Enter` anyway; SciNodes still looks for a map. - **"Ranking is off — these are samples, not matches."** Suggestions aren't matched to your text right now. Type your full question and send it. - **"Your drafts are full"** appears before the map builds. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). - **The map comes out empty, or a "No … to build" dialog appears.** Citation-based maps need reference data. See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ## FAQ ### Which questions work best? Questions about structure work best: main themes, foundations, research fronts, influential authors, collaborating institutions, where to publish. Browse the [Query Bank](query-bank.md) for examples such as "What are the intellectual foundations of this field?" ### Does asking a question cost credits? The chat that opens with your question is a research assistant chat, so it uses your weekly credits. Options that expand the corpus first also use credits. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ### Can I change the settings SciNodes picked? Not from the dialog. Pick a different card, or build the map yourself in [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md), where you control the type, unit, weights and every other setting. ### Why did I get a chat instead of a map? SciNodes decided no map can answer that question, so it answered in chat. Rephrase it around themes, publications, authors, venues, organizations or countries to get map options. ## Related - [Query Bank](query-bank.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Building a map](building-a-map.md) - [Chats](../research-assistant/chats.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/query-bank Status: live Description: Browse SciNodes' built-in catalog of research questions by category and turn any of them, or your own, into a research map. # Query Bank **In short:** The **Query Bank** is a browsable catalog of more than 100 research questions, grouped into categories such as **Authors & Groups** and **Trends & Time**. Click a question to see the maps that answer it, then click **Explore with map**. You can also type your own question at the bottom and click **Map it**. ## Open the Query Bank Use any of these: - In the **Research Maps** gallery, click **plot a new one** at the bottom of the page. - In the gallery, click **New Map** in the left sidebar. - With a map open, click into the **Map queries** bar and click **Query Bank** above the suggestions. The dialog is titled **Query Bank**, with the line "Pick a research question and we’ll map it — or ask your own below." ## Map a question from the catalog 1. Open the **Query Bank**. 2. Click a category along the top. **Common** is selected first. 3. Scroll the list. Each row shows the question, the map types that can answer it, and how many ways there are to answer it (for example "3 ways to answer"). 4. Click **Show more** at the end of the list to load more questions. It shows how many you've loaded, for example "Show more (20 of 34)". 5. Click a question. The "How do you want to answer this?" dialog opens. 6. Click **Explore with map** on the option you want. SciNodes builds the map and opens a chat about it. The options dialog works the same way as it does for the **Map queries** bar. See [Create a map from a research question](create-from-a-question.md). ## Ask your own question 1. Type in the box at the bottom ("Ask your own research question…"). You can use up to 300 characters. 2. Click **Map it**. 3. Choose an option in the dialog, or read the answer if SciNodes replies in chat instead. If you close the options dialog without choosing, your question waits in the **Map queries** bar the next time you open a map. ## Categories | Category | Typical questions | |---|---| | **Common** | A general mix, ranked for your project | | **Authors & Groups** | "Who are the most influential authors in this area?" | | **Journals & Venues** | "Where should I publish this work?" | | **Topics & Vocabulary** | "What is the core vocabulary of this literature?" | | **Citations & Impact** | "Which publications are most cited in this literature?" | | **Structure & Clusters** | "Which sub-communities exist, and who bridges them?" | | **Trends & Time** | "Which topics are emerging rather than established?" | | **Institutions & Places** | "Which countries lead this research area?" | | **Gaps & Ideas** | "Where are the gaps and under-connected topics?" | A category with no questions yet may be hidden. Questions are ranked using your project's **Current research focus**, so the same category can look different in different projects. ## Switch to Expert Mode If you already know exactly which map you want, click **Expert Mode** at the top right of the Query Bank. See [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Loading questions…"** The list is loading. Wait a moment. - **"No questions in this category yet."** Pick another category. - **"Couldn't reach the question catalog."** Click **Try again**. If it keeps failing, type your question in the box at the bottom and click **Map it**. - **"Ranking is off — these are samples, not matches."** The list isn't ranked for your project right now. The questions still work. ## FAQ ### How many questions are in the catalog? More than 100, covering themes, foundations, research fronts, people, collaboration, venues, impact, gaps, proposal writing and teaching. Many have two or three ways to answer them. ### Why does one question offer several maps? A question can often be answered from different angles, for example themes from title and abstract terms or from author keywords. Each card explains what it shows so you can choose. ### Can I map a question that isn't in the catalog? Yes. Type it in the box at the bottom and click **Map it**. SciNodes matches it to the closest catalog question, or suggests exploratory starting points. ### Does browsing the Query Bank cost credits? Browsing doesn't build anything. Choosing a map builds it, and the chat that opens with it uses your weekly credits. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Related - [Create a map from a research question](create-from-a-question.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Map a new research field](../../use-cases/map-a-new-field.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/expert-mode Status: live Description: Build a research map by hand in Expert Mode: choose the map type, unit, thresholds, clustering, layout, normalization and weights. # Expert Mode **In short:** **Expert Mode** is the manual way to create a map. Give it a **Map Name**, pick a **Map Type**, and click **Plot Map**. Sensible defaults are applied to everything else. Open the optional sections only when you need to fine-tune: corpus slice, corpus expansion, unit of analysis, thresholds, clustering, layout, normalization and weights. Each section has its own **Reset to defaults**. ## Open Expert Mode Use any of these: - With a map open, click into the **Map queries** bar and click **Expert Mode** above the suggestions. - In the [Query Bank](query-bank.md), click **Expert Mode** at the top right. - On the **Overview** tab, click **Plot New Map**. ## Steps 1. Open **Expert Mode**. The dialog says "Configure and plot a new map without leaving the stage." 2. Check the **Map Name**. It is filled in for you as "*Type* Map — *Project name*" and changes with the type until you edit it. 3. Choose a **Map Type**: **Citation**, **Co-citation**, **Co-authorship**, **Keyword Co-occurrence**, **Term Co-occurrence** or **Bibliographic Coupling**. See [Map types](map-types.md). 4. Optional: click **Add description** and say what the map is for. 5. Optional: open any advanced section below and change settings. 6. Click **Plot Map**. The dialog closes and the map builds. See [Building a map](building-a-map.md). Click **Cancel** to close without building. What you typed is kept for the next time you open Expert Mode. ## Advanced sections at a glance | Section | Shown for | What it controls | |---|---|---| | **Corpus slice** | All types | Which publications this one map uses. The corpus is not changed. | | **Expand corpus** | All types | Adds publications to the corpus permanently before you build. | | ***Type* Settings** | All types | Unit of analysis, counting method and type-specific options. | | **Thresholds** | All types | Minimums and caps on nodes and links. | | **Clustering** | All types | How clusters are detected. | | **Layout** | All types | How nodes are placed. | | **Normalization** | Keyword and Term Co-occurrence | How link strengths are scaled before layout. | | **Weights** | All types | What node size and edge thickness measure. | ### Corpus slice Narrows the publications this map is built from, for example "2018 onwards" or reviews only. Use **Describe the slice** to type a sentence and click **Turn into filters** (an AI feature that uses credits), or **Add a filter** yourself. The count line shows "Keeps *N* of *M* publications". If it says "No publication matches this slice.", **Plot Map** stays disabled until you loosen a filter. Details: [Corpus slices](../library/corpus-slices.md). ### Expand corpus Adds publications to the corpus for good, unlike a slice. Choose **Re-run a previous search** (tick the earlier searches to repeat) or **New search**, set **How many to add**, and click **Re-run for *N* more** or **Search and add up to *N***. **Plot Map** waits until the run finishes; click **Stop** to end it early. Expansion uses your weekly credits. Details: [Corpus expansion](../library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). ## Type settings and thresholds All threshold boxes start empty, which means SciNodes uses its own defaults. Co-authorship is the exception: **Min publications** starts at 3. ### Citation, Co-citation and Bibliographic Coupling These types show **Citation Settings**, **Co-citation Settings** or **Bibliographic Coupling Settings**, followed by **Thresholds**. | Option | Choices and default | When to change it | |---|---|---| | **Unit of Analysis** | Citation and coupling: **Publication** (default), **Venue**, **Author**, **Organization**, **Country**. Co-citation: **Cited publication** (default), **Cited venue**, **Cited author**, **Cited organization**, **Cited country**. | Pick what each node should be. | | **Counting Method** | **Whole** (default), **Fractional**, **Weighted**. Shown for author, organization and country units (co-citation: **Cited author** only). | Use **Fractional** when many-author publications would otherwise dominate. | | **Min citations** | Citation and co-citation. Empty. | Raise it to keep only well-cited items. | | **Min publications** | Citation and coupling. Empty. | Raise it to drop entities with few publications. | | **Min co-citations** | Co-citation only. Empty (lowest 1). | Raise it for a sparser, more focused map. | | **Min shared refs** | Coupling only. Empty (lowest 1). | Raise it so only strongly coupled items link. | | **Max nodes** | Empty. Keeps the most cited (or most strongly coupled) entities. | Lower it for very large corpora or a cleaner picture. | | **Max links** | Empty. Keeps the strongest links. | Lower it if the map looks like a hairball. | These three types need reference data. While it is still being fetched they are greyed out in the **Map Type** list, with the note "Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling need reference data, which is still being fetched." See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Co-authorship This type shows **Co-authorship Settings**, followed by **Thresholds**. | Option | Choices and default | When to change it | |---|---|---| | **Unit of Analysis** | **Author** (default), **Organization**, **Country** | Pick people, institutions or countries. | | **Merge name variants** | Off. Author unit only. | Turn on when the same person appears as "J. Smith", "John Smith" and "J Smith". | | **Counting Method** | **Whole** (default), **Fractional**, **Weighted** | Use **Fractional** to stop large teams dominating. | | **Author cut-off (per publication)** | Empty | Set a number such as 25 to skip consortium publications with huge author lists. | | **Min publications** | 3 | Lower it to include occasional authors; raise it to declutter. | | **Max nodes**, **Max links (co-authorships)** | Empty | Cap the map size. | ### Keyword and Term Co-occurrence Both types open **Term Co-occurrence Settings**. **Term Co-occurrence** starts with **Title** and **Abstract** selected. **Keyword Co-occurrence** starts with **Author Keywords** selected. | Option | Choices and default | When to change it | |---|---|---| | **Term Sources** | **Title**, **Abstract**, **Author Keywords**, **Index Keywords**, **MeSH Terms**. Pick at least one. A source no publication has is greyed out. | Add keyword sources for cleaner topics; add **Abstract** for richer but noisier terms. | | **Max phrase length** | **Unigrams (1 word)**, **Up to bigrams (2 words)** (default), **Up to trigrams (3 words)**. Title and abstract only. | Use trigrams for fields with long technical phrases. | | **Min term length (characters)** | 3 | Set 2 to keep two-letter acronyms; raise it to drop short fragments. | | **Apply stemming** | Off | Turn on to merge forms like "network" and "networks". Keyword sources are never stemmed. | | **Min occurrences** | Empty. Recommended 2 or more with title or abstract. | Raise it to keep only terms used in several publications. | | **Max terms** | Empty. Keeps the most frequent terms. | Lower it for a simpler map. | | **Max links (co-occurrences)** | Empty. Keeps the strongest links. | Lower it for a sparser map. | ## Clustering | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Algorithm** | **Leiden** | **Leiden**: well-connected, high-quality clusters. **Louvain**: classic and fast. **Infomap**: based on how information flows. **DFS**: only separates disconnected parts. | | **Resolution** | 1.0 | Higher gives more, smaller clusters. Lower gives fewer, larger ones. | | **Min cluster size** | 1 | Smallest number of nodes a cluster may have. | | **Merge small clusters** | Off | On: clusters below the minimum join the nearest larger cluster instead of being dropped. | | **Random starts** | 10 | Independent runs; the best result is kept. | | **Iterations** | 10 | Optimization passes per run. More can improve quality but take longer. | | **Random seed** | 0 | Set a fixed number to make results repeatable across builds. | ## Layout | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Attraction** | 2 | How strongly linked nodes pull together. Higher makes tighter clusters. | | **Repulsion** | 1 | How strongly all nodes push apart. Higher spreads the map out. | | **Random starts** | 1 | Independent layout runs; the best is kept. | | **Max. iterations** | 1000 | Optimization passes per run. | | **Initial step size** | 1.0 | How far nodes move at first. Larger explores more widely. | | **Step size reduction** | 0.75 | How fast movement slows each pass. Lower settles sooner. | | **Step size convergence** | 0.001 | Layout stops when movement falls below this. Smaller is finer but slower. | | **Random seed** | 0 | Set a fixed number to make layouts repeatable. | ## Normalization Shown for **Keyword Co-occurrence** and **Term Co-occurrence** only. The header shows "Default: Association strength". | Method | What it does | |---|---| | **Association strength** (default) | Compares how often two terms co-occur with what their totals would predict by chance. | | **Cosine** | Keeps very common hub terms inside their cluster instead of drifting to the edge. | | **No normalization** | Uses raw counts. Dense maps clump toward the center. | ## Weights **Node weight** sets what node size measures. **Edge weight** sets what edge thickness measures. Each option shows a one-line description. Expert Mode pre-selects the node weight shown in the table; pick **Unweighted** if you want every node the same size. You can change both later on the map from **Node Config** and **Edge Config**. For plain-language explanations, see [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md#node-weightage-metrics). | Map type | Node weight (pre-selected) | Other node options | Edge weight options | |---|---|---|---| | Citation | **In-degree (citation count)** | **Unweighted**, **Out-degree** | **Binary (unweighted)** (default), **Temporal gap** | | Co-citation | **Co-citations** | **Unweighted**, the structural metrics | **Binary (unweighted)** | | Co-authorship | **Publications** | **Unweighted**, the structural metrics | **Binary (unweighted)** | | Bibliographic Coupling | **References** | **Unweighted**, **Publications** (not on the publication unit), the structural metrics | **Binary (unweighted)** | | Keyword and Term Co-occurrence | **Document frequency** | **Unweighted**, **Co-occurrence degree**, **Weighted degree (strength)**, **Keyword frequency**, **TF-IDF**, **Normalized frequency**, **Betweenness centrality**, **Closeness centrality**, **Eigenvector centrality** | **Association strength** (default), **Co-occurrences**, **Binary (unweighted)** | The structural metrics are **Degree (links)**, **Weighted degree (strength)**, **Betweenness centrality**, **Closeness centrality**, **Eigenvector centrality**. ## Duplicate warning If the project already has a map with exactly the same settings over the same corpus, Expert Mode warns: "This project already has a map with exactly this configuration:" followed by its name. Click **Open it** to go to that map, or click **Plot Map** to build another copy anyway. ## Troubleshooting **Plot Map** is disabled and its tooltip says why: - **"There are no items to plot. Please build the corpus first."** The corpus is empty. [Add publications](../library/adding-publications.md) first. - **"Enter a map name first."** Type a **Map Name**. - **"No publication matches this slice. Loosen a filter first."** Remove or widen a slice filter. - **"Wait for the corpus expansion to finish."** An expansion is running for this project. Other messages: - **"Weight metrics are unavailable right now."** The weights list didn't load. Build with defaults, then change weightage on the map later. - **"Nothing in this corpus meets the minimum of *N*. Lower it in the map's advanced settings and generate again."** A minimum threshold removed everything. Lower it and plot again. ## FAQ ### Do I need to change any advanced settings? No. The defaults give a sound map for most corpora. Change settings when you have a reason: too many nodes, clusters that are too coarse, or a specific measure you want node size to show. ### Can I change settings after the map is built? Weights, styling, thresholds on what's displayed, and the timeline can all be changed on the map. Type, unit, clustering, layout and normalization are fixed once built. Plot a new map to change them. Your earlier map stays as it is. ### What's the difference between Max nodes here and the Nodes threshold on the map? **Max nodes** in Expert Mode limits what the map is built from. The **Nodes** threshold in the map's configuration panel only hides nodes from view and can be changed any time. See [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md). ### Why is Keyword Co-occurrence showing Term Co-occurrence Settings? Keyword maps are built with the same engine as term maps, with only **Author Keywords** selected. You can add **Index Keywords** or **MeSH Terms** as sources. ## Related - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Building a map](building-a-map.md) - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Corpus slices](../library/corpus-slices.md) - [Create a map from a research question](create-from-a-question.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/building-a-map Status: live Description: What happens after you plot a research map: build steps, progress, background builds, cancelling, very large maps and what to do when a build fails. # Building a map **In short:** After you choose a map from a question, the Query Bank or Expert Mode, SciNodes builds it and opens it on the stage. Small maps appear almost at once. Large maps build in steps (**Preparing corpus**, **Detecting clusters**, **Laying out map**, **Building map**, **Finalizing map**) and appear bit by bit. You can keep working while a map builds. Click **Cancel** to stop a build; the partial map is deleted completely. ## What you see while a map builds | Situation | What appears | |---|---| | Small map | "Generating map" with "Connecting Dots", then the map. | | Large map, before any nodes arrive | The current step, a progress bar, a node count such as "12,288 / 61,440 nodes" and a **Cancel** button. Before counts are known it says "This is a large map — first nodes appear shortly". | | Large map, nodes arriving | The map grows on the stage. A thin strip at the top shows the step, the count and **Cancel**. | | Opening a saved map | "Rebuilding map" while it loads. | | In the gallery and the map list | A **building** badge on the map. | Cluster names appear a moment after the map does. Until then clusters may show numbered names. ## Steps of a large build 1. **Preparing corpus**: SciNodes gathers the publications the map uses (the whole corpus or your [corpus slice](../library/corpus-slices.md)). 2. **Detecting clusters**: groups closely linked nodes. See [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md#clustering) for the settings. 3. **Laying out map**: positions the nodes. 4. **Building map**: sends nodes and edges to your screen in batches. 5. **Finalizing map**: saves the finished map. ## Keep working while it builds - Switch to another map or tab whenever you like. The build carries on; only **Cancel** stops it. - Come back to the map from the gallery or the map list in the left sidebar to see its progress or the finished map. - Some actions wait until the build finishes. Excluding and merging nodes say "Available once the map finishes building". **Weightage** says "Available once the map finishes saving". Renaming says "Still building — rename it once it finishes", and the **Save this map** button appears only once the build has finished. ## Cancel a build 1. Open the building map. 2. Click **Cancel** in the progress overlay or in the strip at the top. The partial map is removed from the project. If SciNodes can't cancel in time you see "Could not cancel the map build." and the build continues to its end. ## Very large maps For very large maps SciNodes first shows the best-connected part of the map and says so, for example "Showing the 65,536 most connected of 210,000 nodes". - Click **Load more** to bring in more nodes. - To see more of one cluster, click it and choose **Expand this cluster**. Large maps need more memory. See [System requirements](../../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ## Your project's first map Every new project builds an **Initial Map** automatically: a [Term Co-occurrence](map-types.md#term-co-occurrence) map drawn from titles, author keywords and index keywords. It is saved for you. Later maps start as drafts. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Map build failed"** with a reason such as "Map generation failed." Click **Retry** to build again with the same settings, or **Discard** to remove it. If some nodes had already arrived, the map stays greyed out with a banner offering the same buttons. Locked actions say "Not available on a failed map build". - **"Nothing to map"** on the stage, or a **"No … to build"** dialog. The corpus doesn't hold what this map type needs, or a filter or threshold removed everything. This is not an error. See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). - **"Fetching reference data"** dialog. A citation, co-citation or bibliographic coupling map can't start while reference data is still being fetched. Wait for the fetch to finish, then build again. See [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). - **"Your drafts are full"** before the build starts. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). - **"Map not stored"** notification: "This map could not be stored on the server. It is still on screen, but it will not be in your maps list — plot it again to keep it." Plot the map again. - **"Something went wrong"** with a message. The request failed. Try again in a moment. - **"Couldn't load research maps"** in the gallery. Click **Try again**. SciNodes also retries by itself ("Retrying automatically in *N*s…"). - **"Failed to load the map."** A saved large map couldn't load. Reopen it from the gallery. - **"Could not load more of the map."** or **"Could not expand the cluster."** Try again in a moment. ## FAQ ### How long does a map take to build? Small and medium maps usually appear within seconds. Very large corpora take longer and show step-by-step progress. You can keep working meanwhile. ### Does closing the map stop the build? No. Switching maps, tabs or projects doesn't stop it. Only **Cancel** does. ### What does Cancel delete? Only the map being built. Your corpus, your other maps and any notes are not affected. ### Why does my large map show only some nodes? For very large maps SciNodes opens the best-connected nodes first so the map stays responsive. Use **Load more** or **Expand this cluster** to see more. ## Related - [Create a map from a research question](create-from-a-question.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md) - [Empty maps and reference data](empty-maps-and-reference-data.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/reading-a-map Status: live Description: How to read a SciNodes research map: nodes, edges, clusters, node size metrics like degree and betweenness, and cluster cohesion and density. # Reading a map **In short:** Each circle (node) is an item, such as a publication, author, venue or term. Lines (edges) link related items; thicker usually means a stronger link. Colors show clusters: groups of items more linked to each other than to the rest. Node size shows the measure picked under **Node Config** → **Weightage**, for example citation count or betweenness. Click anything to see its details in the side panel. ## The parts of a map | You see | It means | |---|---| | **Node** (circle) | One item. What it is depends on the map type and unit, for example a publication, an author or a term. The overview panel spells it out under **Node is**. | | **Node size** | The node weightage measure. See [Node weightage metrics](#node-weightage-metrics). If every node is the same size, the map is **Unweighted**. | | **Edge** (line) | A link between two items, for example a citation, a collaboration or a co-occurrence. See **Edge is** in the overview panel. | | **Edge thickness** | The edge weightage measure, or the link's strength when no measure is applied. | | **Color** | The cluster the node belongs to. Each map type names its clusters differently, for example "Topic", "Research Group" or "School of Thought". See [Map types](map-types.md). | | **Position** | Strongly linked items are pulled close together, so neighbors usually belong together. The map's orientation has no meaning; you can flip and rotate it. | | **Labels** | Names of the nodes. When zoomed out, labels that would overlap are hidden; zoom in to see more. | ## The map overview panel With nothing selected, the right-hand panel shows an overview of the map: - The map name, its type and its unit. - Tiles with the number of nodes, edges and clusters, and **Avg.** edges per node. - **Top** nodes, with two tabs: one ranks by the node weightage measure (its tooltip reads, for example, "Highest document frequency") and **Connections** ranks by number of links. - **View** chips when you've hidden part of the map, for example "Top 500 terms" or "Up to 2015". - **Details**: **Node is**, **Edge is**, **Cluster is**, **Density**, **Node weight**, **Edge weight** and **Created**. - **Chat with this map**, to ask a research assistant about it. The left sidebar also shows the node, edge and cluster counts under the map controls. It says "NO EDGES" if nothing is linked, and "*N* of *M* labels" when some labels are hidden to avoid overlap. ## Node weightage metrics Node size shows one measure at a time. Change it from **Node Config** → **Weightage**, or from **Node weight** in the overview panel. The options depend on the map type. See [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md). | Metric (as labeled in SciNodes) | In plain language | Good for spotting | |---|---|---| | **Unweighted** | Every node is the same size. | A neutral view of structure. | | **Degree (links)** / **Co-occurrence degree** | How many other nodes this one is directly linked to. | Well-connected items. | | **Weighted degree (strength)** | The total strength of all its links, so repeated connections count more. | Items with many strong ties. | | **Betweenness centrality** | How often the node sits on the shortest route between two other nodes. | Bridges and brokers that connect otherwise separate groups. | | **Closeness centrality** | How near the node is, on average, to every other node it can reach. | Central items that are only a few steps from everything. | | **Eigenvector centrality** | A node scores high when it is linked to other high-scoring nodes. | Items influential through who they connect to, not just how many. | | **In-degree (citation count)** | Citations received from other items on the map. Citation maps only. | Heavily cited items within your corpus. | | **Out-degree** | Items on the map that this one cites. Citation maps only. | Review-like items that cite widely. | | **Publications** | Number of corpus publications for the author, organization, venue or country. | The most active producers. | | **References** | Distinct cited publications a node contributes to the coupling. Bibliographic coupling maps. | Items that cite many of the same publications. | | **Co-citations** | How often the node is cited together with others. Co-citation maps. | Core publications of an intellectual base. | | **Document frequency** | Number of publications a term appears in. Keyword and term maps. | Widespread topics. | | **Keyword frequency** | Total times a term appears, counting repeats. | The most-used vocabulary. | | **TF-IDF** | Frequency adjusted so terms found everywhere score lower. | Distinctive terms rather than common ones. | | **Normalized frequency** | Keyword frequency scaled from 0 to 1 against the most frequent term. | Comparing terms on one scale. | How the map is first sized depends on how it was made. A map from a research question uses the measure shown on its card ("nodes sized by …"). Expert Mode pre-selects a natural measure for each type, such as **In-degree (citation count)** for citation maps or **Document frequency** for term maps. Some maps open **Unweighted**, with every node the same size. Pick a measure to bring out differences. ## Edge weightage | Option | Meaning | |---|---| | **Binary (unweighted)** | Every edge has the same weight. | | **Co-occurrences** | Number of publications in which the two terms appear together. | | **Association strength** | How much more often two terms appear together than chance would predict. 1 means as often as expected; higher means more strongly associated. | | **Temporal gap** | The difference in publication years between the two ends of a citation. Citation maps only. | ## Clusters The **Composition** list in the left sidebar shows every cluster with its color, name, number of nodes and share of the map. Click a cluster in the list to open its panel. You can also select a node and click **Highlight Cluster** at the bottom of the left sidebar. The cluster panel shows: | Item | What it tells you | |---|---| | Members | Nodes in the cluster, and their share of the map. | | **Internal** edges / **External** edges | Links that stay inside the cluster, and links that leave it. | | **Cohesion** | The share of the cluster's links that stay inside it, for example "120 of 150 collaborations stay inside." (80%). High cohesion means a tight, self-contained group. Low cohesion means the cluster connects widely to others. | | **Density** | The share of all possible pairs of nodes in the cluster that are actually linked. 100% means every node links to every other. Large maps are usually sparse, so values below 1% are normal. | | **Rank** | The cluster's position by size, for example "#2 of 9 by size". | | **Avg.** edges | Average number of links per member, counting only links inside the cluster. | | **Top** nodes | The biggest or best-connected members. | | **Connects to** | Other clusters it shares the most links with. | | **Strongest** edges | Its strongest internal links. | The map-level **Density** in the overview panel works the same way for the whole map. Cluster names are generated automatically a moment after the map appears. To rename one, right-click it in **Composition** and choose **Rename**, or click **Rename this cluster** in the cluster panel. **Reset name** brings back the generated name. ## Node and edge details Click a node to see its details in the side panel: its type in brackets, its name, lists such as **Publications**, **Co-authors**, **Cited publications** or **Cited by**, and a **Metrics** section. Term and keyword nodes also offer a **Definition**. Click an edge to see what links its two ends, for example "Shared publications" or "Co-citing publications". Click any publication in a list to open its details. For the actions you can take, see [Selecting, merging and excluding](selecting-merging-excluding.md). ## Tips - Compare the two **Top** tabs. A node that is big but has few connections is popular but isolated; one with many connections links different areas. - Look for nodes with high betweenness that sit between two colors. They often mark bridging publications, authors or ideas. - Use [Timeline mode](timeline-mode.md) to see how the map grew over time. ## FAQ ### Why are all my nodes the same size? The map is **Unweighted**, or every node has the same value for the chosen measure. Open **Node Config** → **Weightage** and pick a measure such as **Degree (links)**. ### Are distances on the map meaningful? Roughly. Strongly linked items are drawn close together, so neighborhoods matter. Exact distances and the direction a cluster sits in do not. ### Why don't I see every label? Labels that would overlap are hidden when zoomed out. Zoom in, or adjust **Labeling & length** in **Node Style**. ### What's the difference between degree and betweenness? Degree counts a node's direct links. Betweenness counts how often a node lies on the shortest route between others. A node can have few links but high betweenness if it is the only bridge between two groups. ## Related - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md) - [Selecting, merging and excluding](selecting-merging-excluding.md) - [Timeline mode](timeline-mode.md) - [Glossary](../../reference/glossary.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/map-controls-and-styling Status: live Description: Zoom, rotate and recenter a research map, then style nodes, edges, clusters and the stage, set display thresholds and reset everything to defaults. # Map controls and styling **In short:** The stage controls sit in the left sidebar under the map list: **Recenter**, **Zoom in (+)**, **Zoom out (-)**, **Flip**, **Rotate clockwise** and **Rotate anti-clockwise**. To change how the map looks, click the **Map configuration** button (the last button at the bottom of the right-hand panel). It opens **Node Config**, **Node Style**, **Edge Config**, **Edge Style**, **Cluster Style**, **Map Style** and **Thresholds**. SciNodes remembers your choices for each map, and **Reset all to defaults** in **Map Style** undoes them. ## Move around the map | Control | Where | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Recenter** | Left sidebar | Fits the whole map back in view. Greyed out when it already fits. | | **Zoom in (+)** / **Zoom out (-)** | Left sidebar | Zooms. You can also press `+` or `-` when you aren't typing. | | **Flip** | Left sidebar | Mirrors the map. | | **Rotate clockwise** / **Rotate anti-clockwise** | Left sidebar | Turns the map in 45° steps. | | Mouse | Stage | Scroll to zoom. Drag empty space to move around. Drag a node to move it. | | **Hide panel** / **Show panel** | Edge of the right-hand panel | Collapses or reopens the panel. **Widen panel** makes it wider. | The left sidebar also shows node, edge and cluster counts, the **Delete map** and **Properties** buttons, and the **Composition** list of clusters. See [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) and [Map folders and properties](map-folders-and-properties.md). ## Open the configuration panel 1. Open a map. 2. Click the **Map configuration** button, the last button at the bottom of the right-hand panel (tooltip "Show the map config"). 3. Click a section name to expand it. 4. Click the button again to go back to the map overview, or click any node to see its details. ## Node Config | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Weightage** | Set when the map was built | Opens **Node Weightage**: search the measures, pick one and click **Apply**. The current one is marked **Applied**. See [Node weightage metrics](reading-a-map.md#node-weightage-metrics). | | **Scale variance** | Middle of the slider | How strongly the measure spreads node sizes apart. Locked when every node has the same value. | ## Node Style | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Shape** | **Button** | **Button**, **Point**, **Block**, **Square** or **Star**. **Block** shows each node as a text card. | | **Size** | 1 | Overall node size. With **Block** it becomes **Text size**. | | **Labeling & length** | On, 100 characters per line, wrapping on | Turns labels on or off, sets characters per line before a label wraps (∞ means default width), and toggles wrapping. | | **Flag labels** | Off | Country maps only. Adds flags to country labels. | | **X-Ray** | Off | Makes nodes see-through so you can see what's underneath. Highlighted nodes stay solid. | ## Edge Config | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Adaptive density** | On | When zoomed out, only the strongest links show (every node keeps its strongest). Zooming in reveals more. Off draws every link at every zoom. | | **Initial edges** | 1,000 for most maps | How many of the strongest links show at the opening view, from 100 to 100,000. Needs **Adaptive density** on. | | **Reveal rate** | 1.5 | How fast zooming in reveals more links, from 1.2 to 3. 2 keeps the on-screen density constant. | | **Weightage** | Set when the map was built | Opens **Edge Weightage** to pick what edge thickness measures. | | **Scale variance** | Middle of the slider | How strongly the measure spreads edge widths apart. | While you zoom, the counts may briefly read "*N* of *M* edges". The rest appear as you zoom in. ## Edge Style | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Type** | **Straight** | **Straight** or **Curved**. | | **Curvature** | 0.25 | How much curved edges bend. Shown for **Curved**. | | **Color** | **Gradient** | **Gradient** blends the colors of the two ends. **Cluster** uses cluster colors. **Grayscale** uses gray. **Uniform** uses one color you choose with **Pick Color**. | ## Cluster Style Click the **Color Palette** strip to open the **Color Palette** dialog. | Tab | What it offers | |---|---| | **Analyze** | Bright, high-contrast palettes. **Aurora** is the default. | | **Focus** | Colors only the largest or smallest clusters and grays the rest. Choose **Largest** or **Smallest** under **Focus on**. | | **Publish** | Softer palettes for figures. | | **Accessible** | Palettes designed for color-vision deficiencies. | | Custom colors (palette icon) | Set a color for each cluster. **Reset all overrides** removes them. | You can also open the dialog by clicking the colored bar in **Composition**. ## Map Style | Option | Default | What it does | |---|---|---| | **Stage Theme** | **Dark** | **Dark** or **Light** background for the map, separate from the app theme. | | **Reset all to defaults** | — | Resets every style and configuration for this map. | **Reset all to defaults** asks "Reset all styles and configurations?" and explains: "This will revert every map style and configuration to its default — including node shape, size, labels, weights, edge style, color mode, cluster palette, focus mode, custom cluster colors, and stage inversion." Thresholds, the timeline and the hover effect go back to their defaults too. Cluster names you typed are kept. Click **Reset to defaults** to confirm. ## Thresholds These only hide items from view. Nothing is deleted, and you can change them any time. | Option | What it does | |---|---| | **Nodes** | Shows only the top *N* nodes, ranked by their weight. | | **Edges** | Shows only the *N* strongest edges. | | **Omit isolated** *nodes* | Hides nodes left with no visible edge. The label names the node type, for example **Omit isolated terms**. | Most maps open showing at most 5,000 edges, with isolated nodes hidden. The reset button next to **Nodes** or **Edges** shows all of them again. The overview panel lists active thresholds under **View**, for example "Top 5,000 co-occurrences". ## Tips - For a manuscript figure, try **Stage Theme** **Light**, a **Publish** palette and **Curved** edges, then [export the map](exporting-maps.md). - If the map looks like a hairball, lower **Initial edges** or set an **Edges** threshold. - Turn on **X-Ray** when nodes overlap in a dense cluster. ## Troubleshooting - **Weightage is greyed out: "Available once the map finishes saving".** The map is still building or being saved. Wait a moment. - **"Couldn't load weight metrics. Please try again later."** The list of measures didn't load. Close the dialog and try again. - **Scale variance is locked: "These nodes are all one size — pick a node weight metric to give this something to spread".** Pick a measure under **Weightage** first. ## FAQ ### Do my style changes affect my collaborators? Style settings are remembered per map for you. Saving or exporting a map doesn't change anyone else's view. ### Can I undo a style change? Change the setting back, or use **Reset all to defaults**. Some changes to an open map, such as resetting styles, also appear in the **Undo** button in the left sidebar. ### Why do some edges disappear when I zoom out? **Adaptive density** shows only the strongest links when zoomed out. Turn it off under **Edge Config** to draw every link at every zoom. ## Related - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Timeline mode](timeline-mode.md) - [Selecting, merging and excluding](selecting-merging-excluding.md) - [Exporting maps](exporting-maps.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](../../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/timeline-mode Status: live Description: Use the timeline slider to see how a research map grew year by year, and turn the hover effect on or off to highlight a node's neighbors. # Timeline mode and hover effect **In short:** Click the **Timeline** button (clock icon) at the bottom of the right-hand panel. A year slider appears at the bottom of the map. Drag it back to see the map as it stood in an earlier year; drag it to the latest year to see the whole map again. On keyword and term maps, terms appear from the year they were first used. On other maps, items appear by the average year of their publications. The **Hover effect** button next to it highlights a node's neighbors when you point at it. ## Turn on the timeline 1. Open a map in the **Research Maps** tab. 2. At the bottom of the right-hand panel, click the clock button (tooltip "Timeline off (click to enable)"). 3. Wait if you see "Reading publication years…". Keyword and term maps load their year-by-year data the first time. 4. Drag the slider at the bottom of the map. The earliest year is on the left, and the selected year is shown on the right. 5. To turn it off, click the clock button again ("Timeline on (click to disable)"). While the slider is before the latest year, the map overview panel shows an "Up to *year*" chip under **View**. ## How the timeline decides what to show | Map type | What the slider does | |---|---| | **Keyword Co-occurrence** and **Term Co-occurrence** | Shows the map as it stood in the selected year. Terms appear from the year they first appeared, are sized by their count up to that year, and link only once they have shared a publication. **Betweenness**, **closeness** and **eigenvector** centrality stay at their whole-corpus values. | | All other types | Shows items whose average (mean) publication year is at or before the selected year. Items with no year always show. | On keyword and term maps the slider runs from the earliest to the latest publication year in the corpus. On other maps it runs from the earliest to the latest average year, and stretches to the current year if the latest is a few years back. Display thresholds are applied after the timeline. With a **Nodes** limit of 100, the 1995 view shows the top 100 terms of 1995, not today's top 100 with later ones hidden. ## Messages you may see | Message | Meaning | |---|---| | "Reading publication years…" | SciNodes is loading each term's years. | | "All items are from *year*" | Everything on the map has the same year, so there's no slider. | | "mean year" next to the slider | This keyword or term map is using average years instead of first appearance, because the map is too large for a year-by-year view, no publication carries a year, or the data couldn't load. Point at the slider bar to see which. | ## Hover effect The **Hover effect** button sits next to the clock button. It is on by default. - **On** (tooltip "Hover effect on (click to disable)"): pointing at a node highlights it and the nodes it links to. Pointing at an edge highlights its two ends. - **Off** ("Hover effect off (click to enable)"): nothing changes as you move the pointer. Useful when presenting or taking screenshots. Clicking still selects nodes and edges either way. See [Selecting, merging and excluding](selecting-merging-excluding.md). ## Tips - To spot emerging themes, open a term map, turn on the timeline and step forward a few years at a time. Watch for clusters that appear late and grow fast. - Your slider position is remembered with the map's other display settings. - Use [Export](exporting-maps.md) while the slider is set to save a figure of that year. ## FAQ ### Why does the slider start at the latest year? The latest year shows the whole map. Drag left to go back in time. ### Why don't node sizes change on my citation map? On map types other than keyword and term co-occurrence, the timeline only hides items whose average year is later than the slider. Sizes stay as they are. ### Why did a term disappear when I moved the slider back? It hadn't appeared in any publication in your corpus by that year. Terms that first appeared later are hidden until the slider reaches their first year. ### Does the timeline change my map? No. It only changes what's displayed. Move the slider to the latest year or turn the timeline off to see everything. ## Related - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md) - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Map a new research field](../../use-cases/map-a-new-field.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding Status: live Description: Click nodes and edges for details, select several, merge duplicate terms, exclude data points, see term definitions and add cited publications to your corpus. # Selecting, merging and excluding nodes **In short:** Click a node or edge to see its details in the right-hand panel. `Ctrl` + `Click` (`Cmd` + `Click` on Mac) selects several. On keyword and term maps you can merge two nodes that mean the same thing: select one, click **Merge** at the bottom of the left sidebar, then click the other. To take a node or edge off a map, select it and click **Delete**, or right-click a node and choose **Remove**, then confirm **Exclude**. Use the **Undo** button in the left sidebar if you change your mind. ## Select a node or edge 1. Open a map. 2. Click a node or an edge. The right-hand panel shows its details. 3. Click empty space on the map to go back to the map overview. The panel shows the item's type in brackets (for example "[Author]") and its name. For a publication node, click the name to open the project's **Library** in a new browser tab. Below that you'll find: - **RIF it**: add it to [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md). - **Save author** or **Save venue** on author and venue nodes. See [Saved authors and venues](../library/saved-authors-and-venues.md). - Lists that depend on the map type, described below. Click any publication in a list to open its details. - **Write Note** (or **Open Note**) and **Chat about this** *item* (or **Continue chat**) at the bottom. When a node is selected, the bottom of the left sidebar shows its cluster and three buttons: **Highlight Cluster**, **Merge** (keyword and term maps only) and **Delete**. ## What the details show | Selected | Lists and figures | |---|---| | Co-authorship node | **Co-authors** (or **Co-authorships** for organizations and countries), **Publications** | | Citation map, publication node | **Cited publications**, **Cited by** | | Citation map, author, venue, organization or country node | **Citation links**, **Publications**, **Cited publications**, **Cited by** | | Co-citation node | **Cited by** | | Bibliographic coupling node | **Couplings** | | Keyword or term node | **Publications**, **Metrics**, **Definition** | | Citation edge | Who cites whom, **Citation gap**, **Shared cited publications**, **Co-citations** | | Co-citation edge | **Co-citing publications** | | Bibliographic coupling edge | **Shared cited publications** | | Co-authorship edge | **Shared publications** | | Keyword or term edge | **Publications**, **Co-occurrences**, **Mean Year** | On publication nodes, **Cited publications** and **Cited by** show two numbers: the total known in the catalog, and the number in your corpus beside it. ## Select several items 1. Hold `Ctrl` (`Cmd` on Mac) and click nodes or edges. Click again to remove one. 2. The panel shows "[Selection] *N* selected" with the list. 3. Click **Clear selection** to finish. ## See a term's definition On keyword and term maps, select a node and expand **Definition**. A badge says **In this project** (the term is read in your project's sense) or **General**. If your explainer language isn't English, switch between **EN** and your language. Definitions are an AI feature and use your weekly credits. Set the language in [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md). ## Add cited or citing publications to your corpus Publication nodes on Citation and Co-citation maps can pull missing publications into your corpus. 1. Select a publication node. 2. Expand **Cited publications** or **Cited by**. 3. Click **Add *N* cited publications to corpus** (Citation maps) or **Add *N* citing publications to corpus** (Citation and Co-citation maps). For very large numbers it reads "Add top *N* of *M* …". 4. Wait while it shows "Adding publications…", then "Linking references…" and "Updating map…". Click **Stop** to end early. This is corpus expansion, so it uses your weekly credits. The open map updates in place where possible. ## Merge two nodes Merging works on **Keyword Co-occurrence** and **Term Co-occurrence** maps, for synonyms, abbreviations or singular and plural forms. To merge author name variants, build a co-authorship map with **Merge name variants** turned on in [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md). 1. Select the node you want to keep. 2. Click **Merge** at the bottom of the left sidebar. A banner says "Merging *name* — pick the term to fold into it". 3. Click the second node. 4. In "Merge these two terms?", choose a name chip or type your own. 5. Click **Merge**. You see "Merged into “*name*”." and the node's details say "Merged — also counts" followed by the merged names. Publications that mention both terms are counted once. To leave merge mode without merging, press `Esc`, click empty space, or click **Merge** again. ## Exclude a node or edge 1. Select the node or edge, then click **Delete** at the bottom of the left sidebar. Or right-click a node and click **Remove**. 2. In "Are you sure you want to exclude this data point?", click **Exclude**. The item and its edges are removed from this map. Your corpus is not changed. To bring it back, click **Undo** in the left sidebar; its tooltip names the action, for example "Undo deleting …". ## Right-click menus - **Node**: shows the node's name and a **Remove** button. - **Edge**: names the link and its two ends. - **Empty space**: describes the map type. ## Troubleshooting - **Merge or Delete is greyed out: "Available once the map finishes building"** or **"This map is still being saved — merging opens in a moment."** Wait until the build finishes. - **"This map changed since you opened it — nothing was merged. Reopen it and pick the two again."** Reopen the map and repeat the merge. - **"Couldn’t merge these two — nothing was changed. Please try again."** Try again. Only the person who created a map can merge or exclude on it. - **"Couldn't delete the node. Your change was reverted — please try again."** The exclusion didn't save. Try again. - **"Couldn't load a definition."** Click **Retry**. - **"All of those publications are already in your corpus."** Nothing was missing. - **"This publication has no upstream record to extend from."** The publication isn't matched to the catalog, so SciNodes can't look up what it cites or what cites it. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent."** Your credits for the week are used up. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## FAQ ### Does excluding a node delete publications? No. It only removes the node from this map. Publications stay in your corpus and other maps are unaffected. ### Can I merge authors or publications? No. Merging is only for keyword and term maps. For author spelling variants, use **Merge name variants** when you create a co-authorship map in Expert Mode. ### Can collaborators exclude nodes on my map? No. Only the person who created a map can merge or exclude on it. ### How do I see all nodes in one cluster? Select a node and click **Highlight Cluster**, or click the cluster in the **Composition** list. See [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md#clusters). ## Related - [Reading a map](reading-a-map.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Saved authors and venues](../library/saved-authors-and-venues.md) - [Corpus expansion](../library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md) - [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/drafts-and-saving Status: live Description: Why new maps start as drafts, how to save a map, discard drafts with undo, and what happens when you reach the limit of 32 drafts per project. # Drafts and saving maps **In short:** Your project's first map is saved automatically. Every map after that starts as a draft in the **Unsaved** section of the maps gallery. To keep one, open it and click **Save this map** at the top left of the map, then press `Enter`. You can hold up to 32 drafts per project. When you're at the limit, the next map you make replaces the draft you opened longest ago, permanently. Drafts are private to you until you save them. ## Save a map 1. Open the draft from the gallery or the map list in the left sidebar. 2. Click **Save this map** at the top left of the map. 3. Edit the name in the box if you like. 4. Press `Enter` or click the check button. You see "Map saved." Other ways to save: - In the gallery, click **Save this map** on a card in the **Unsaved** section. - Right-click a map card in the gallery and click **Save map**. - Right-click a map in the left sidebar list and click **Save map**. Press `Esc` to close the name box without saving. Saving is permanent. A saved map can't be turned back into a draft, but you can delete it. See [Map folders and properties](map-folders-and-properties.md). ## Maps that are kept automatically SciNodes also keeps a draft for you when you: - write a note about the map, or about something on it, or - add the map, or evidence from it, to [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md). Chatting about a map doesn't keep it. You can turn either automatic action off in [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md) under "Which actions keep a draft map" (**Writing a note on it**, **Adding it to RIF**). With one turned off, SciNodes may remind you once with "“*name*” is still a draft." and a **Save this map** button. ## The Unsaved section Drafts appear at the top of the **Research Maps** gallery under **Unsaved**, with a count such as "12 / 32". Each card has **Discard** and **Save this map**. In the left sidebar list, drafts show an unsaved icon and the tooltip starts with "Unsaved". ## Discard drafts **One draft:** 1. Click **Discard** on its card in the **Unsaved** section. 2. The card disappears and you see "Discarded “*name*”." with **Undo**. You have one minute to undo. **All drafts** (shown when you have more than 5): 1. Click **Discard all** in the **Unsaved** header, or right-click a map card and click **Discard all *N* drafts**. 2. Read "Discard all *N* drafts?" and click **Discard all**. 3. You see "Discarded *N* drafts." with **Undo** for one minute. Drafts that are still building are kept. Your saved maps are never affected. ## When your drafts are full You can hold 32 drafts per project. When you're at the limit and start a new map, SciNodes shows "Your drafts are full" with your count before it builds anything: - It lists your drafts under "Longest untouched", with the first to go at the top. - Click **Save this map** on any you want to keep, or **Discard** on any you don't need. - Click **Plot map anyway** to build the new map. The draft you opened longest ago is deleted for good. - Click **Not now** to cancel. - Tick **Don’t show this again** to skip this notice in future. Drafts are still replaced when you're at the limit; the gallery count keeps showing how close you are. ## Who can see drafts Drafts are visible only to the person who made them. Collaborators see your map once you save it. Only the person who made a map can save, rename or delete it. ## Troubleshooting - **"Only the user who generated this map can save it."** A collaborator made this map. Ask them to save it. - **"This map no longer exists."** It was deleted or replaced. Refresh the gallery. - **"Could not reach the server."** Check your connection and try again. The name you typed stays in the box. - **"Only the user who generated “*name*” can delete it — it is back in Unsaved."** A discard couldn't go through, so the draft was restored. - **"Could not reach the server — “*name*” is back in Unsaved."** The discard couldn't reach SciNodes. Try again later. - **A map I wrote notes about disappeared.** If automatic keeping was turned off, the map stayed a draft and was replaced at the limit. Turn the preference back on, and save maps you care about. ## FAQ ### Why do maps start as drafts? Building maps is quick, so people make many. Drafts keep the gallery focused on the maps you choose to keep, while still letting you explore freely. ### Is my first map a draft? No. The first map in a project, usually the automatic **Initial Map**, is saved for you. ### Does the 32-draft limit count my collaborators' drafts? No. The limit is per person per project, and saved maps don't count toward it. ### Can I get back a draft that was replaced? No. A replaced draft is deleted permanently. Save maps you want to keep. ## Related - [Building a map](building-a-map.md) - [Map folders and properties](map-folders-and-properties.md) - [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md) - [Collaboration](../collaboration.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/map-folders-and-properties Status: live Description: Organize research maps into folders, change folder icons, search and reorder maps, rename maps, edit Map Properties and delete maps or folders. # Map folders and properties **In short:** In the **Research Maps** gallery, click **New Folder** in the left sidebar, type a name and press `Enter`. Drag map cards onto the folder, or right-click a card and choose **Move to**. Right-click a folder to **Rename folder**, **Change icon** or **Delete folder**. To edit a map's name or description, open the map and click **Properties** in the left sidebar. To delete it, click **Delete map** there. ## The maps gallery Open the **Research Maps** tab to see the gallery. With a map open, click the **Research Maps** tab icon again to go back to the gallery. - **Map cards** show a preview, the name, the type and unit (for example "Co-authorship by Author") and a **Slice** badge if the map uses a [corpus slice](../library/corpus-slices.md). Point at the badge to see the filters. Badges also mark maps that are **building**, **failed** or **unsaved**. - **Folder tiles** show the folder's icon, name and number of maps. Click one to open it. The path at the top ("All maps / *folder*") and the **Back** tile take you up again. - **Unsaved** drafts sit in their own section at the top. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). - **Search maps…** appears when the project has more than 10 maps. It matches map names and map types. - "Looking for maps from **another project**?" links to your projects list. ## Create a folder 1. In the gallery, open the folder you want to create it in, or stay at **All maps** for the top level. 2. Click **New Folder** in the left sidebar. 3. Type a name and press `Enter`. Press `Esc` to cancel. The new folder shows "Being created" for a moment. Folders are shared with everyone in the project. ## Put maps in folders - Drag a map card onto a folder tile, or onto a folder name in the path at the top. - Or right-click a map card, click **Move to**, and pick a folder. Choose **Unfile** to take it out of all folders. - Drag a folder onto another folder to nest it. Draft maps can't be filed until you save them. You can file only maps you created. To stop cards being dragged by accident, click the padlock at the bottom of the left sidebar (tooltip "Lock maps so they can't be dragged between folders"). Click it again to unlock. ## Folder menu Right-click a folder tile: | Option | What it does | |---|---| | **Rename folder** | Edit the name in place, then press `Enter`. | | **Change icon** | Type or paste any emoji, or pick a suggested one. **Use the folder icon** goes back to the default. | | **Delete folder** | Deletes the folder and its subfolders after you confirm. Maps inside are moved out (unfiled), not deleted. | ## Map card menu Right-click a map card: | Option | What it does | |---|---| | **Rename map** | Edit the name in place, then press `Enter`. | | **Save map** | Keeps a draft. Shown for drafts only. | | **Move to** | Files the map in a folder, or **Unfile** removes it from folders. | | **Delete map** | Deletes the map after you confirm. A map still building says "Still building — discard it from the map instead". | | **Discard all *N* drafts** | Shown when you have more than 5 drafts. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). | ## The map list in the left sidebar With a map open, the left sidebar lists the project's maps. Click one to switch. - Right-click a map for **Rename**, **Save map**, **Move up** and **Move down**. - Drag a map to a new position, or select it and press `Alt` + `↑` or `Alt` + `↓`. ## Map Properties 1. Open the map. 2. Click **Properties** in the left sidebar, under the map controls. 3. Edit the **Name** or **Description**. 4. Click **Save changes**. You see "Map updated." The dialog also shows the map's **Type**, **Unit of analysis**, **Created** date and **Corpus slice** ("Whole corpus" if no slice was used). These can't be changed. A **Reconfigure map…** link is shown for changing a built map's settings, but it isn't available yet (coming soon). To change settings today, build a new map in [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md). ## Delete a map 1. Open the map. 2. Click **Delete map** (bin icon) in the left sidebar. 3. Read "Delete this map?". The button counts down for 5 seconds. 4. Click **Delete map**. You see "Deleted “*name*”." You can also right-click a map card in the gallery and choose **Delete map**. Deleting removes the map's nodes, edges and layout and can't be undone. Your corpus is not affected. ## Troubleshooting - **"Map name cannot be empty."** Type a name before saving. - **"Only the user who generated this map can edit it."**, **"…can rename it."** or **"…can delete it."** Only a map's creator can change it. Ask them, or build your own copy. - **"This map no longer exists."** Someone deleted it. Go back to the gallery. - **"A folder named “*name*” already exists here."** Choose a different name. - **I can't drag a map.** Check the padlock at the bottom of the left sidebar, and save the map first if it's a draft. ## FAQ ### Can collaborators see my folders? Yes. Map folders are shared with all project members. Each member can file only the maps they created. ### Does deleting a folder delete its maps? No. Maps inside move out of the folder. Only the folder and its subfolders are deleted. ### Can I change a map's type or settings after building it? Not yet. You can edit its name and description in **Map Properties**. To change type, unit or other settings, build a new map. ### Can I move a map to another project? No. Maps belong to their project. You can [import publications from another project](../library/import-from-another-project.md) and build the same map there. ## Related - [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md) - [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) - [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md) - [Collaboration](../collaboration.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/exporting-maps Status: live Description: Export a research map as PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF for manuscripts and slides, with size, resolution up to 600 dpi, theme and transparent background. # Exporting maps **In short:** Open the map and click **Download** at the top right of the map. In **Research Map Snapshot**, choose a **Format** (**PNG**, **JPEG**, **WEBP**, **SVG** or **PDF**), the **Area** (**Whole diagram** or **Viewport**), a **Theme**, the size and the **Resolution** (72 to 600 dpi), then click **Export** *format*. The file downloads to your computer. ## Steps 1. Open the map in the **Research Maps** tab and style it the way you want. See [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md). 2. Click **Download** at the top right of the map. 3. Choose a **Format**. 4. Choose an **Area**: **Whole diagram** for the entire map, or **Viewport** for exactly what's on screen. 5. Choose a **Theme**: **Dark** or **Light**. 6. Check the **File name**. 7. Set **Dimensions**, **Resolution** and any format-specific options (see the table). 8. Click **Export PNG** (or the format you chose). ## Options | Option | Choices | Default | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | **Format** | **PNG**, **JPEG**, **WEBP**, **SVG**, **PDF** | **PNG** | **WEBP** appears only if your browser can create it. | | **Area** | **Whole diagram**, **Viewport** | **Whole diagram** | **Viewport** captures the current view, including zoom. | | **Theme** | **Dark**, **Light** | Your current stage theme | Changes the background for the export only. | | **File name** | Any text | The map's name | The extension changes with the format (JPEG saves as .jpg). | | **Dimensions** | Width **W** and height **H** in pixels | Your map area's size | The lock button keeps the aspect ratio. It's on by default. | | **Resolution** | **72dpi**, **96dpi**, **150dpi**, **300dpi**, **600dpi** | **96dpi** | Not used for SVG or vector PDF. A line shows the final size, for example "Output: 4444 × 3691 px". | | **Quality** | 50–100% | 92% | JPEG and WEBP only. | | **Type** | **Vector**, **Image** | **Vector** | PDF only. **Vector** stays sharp at any zoom; **Image** embeds a picture. | | **Orientation** | **Portrait**, **Landscape** | Matches your map area's shape | PDF only. | | **Border** | Pixels | 0 | Adds a margin around the map. | | **Transparent background** | On or off | On | PNG, SVG and WEBP only. Other formats say, for example, "JPEG has no transparency". | ## Which format should I use? | Use | Format | |---|---| | Journal figure or poster | **PDF** (**Vector**) or **SVG**, or **PNG** at 300 or 600 dpi | | Slides | **PNG** at 150 dpi, **Light** theme | | Web page or chat | **WEBP** or **JPEG** | | Editing in a design tool | **SVG** | ## Tips - What you see is what you export. Set thresholds, colors, labels and the timeline first. - For print, switch **Theme** to **Light** and turn **Transparent background** off if your page background isn't white. - Use **Viewport** to export a zoomed-in cluster as its own figure. - Very large outputs show "very large; it may be clamped to what your device can render." Lower the dimensions or resolution if the result looks cut down. ## Troubleshooting - **WEBP isn't in the list.** Your browser can't create WEBP images. Use PNG or JPEG. - **Resolution is greyed out.** It doesn't apply to **SVG** or to **PDF** with **Vector** type. - **Transparent background is greyed out.** The format doesn't support transparency. Choose PNG, SVG or WEBP. - **The export looks cut down or blurry.** The output was too large for your device. Reduce **Dimensions** or **Resolution**, or choose a vector format. - **Labels are missing.** Check that labels are turned on under **Labeling & length** in **Node Style**, then export again. ## FAQ ### Can I export the data behind a map? Not from the map. You can export the publications themselves as a bibliography from the **Library**. See [Citations and reference styles](../citations-and-reference-styles.md). ### How do I get a 300 dpi figure? Choose **PNG**, set **Resolution** to **300dpi** and keep your dimensions. Or choose **PDF** with **Vector** type, which stays sharp at any size. ### Can I export several maps at once? No. Export one map at a time. ### Who can see an exported image? Only people you share the file with. Exports are saved to your computer. Separately, SciNodes keeps small preview images of maps for the gallery; see [Sharing maps](sharing-maps.md). ## Related - [Map controls and styling](map-controls-and-styling.md) - [Timeline mode](timeline-mode.md) - [Sharing maps](sharing-maps.md) - [Write with citations](../../use-cases/write-with-citations.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data Status: live Description: Why a research map comes out empty or without links, and how to fix it with Fetch reference data, a wider corpus slice or lower thresholds. # Empty maps and reference data **In short:** An empty map, or one with nodes but no links, isn't an error. It means your corpus doesn't hold what that map type is built from, or a slice or threshold removed everything, and SciNodes tells you which. **Citation**, **Co-citation** and **Bibliographic Coupling** maps need reference data, which isn't included when publications come from the catalog. Click **Fetch reference data** once for the project, wait a few minutes, then build the map again. ## What each map type needs | Map type | Built from | Empty when | |---|---|---| | **Citation** | Reference data | No reference data, or no publication cites another publication that is also in your corpus. | | **Co-citation** | Reference data | No reference data, or no two cited publications are ever cited together. | | **Bibliographic Coupling** | Reference data | No reference data, or no two publications cite the same publication. | | **Co-authorship** | Author lists (and affiliations for organizations or countries) | Publications have no authors or no usable affiliations. | | **Keyword Co-occurrence** | Author keywords, index keywords or MeSH terms | Publications carry none of the chosen keywords. | | **Term Co-occurrence** | Titles, abstracts and keywords you chose | The chosen fields have no usable terms. | Maps by venue need venue information on the publications. ## What you might see - **A "No … to build" dialog** right after you plot a map, for example "No citation to build". Nothing was created, and the dialog explains why. If reference data can help, it offers **Fetch reference data**. - **"Nothing to map"** on the stage, with the reason underneath (or "Add more references to generate map"). - **A banner over a map that has nodes but no links.** It gives the reason and, when it can help, a **Fetch reference data** button. Click × to dismiss it. While a fetch runs it says "Reference data is still being fetched — this map will have links once it finishes." - **"Fetching reference data"** when you start a citation, co-citation or coupling map while a fetch is running, for example "A citation map is built from reference data, which is still being fetched for this project. It will be available once the fetch finishes." Wait, then build again. - **In Expert Mode**, the three reference-based types are greyed out during a fetch, with the note "Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling need reference data, which is still being fetched." ## Fetch reference data 1. Click **Fetch reference data** in the dialog or the banner. 2. Watch the progress: "Looking up publications", "Reading reference lists", "Fetching cited publications" and "Linking references", each with a percentage. You can close the dialog; the fetch keeps running. 3. When it finishes you see "Linked *N* references across *N* publications." 4. Click **Build the map** in the dialog. If you started from a banner on an existing map, plot that map again from the [Query Bank](query-bank.md) or [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md). The dialog explains: "Reference lists aren't included when publications are imported from the catalog. Fetching them looks up what every publication cites — this takes a few minutes for a corpus this size and only needs doing once." SciNodes may already be fetching in the background, for example after you add publications. Then you see the progress instead of the button. Existing maps don't change when a fetch finishes; build a new map to use the new data. ## Common reasons and fixes Many messages start with "None of the publications in this corpus", "Only some of the publications in this corpus" or "All publications in this corpus", so you can tell how much is missing. | Message (shortened) | What to do | |---|---| | "This project has no publications yet. Add publications to the corpus first." | [Add publications](../library/adding-publications.md). | | "… carry a resolved reference list, which is what a citation map is built from." | Click **Fetch reference data**. | | "… carry references, and none of them resolve to another publication in this corpus, so there is nothing to link." | Citation maps only link two publications you both hold. Add the cited publications (see [Selecting, merging and excluding](selecting-merging-excluding.md#add-cited-or-citing-publications-to-your-corpus)), or try a **Co-citation** or **Bibliographic Coupling** map. | | "… no two of those cited publications are ever cited together …" or "… no two publications share one …" | The overlap isn't there. If it adds "Fetching the missing reference lists may reveal some.", fetch reference data. Otherwise grow the corpus or choose another map type. | | "… carry author keywords, which is what a keyword co-occurrence map is built from." | Try **Index Keywords**, or a **Term Co-occurrence** map from titles and abstracts. | | "No publication in this corpus matches the filters you applied (…). Widen them and generate again." | Loosen the [corpus slice](../library/corpus-slices.md). | | "Nothing in this corpus meets the minimum of *N*. Lower it in the map's advanced settings and generate again." | Lower the minimum in [Expert Mode](expert-mode.md) → **Thresholds**. | | "None of the publications on this map cite each other, so it has no links. Citation maps only draw edges between two publications you hold in this corpus." | As above: add cited publications or try co-citation or coupling. | | "No pair of the nodes on this map is connected, so it has no links." | Grow the corpus, widen the slice, or lower thresholds. | ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not start fetching references."** Try again in a moment. - **"Fetching references failed."** The fetch stopped. Click **Fetch reference data** again later. - **The button doesn't appear.** Reference data can't help with this map type or reason, for example missing keywords or authors. Use the fixes above. - **A citation map still has few links after fetching.** Most cited publications may not be in your corpus. Use a co-citation map, which includes cited publications outside your corpus, or add the cited publications. ## FAQ ### Why are citation maps empty for catalog imports? Publications found through **Suggest** or **Discover** arrive without their reference data. Fetching it once per project fills it in. ### What if my publications came from uploaded files? The same checks apply. If a citation-based map is empty or has no links and fetching can help, SciNodes offers **Fetch reference data**. ### Does fetching reference data change my corpus? It links your publications to the publications they cite, which is what citation-based maps need. Your existing maps stay as they are until you build new ones. ### How long does it take? A few minutes for most corpora. It runs in the background, so you can keep working. ## Related - [Map types](map-types.md) - [Building a map](building-a-map.md) - [Corpus slices](../library/corpus-slices.md) - [Find influential publications](../../use-cases/find-influential-publications.md) - [Troubleshooting](../../help/troubleshooting.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/maps/sharing-maps Status: upcoming Description: Sharing a single research map by invite or link is coming soon. Today, share the whole project with collaborators or export the map as a file. # Sharing maps :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** Sharing one map on its own is not available yet. When it launches, you will be able to invite people to a map by email with **View** or **Edit** access, or copy a share link. Until then, share the whole project from **Project Settings** → **Collaborators**, or export the map as an image or PDF. ## How it will work When map sharing launches, the **Share** button opens **Share Research Map**, where you will be able to: - **Invite by email**: enter an email address, choose **View** or **Edit**, and click **Invite**. - **Share link**: copy a link to the map with **Copy**. You may already see the **Share** button in the project header and at the top right of an open map. Map sharing isn't available yet, so invitations and links from that dialog don't work. ## Share a map today ### Option 1: share the project Everyone you add to a project can open its saved maps. 1. Open the project and click the gear icon to open **Project Settings**. 2. Go to **Collaborators**. 3. Type the person's email in "Invite by email...", choose **Viewer** or **Editor**, and send the invite. 4. Save any draft maps you want them to see. Drafts are private to you. See [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md). Only the project owner can invite people, and they need a SciNodes account. Details: [Collaboration](../collaboration.md). ### Option 2: export the map 1. Open the map and click **Download** at the top right. 2. Choose **PNG**, **SVG** or **PDF** and click **Export**. 3. Send the file, or add it to your slides or manuscript. Details: [Exporting maps](exporting-maps.md). ## What collaborators can do with your maps today | Action | Who can do it | |---|---| | Open and explore a saved map | Every project member | | See your draft maps | Only you | | Save, rename, move into folders, exclude or merge nodes, or delete a map | Only the person who made the map | ## Privacy note SciNodes saves small preview images of your maps for the gallery. Anyone who has the web address of a preview image can open it. See [Privacy and your data](../../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ## FAQ ### Can I send someone a link to one map? Not yet. Share the project, or export the map and send the file. ### Will people I share a project with see all my maps? They see the project's saved maps. Your drafts stay private until you save them. ### Can a collaborator change my map? No. Only the person who made a map can rename, save, delete it or exclude and merge nodes. Collaborators can explore it and build their own maps. ## Related - [Collaboration](../collaboration.md) - [Exporting maps](exporting-maps.md) - [Drafts and saving maps](drafts-and-saving.md) - [Work with your team](../../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-assistant/chats Status: live Description: Start, find, rename and delete research assistant chats in a project, and open a chat about a publication, map element or whole map. # Chats with the research assistant **In short:** Each project has a **Research Assistants** tab where your chats with the AI research assistant live. Click **New chat** (the **+** next to **Chats**) to start one, or click **Chat about this** on a publication, map node, cluster or map to start a chat about that item. Your chats are private to you, even in a shared project. ## Start a chat in the Research Assistants tab 1. Open a project and click the **Research Assistants** tab. It's the chat icon near the right end of the tab bar. 2. In the left sidebar, click **New chat** (the **+** next to **Chats**). 3. Type your question in the message box at the bottom. 4. Optional: pick an assistant and a reply language with the two buttons next to the message box. See [Assistants and credits](assistants-and-credits.md) and [Mentions and reply language](mentions-and-reply-language.md). 5. Press `Enter` to send. Press `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. The chat is saved when you send the first message. While the assistant works, you see "*Assistant name* is thinking". The reply appears in one piece when it's ready. ## Start a chat about something specific You can start a chat from the item you're looking at. The assistant then knows what the chat is about. | Where | Click | |---|---| | Library: publication details | **Chat about this** | | Library: a publication's ⋯ menu | **Chat about this** | | Map: a selected node or edge | **Chat about this** … (for example **Chat about this Author**) | | Map: a selected cluster | **Chat about this** … (for example **Chat about this topic**) | | Map: the map overview | **Chat with this map** | | Map: right-click a node | **Chat** | | Map: a publication window | **Chat about this** | These chats open in a side panel next to the item, so you can keep looking at it. If the item already has a chat, the button says **Continue chat** instead. To move the chat to the full Research Assistants tab, click **Open in Assistant** at the top of the panel. A chat that is about an item shows the item's name with a link icon at the top of the chat and in the chat list. Click the name to go back to the item. To add more publications or files to a chat, see [Attachments and what the assistant sees](attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Find, rename and delete chats - **Find a chat:** type in **Search chats...** above the chat list. - **Rename a chat:** click the chat's name at the top of the open chat, type a new name, then press `Enter` or click elsewhere. - **Delete a chat:** open it and click the bin icon (**Delete this chat**) at the top right. In the "Delete this chat?" dialog, click **Delete chat**. This deletes every message in it and can't be undone. - **Delete one message:** hover over the message, click **More** (⋯), then **Delete message**. A "Message deleted." notice offers **Undo** for one minute. ## Save an answer as evidence Hover over an assistant reply and click **RIF it** (the target icon). This opens the **Add to Research in Formation** dialog, where you add the reply to a research object as evidence. See [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md). ## The side panel: About and Members Click the people icon (**Toggle members & publications**) at the top right of an open chat. - **About** lists what the chat is about and what the assistant can read for each item: full text or only the abstract, and which of your notes. See [Attachments and what the assistant sees](attachments-and-in-view.md). - **Members** lists the assistant and you. ## Who can see your chats Chats belong to the person who started them. Other project members, including Editors, don't see your chats. For a chat outside any project, use [Quick Chat](quick-chat.md). ## Tips - Start a new chat when you change topic. Each turn includes the conversation so far, so long chats cost more credits per message. - Check what the assistant tells you. Its answers can be wrong, including invented citations. It doesn't give professional advice. ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not reach the assistant. Your message was not sent."** SciNodes couldn't connect. Check your internet connection and send the message again. - **"The assistant could not reply (*number*). Your message was not sent."** Something went wrong on the server. Wait a moment and send again. If it keeps happening, [contact Support](../../help/contact-support.md). - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent. Resumes *day* at 00:00 UTC."** Your weekly AI credits are used up. Chats work again after the reset. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **"Chats are unavailable"** The chat list couldn't load. Reload the page. - **"Could not delete that chat."** Try again. If it fails again, reload the page and retry. ## FAQ ### Can my collaborators read my chats? No. Chats are private to the person who started them, even in a shared project. ### Can I edit a message I already sent? There's no edit option. Delete the message (you can undo for one minute) and send a corrected one. ### Why did a later message cost more credits than the first one? Each new message sends the conversation so far to the assistant. Late messages in a long chat cost the most. Start a fresh chat for a new topic. ### Where do chats I start from a map or the Library go? They're saved in the project's chat list in the **Research Assistants** tab, like any other chat. Clicking **Chat about this** on the same item again reopens it with **Continue chat**. ## Related - [Assistants and credits](assistants-and-credits.md) - [Attachments and what the assistant sees](attachments-and-in-view.md) - [Mentions and reply language](mentions-and-reply-language.md) - [Quick Chat](quick-chat.md) - [Ask AI about your research](../../use-cases/ask-ai-about-your-research.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits Status: live Description: Choose between the Sage, Vega and Nova research assistants, see what each costs in credits, and track chat spending on the Usage limits page. # Assistants and credits **In short:** SciNodes has four research assistants: **Atlas** (Expert), **Sage** (Superior), **Vega** (Standard) and **Nova** (Budget). **Sage** is the default. Atlas is listed but locked (coming soon). Higher tiers spend more credits per message, and every chat draws on your one weekly credit budget. Pick the assistant with the button next to any chat's message box. ## The assistants | Assistant | Tier | Available | Credits per message | |---|---|---|---| | **Atlas** | Expert | No, locked (coming soon) | — | | **Sage** | Superior | Yes, the default | Most of the three | | **Vega** | Standard | Yes | Fewer than Sage | | **Nova** | Budget | Yes | Fewest | The tiers run from strongest to lightest. A higher tier spends more credits for the same conversation. SciNodes doesn't publish which AI model each assistant runs on. Atlas appears with a lock. Hovering over it shows "Atlas (Expert) is not included in your package". You can't pick it yet. ## Pick an assistant 1. Open a chat: in the **Research Assistants** tab, in a side-panel chat on a map or publication, or in Quick Chat. 2. Click the assistant button next to the message box. It shows the current assistant's name, for example **Sage**. 3. Choose **Sage (Superior)**, **Vega (Standard)** or **Nova (Budget)**. 4. Send your message. How the choice behaves: - **Per chat.** Each chat keeps its own assistant. Changing it affects your next message in that chat only. - **Remembered for new chats.** A new chat starts on the assistant you picked last. This is remembered in your browser. - **History stays honest.** Each reply shows the avatar of the assistant that wrote it, even if you switch later. - **Tooltip.** Hover over the button to see "Answering as Sage (Superior)" or similar. ## How chat credits work All AI features in SciNodes, including chats, draw on one weekly credit budget. The default free allowance is 2,000,000 credits a week. It resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC, and unused credits don't roll over. What makes a message cost more: - **The assistant tier.** Sage costs more than Vega, and Vega more than Nova. - **Chat length.** Each message includes the conversation so far, so later messages in a long chat cost the most. - **What's in view.** Long full texts and attached files add to every message in that chat. See [Attachments and what the assistant sees](attachments-and-in-view.md). ## See where your chat credits went 1. Click your avatar (**User menu**) at the bottom of the left sidebar. 2. Click **Usage limits**. 3. Find **Where the chat credits went**. It appears once you've chatted in the current budget week. For each assistant you see: | Column | Meaning | |---|---| | **Turns** | How many replies it wrote this budget week | | **Credits** | Credits those replies used | | **Share of chat** | Its percentage of your chat credits (not of your whole week) | The page notes: "Switching assistant in the chat composer changes what your next turn costs." For everything else on the page, see [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Authorized model providers Under **User Preferences** → **Authorized model providers**, SciNodes explains that it "chooses the best available model provider for each task by default". The controls are locked by default ("Provider controls are locked while SciNodes picks automatically."). Clicking **Customize providers** shows a "Customize model providers?" warning: turning providers off may reduce output quality and increase credit usage. Choose **Let SciNodes pick the best providers** to back out, or **Do it anyway** once its countdown ends. This setting is saved to the current device only. See [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md). ## Tips - Start with Sage. Switch to Vega or Nova for quick, simple questions when you want to spend fewer credits. - Start a new chat for a new topic instead of continuing a very long one. - Remove attachments a chat no longer needs. Their text is sent with every message. ## Troubleshooting - **The Atlas row is greyed out with a lock.** Atlas isn't available yet. Pick Sage, Vega or Nova. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent. Resumes *day* at 00:00 UTC."** You've used this week's credits. Chats work again after the reset. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **The assistant button has no menu.** Only one assistant is available to you right now, so there's nothing to switch to. ## FAQ ### Which assistant should I use? Sage, the default, suits most research questions. Vega and Nova spend fewer credits per message, which helps when you ask many short questions. ### Can I switch assistants in the middle of a chat? Yes. Your next message goes to the new assistant. Earlier replies keep the name of the assistant that wrote them. ### When can I use Atlas? Atlas isn't available yet, and no date has been announced. Its tooltip says it "is not included in your package". Paid plans are also coming soon; see [Plans and billing](../../account/plans-and-billing.md). ### What happens when my credits run out mid-week? New messages are refused with the budget message until the weekly reset on Sunday at 00:00 UTC. Your chats and their history stay as they are. ## Related - [Chats with the research assistant](chats.md) - [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md) - [Attachments and what the assistant sees](attachments-and-in-view.md) - [Preferences](../../account/preferences.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view Status: live Description: Attach publications and files to a chat, check in the About panel what the assistant can read, and learn the formats and limits. # Attachments and what the assistant sees **In short:** The assistant reads what a chat is "about": publications, map elements and files you attach. For a publication it always sees the abstract, the full text when a PDF is stored, and your newest 25 notes and highlights on it. Open the chat's **About** panel to see exactly what's in view. A chat can be about up to 12 things, including up to 10 files of 32 MB each. ## What the assistant reads | Item in About | What the assistant gets | |---|---| | A publication | Its details and abstract, always. Its full text when a PDF is stored for you. Your newest 25 notes, highlights and comments on it. | | A map, node, edge or cluster | The element and its place on the map. A **Chat with this map** chat gets a summary of the whole map. | | An attached file | Its contents, if it's a type the assistant can read. | A stored PDF is either a shared open-access copy that SciNodes fetched or your own upload. Your uploads are visible only to you, so only your chats read them. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ## Attach a publication from the library 1. Open a chat in the **Research Assistants** tab. 2. Click **+** (**Attach**) to the left of the message box. 3. Click **Attach a publication from the library**. 4. Search with "Search the library…" and click a publication. Each row ends with "PDF stored" or "abstract only", so you know what the assistant will get. 5. The publication is added to **About** ("Added to About."). Adding a publication adds to what the chat is about. It never replaces what's already there. Publications already attached show "already attached". ## Attach a file 1. Send at least one message first. A file belongs to the chat, so the chat must exist. 2. Click **+** → **Attach a file** and choose the file. 3. When it's uploaded you see "*file name* added to About." Attached files belong to that chat only. They aren't added to your library, and other chats can't see them. ## Formats and limits | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Things one chat can be about | 12 | | Files per chat | 10 | | Size per file | 32 MB | | Notes read per item | The newest 25 | | The assistant reads | Stored, but not read | |---|---| | PDF, TXT, MD, CSV, TSV, JSON, YAML, LOG, BIB, RIS | DOCX, DOC, XLSX, PPTX, PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP, ZIP and any other type | If you attach a type the assistant can't read, you're warned first: "*file name* will be attached, but its contents cannot be read by the assistant." The assistant still knows the file is there and its name. ## Check what's in view in the About panel 1. Click the people icon (**Toggle members & publications**) at the top right of the chat. 2. Under **About**, click the arrow next to an item to expand it. 3. Read its status line and notes list. Status lines for a publication: | Status | Meaning | |---|---| | "Full text in view" | The assistant read the PDF on your last message. Details show the page count, "opening part only" for very long texts, and "your upload" for your own copy. | | "PDF stored, not yet read" | A PDF is stored. It's read when you send your next message. | | "Full text being read" | The PDF is still being read. It's in view from your next message. | | "Abstract only" | Only the abstract is in view. The line below says why and what to do, for example "Fetch the PDF from the library to bring the full text into view." | Status lines for a file: "Contents in view", "Attached, not yet read", "Being read", "Stored, not read", "No text found", "Could not be read" or "Not read this message". Notes appear as "Your note", "Highlight · page *N*" or "Comment · page *N*". Notes past the newest 25 are marked "not in view". If a publication has none, you see "No notes yet". Click a note to open it in the **Notes** tab. When SmarterPDF launches, a converted publication will show "SmarterPDF in view" (coming soon). See [SmarterPDF](../pdfs/smarterpdf.md). ## Fix an "Abstract only" publication Hover over the publication in **About** to see its buttons: - **Fetch the PDF for this publication** when an open-access copy can be found. - **Upload a PDF for this publication** when it can't. - **Replace the stored PDF** when one is stored already. ## Remove something from About 1. Hover over the item and click **✕** (**Remove from About**), or right-click it and choose **Remove from about**. 2. In the "Remove from about?" dialog: - For a publication, click **Remove**. It stays in your library; only this chat stops reading it. - For a file, click **Remove and delete**. The file is deleted and this can't be undone. The assistant stops reading the item from your next message. ## The first reply about a publication The first message about a publication whose PDF hasn't been read yet takes longer, up to about 20 seconds, while SciNodes reads the PDF. A side-panel chat tells you up front what it can see, for example: "I can see its abstract and your 2 notes on it, and I will read the stored PDF when you send a message." ## Troubleshooting - **"Send a message first, then attach a file."** The chat is still a draft. Send a message, then attach. - **"Wait for the reply, then attach the publication."** A reply is on its way. Attach once it arrives. - **"That file is too large to attach."** The file is over 32 MB. Split it or attach a smaller version. - **"This chat is already holding as many files as it can."** The chat has 10 files. Remove one, or start a new chat. - **"That file is not what its extension says it is."** The contents don't match the file extension, for example a renamed file. Save it in the right format and try again. - **"File storage is not available right now."** Try again later. - **"a chat can be about at most 12 things"** Remove an item from **About** before adding another. - **"Too many things are attached for its full text to fit. Remove one to bring it back."** The chat holds too much text for one message. Remove an item you no longer need. - **"The PDF has no text layer to read (a scan), so only the abstract is in view."** The PDF is a scanned image. Upload a PDF with selectable text if you have one. ## FAQ ### Does attaching a file add it to my library? No. Chat files belong to that one chat. To add a publication to your library, use **Add Publications** in the **Library** tab. ### Can the assistant read Word or Excel files? No. They're stored but not read. Save the content as PDF, plain text or CSV and attach that instead. ### Why does the assistant only see the abstract? No PDF is stored for you, the PDF is a scan with no text, or the chat holds too much text. Expand the publication in **About** to see which. ### Does the assistant read all of my notes? It reads your newest 25 notes about each item. Older ones are marked "not in view". ## Related - [Chats with the research assistant](chats.md) - [Assistants and credits](assistants-and-credits.md) - [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) - [File formats and limits](../../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language Status: live Description: Tag map nodes, clusters and links with @ in a map chat, choose the language the assistant replies in, and learn how sending works. # Mentions and reply language **In short:** In a chat opened from a map, type `@` to tag a node, cluster or link by name, so the assistant knows exactly which one you mean. Every chat has a reply-language button: choose one of 20 languages for that chat, or **Use my preference**. Press `Enter` to send and `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. Replies arrive in one piece, not word by word. ## Tag map elements with @ Mentions work in chats that sit next to a map: **Chat with this map**, **Chat about this** on a selected node, edge or cluster, and answer chats opened from the **Map queries** bar while a map is showing. They aren't available in the Research Assistants tab or in Quick Chat, because there is no map on screen. 1. Open a map and click **Chat with this map**, or select an element and click **Chat about this** …. 2. In the message box, type `@` followed by the start of a name. 3. A list of up to 8 matches appears. Each match is labelled with the map's own word for it, for example "Author", "Research Group" or "Topic". 4. Use `↑` and `↓` to highlight a match, then press `Enter` or `Tab`, or click it. 5. Finish your question and send it. Press `Esc` to close the list without picking. If you type only `@`, a hint explains what you can name. ### Tag a link between two nodes 1. Type `@edge` followed by the start of the first node's name. 2. Pick the first node. 3. Type `-`, then the start of the second node's name. Only nodes linked to the first one are offered. 4. Pick the second node. ### Names in replies When a reply names a node, cluster or link from the map, the name becomes a link. Click it to show that element on the map. The chat stays open so you can keep reading. If the element is hidden by your current filters, SciNodes tells you. ## Choose the reply language 1. Click the language button (globe icon) next to the message box. It shows the current reply language. 2. Choose **Use my preference** to follow your account setting. The row shows which language that is. 3. Or choose one of the 20 languages. The choice applies to this chat only. Hover over the button to check: "Replying in Spanish for this chat" means the chat has its own language; "Replying in Spanish — your Assistant language preference" means it follows your preference. To change the language every new chat starts in, open **User Preferences** → **Assistant language**. This is separate from your **Explainer language**, so map explanations and chats can use different languages. See [Translation and languages](../translation.md). The 20 languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, French, Malay, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Assamese, Malayalam, Sinhala and Konkani. The SciNodes interface itself stays in English. ## Sending and receiving messages | Key | Action | |---|---| | `Enter` | Send the message | | `Shift` + `Enter` | Start a new line | | `↑` / `↓`, `Enter` or `Tab`, `Esc` | Move through, pick from or close the @ list | - While a match is highlighted in the @ list, `Enter` picks the name instead of sending. - Replies arrive whole when they're ready. Until then you see "*Assistant name* is thinking". - You can't send another message while a reply is on its way. Your draft stays in the box. - Replies can include headings, lists and tables. ## Troubleshooting - **Typing @ shows no list.** The chat isn't next to a map. Open the chat from the map with **Chat with this map** or **Chat about this** …. - **"No … linked to … matches that"** You're tagging a link, and no node linked to the first one matches what you typed. Check the name, or tag the two nodes separately. - **"Could not change the reply language."** The change wasn't saved. Try again. ## FAQ ### Does the reply language translate my publications? No. It only sets the language of the assistant's replies. To translate a publication's title and abstract, see [Translation and languages](../translation.md). ### Can I write my question in another language? Yes, you can write in any language. The reply language button decides which language the assistant answers in. ### Why can't I use @ in the Research Assistants tab? Mentions need a map on screen to look names up. Open the chat from the map instead. ### Can I use SciNodes in a language other than English? The interface is English only. Explanations and chat replies are available in 20 languages. ## Related - [Chats with the research assistant](chats.md) - [Translation and languages](../translation.md) - [Selecting, merging and excluding](../maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](../../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-assistant/quick-chat Status: live Description: Chat with the research assistant outside any project, then file the conversation under a project when it belongs there. # Quick Chat **In short:** Quick Chat is a chat with the research assistant that doesn't need a project. Click **Quick Chat** in the left sidebar, type your question and press `Enter`. Use the project picker in the header to file the chat under a project; it then appears in that project's **Research Assistants** tab. ## Start a Quick Chat 1. Click **Quick Chat** in the left sidebar, or go to [app.scinodes.com/chat](https://app.scinodes.com/chat). 2. Type your question in "Message the assistant…". 3. Optional: pick an assistant and a reply language with the two buttons next to the message box. 4. Press `Enter` to send. Press `Shift` + `Enter` for a new line. 5. To start over, click **New chat** in the header. The conversation stays on screen if you visit another page and come back. ## File a chat under a project 1. In the header, open the project picker. It shows **No project** at first. 2. Choose one of your projects. 3. The chat moves to that project. While it moves, the picker's tooltip says "Moving the chat…". You can pick the project before or after your first message. The chat then appears in that project's chat list in the **Research Assistants** tab. Your next **New chat** goes to the same project unless you change the picker. ## Quick Chat compared with project chats | | Quick Chat | Research Assistants tab | |---|---|---| | Needs a project | No | Yes | | Attach publications or files | No | Yes | | Reads your PDFs and notes | No | Yes, for items in **About** | | List and search of past chats | No, one conversation at a time | Yes | | Choose assistant and reply language | Yes | Yes | Quick Chat answers from the assistant's general knowledge. It doesn't see your projects, your library or this documentation. To ask about specific publications, use a chat inside a project. See [Chats with the research assistant](chats.md). ## Get help using SciNodes For step-by-step help with SciNodes itself, use this documentation. Inside a project, you can also type a "how do I…" question into the **Map queries** bar. SciNodes recognizes a question about the product and answers it in a chat that draws on this documentation. See [Create a map from a question](../maps/create-from-a-question.md). ## Tips - File a chat under a project before you click **New chat** if you want to find it again. Quick Chat shows one conversation at a time and has no list of earlier ones. - Credits work the same as in project chats. See [Assistants and credits](assistants-and-credits.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not reach the server. Your message was not sent."** Check your connection and send again. - **"The assistant could not answer (*number*)."** Something went wrong on the server. Try again in a moment. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent. Resumes *day* at 00:00 UTC."** Your weekly credits are used up. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **"Could not reach the server. The chat was not moved."** The chat stayed where it was. Pick the project again. - **"You are not a member of that project."** You no longer have access to that project. Pick another one. - **I don't see Quick Chat in the sidebar.** On your first visit, before you have any projects, the sidebar shows fewer links. Create a project and it appears. ## FAQ ### Where do my Quick Chats go after I click New chat? They're kept on your account, but Quick Chat only shows the current conversation. A chat filed under a project stays findable in that project's **Research Assistants** tab. ### Can Quick Chat read my publications? No. It has no project, so it can't see your library, PDFs or notes. Start a chat inside the project instead. ### Can I move a project chat into Quick Chat? No. The project picker is part of Quick Chat. Chats started inside a project stay in that project. ### Does Quick Chat cost credits? Yes. Every message draws on your weekly credit budget, the same as project chats. ## Related - [Chats with the research assistant](chats.md) - [Assistants and credits](assistants-and-credits.md) - [Mentions and reply language](mentions-and-reply-language.md) - [Quick notes](../notes/quick-notes.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/pdfs/pdf-viewer Status: live Description: Read a publication's PDF inside SciNodes: page through, zoom, download it with your highlights, open the original and see your annotations. # PDF viewer **In short:** Click **View PDF** on a publication in the **Library** to read its PDF inside SciNodes. The toolbar has page navigation, zoom, **Fit width**, a download button and **Open original**. A side panel lists your highlights and comments, and a **Publication** tab keeps the publication's details, note and chat beside the PDF. ## Before you start The publication needs a PDF. If you see **Fetch PDF** or **Upload PDF** instead of **View PDF**, get a copy first. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ## Open a PDF 1. Open the **Library** tab of your project. 2. Click a publication to open its details. 3. Click **View PDF**. You can also open the publication's ⋯ menu and choose **View PDF**. 4. "Preparing PDF…" shows briefly, then the PDF opens in the Library. 5. To return to your list, click the back arrow (**Back to publications**) at the top left. On a map, a publication window also has **View PDF**. There it opens the PDF in a new browser tab. To highlight and comment, open the PDF from the **Library**. ## Toolbar | Control | What it does | |---|---| | Back arrow (**Back to publications**) | Closes the viewer and returns to the Library list | | Title | The publication's title | | **Previous page** / **Next page** | Moves one page. The readout shows the current page and the last page, for example "3 / 12". | | **Zoom out** / **Zoom in** | Changes the zoom. The readout shows the percentage. | | **Fit width** | Fits the page to the width of the viewer | | Download (**Download PDF**) | Downloads the PDF. With annotations, the tooltip says **Download PDF with annotations**. | | **Open original** | Opens the publication's original online version in a new browser tab, when SciNodes knows where it is | | **Annotations** | Shows or hides the side panel. A badge shows how many annotations you have. | When SmarterPDF launches, a **SmarterPDF** button will appear in the toolbar (coming soon). See [SmarterPDF](smarterpdf.md). ## The side panel The side panel opens on the right. Collapse or expand it with the arrow handle on its edge. - **Annotations** lists every highlight and comment in this PDF: the quoted text, your comment, and "Page *N* · Highlight" or "Page *N* · Comment". Click an entry to jump to its page. Right-click an entry to change its color or remove it. - **Publication** shows the same panel as the Library's publication details: metadata, the note editor and the chat about this publication. A note or chat you're writing stays put when you switch tabs. The panel reminds you: "Highlights and comments are saved to this project's notes automatically." To make them, see [Highlights and comments](highlights-and-comments.md). ## Download a PDF 1. Click the download button in the toolbar. 2. The file saves with a readable file name. What you get depends on whether you've annotated the PDF: | Your PDF has | Download contains | |---|---| | No highlights or comments | The original PDF file, unchanged | | Highlights or comments | A new PDF: every page with your highlights painted on, plus a final "Annotations" page listing each quote and comment | The annotated download stores each page as an image, so its text can't be selected or searched. If SciNodes can't build the annotated version, it downloads the original file instead. ## Tips - The colored marks you make on pages are kept in your current browser. The notes they create are saved to the project. See [Highlights and comments](highlights-and-comments.md). - To keep a searchable copy and an annotated copy, download once before you annotate, then again afterwards. ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not load the PDF."** The file couldn't be displayed. Try **Open original**, or replace the PDF with another copy from the publication's ⋯ menu. - **"Could not open the PDF. Please try again."** SciNodes couldn't get the file this time. Close the viewer and click **View PDF** again. - **"No PDF is stored for this publication any more. You can upload a copy."** The stored copy was removed, for example in another browser tab. Click **Upload PDF** to add your own. - **The download button is greyed out.** The PDF is still loading, failed to load, or a download is already being prepared. Wait a moment. ## FAQ ### Why can't I select text in the PDF I downloaded? Your PDF has highlights or comments, so the download is the annotated version, which stores pages as images. To get a searchable copy, use **Open original** to visit the original online version. ### Can I highlight a PDF opened from a map? Not in the new browser tab that opens from a map. Open the publication's PDF from the **Library** to highlight, comment and use **RIF it**. ### Does SciNodes change the PDF file? No. Highlights and comments are saved as notes and drawn over the page. The stored file stays as it was. ### Is there a print button? No. Download the PDF and print it from your computer. ## Related - [Fetching and uploading PDFs](fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md) - [Highlights and comments](highlights-and-comments.md) - [SmarterPDF](smarterpdf.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](../../use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs Status: live Description: Get the full text of a publication into SciNodes: fetch an open-access PDF, upload your own copy, or replace and remove a PDF. # Fetching and uploading PDFs **In short:** Each publication shows one PDF action. **View PDF** means SciNodes holds a copy. **Fetch PDF** means an open-access copy can be found; click it and SciNodes fetches it in the background. **Upload PDF** means there's no copy to fetch, so add your own (PDF only, up to 64 MB). Fetched copies are shared open-access files; your uploads stay private to you. ## Which button you see | Button | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | **View PDF** | A copy is stored: a shared open-access copy, or your own upload | Click to read it. See [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md). | | **Fetch PDF** | SciNodes can look for an open-access copy | Click to fetch it | | **Fetching…** | A fetch is running | Keep working. You'll be told when it ends. | | **Upload PDF** | No copy is stored and none can be fetched | Upload your own copy | You find these buttons in the publication's details in the **Library**, in its ⋯ menu, in a publication window on a map, and on the publication's row in a chat's **About** panel. ## Fetch an open-access PDF 1. In the **Library**, click a publication to open its details. 2. Click **Fetch PDF** ("Fetch the open-access PDF for this publication"). You can also use the ⋯ menu → **Fetch PDF**. 3. The button changes to **Fetching…**. You can keep working or leave the page; the fetch keeps running. 4. When it succeeds, you see "PDF fetched." and the button becomes **View PDF**. If the fetch fails, a notification says "PDF unavailable — We couldn't retrieve the PDF for "*title*". You can upload your own copy." The button changes to **Upload PDF**. SciNodes fetches a PDF only when you click **Fetch PDF**. A fetch may use some of your weekly credits; it's listed as "PDF locating" on the **Usage limits** page. ## Upload your own PDF 1. In the **Library**, click a publication to open its details. 2. Click **Upload PDF**. If the button says **Fetch PDF**, click the arrow next to it (**More PDF options**) and choose **Upload PDF**. You can also use the ⋯ menu → **Upload PDF**. 3. Choose a PDF file on your computer. 4. When it's stored, you see "PDF uploaded." and the button becomes **View PDF**. ## Replace or remove a PDF - **Replace:** open the publication's ⋯ menu → **Replace PDF** and choose a new file. The new file becomes your copy. - **Remove your upload:** open the ⋯ menu → **Remove PDF**, then click **Remove** in the "Remove your uploaded PDF?" dialog. This option appears only for your own uploads. Removing your upload doesn't affect the publication, and you can upload again at any time. If a shared copy of the publication exists, it stays available. ## Shared copies and private uploads | Copy | Who can read it | |---|---| | Fetched by SciNodes | Everyone who has the publication. These are open-access files, stored once and shared. | | Uploaded by you | Only you. Collaborators on your project don't see your upload, and only your chats read it. | ## Limits | Limit | Value | |---|---| | File type | PDF only | | File size | 64 MB | By default, fetching or uploading a PDF also files the publication in **My references**. You can change this under **User Preferences**. See [Folders](../library/folders.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"That file is not a PDF."** Choose a file ending in .pdf. - **"That file is empty."** The file has no content. Check the file and try again. - **"That PDF is too large to store."** The file is over 64 MB. Use a smaller version, for example one without embedded images. - **"That file is not a valid PDF."** The file isn't a real PDF, even if it ends in .pdf. Save or export it as PDF again. - **"The upload did not complete cleanly. Please try again."** Upload the file again. - **"The PDF upload failed. Please try again."** Upload the file again. If it keeps failing, [contact Support](../../help/contact-support.md). - **"This publication's PDF can't be fetched. You can upload your own copy."** No open-access copy is available. Upload your own. - **"A PDF is already available for this publication."** A copy arrived in the meantime. The button now says **View PDF**. - **"Could not start the PDF fetch. Please try again."** Click **Fetch PDF** again. - **"PDF fetching is not available on this server."** or **"PDF storage is not available on this server."** The service is temporarily unavailable. Try again later. ## FAQ ### Does SciNodes fetch PDFs automatically? No. It fetches a PDF only when you click **Fetch PDF** for that publication. ### Can my collaborators read the PDF I uploaded? No. Your uploads are private to you. Collaborators can fetch an open-access copy or upload their own. ### What happens if a fetch fails? You get a "PDF unavailable" notification and the button changes to **Upload PDF**. Upload your own copy to read and annotate the full text. ### Does a PDF help the research assistant? Yes. With a PDF stored, the assistant reads the full text instead of only the abstract. See [Attachments and what the assistant sees](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Related - [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md) - [Highlights and comments](highlights-and-comments.md) - [Publication details](../library/publication-details.md) - [File formats and limits](../../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/pdfs/highlights-and-comments Status: live Description: Highlight and comment on PDF text in SciNodes, choose colors, send passages to Research in Formation, and find them saved as project notes. # Highlights and comments **In short:** In the PDF viewer, select text, then click **Highlight**, **Comment** or **RIF it**. Choose from five highlight colors. Each highlight and comment is saved automatically as a note in the project, titled "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*" or "Comment (p. *N*) — *Title*". ## Before you start Open a publication's PDF from the **Library** with **View PDF**. See [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md). ## Highlight text 1. Select text on a page by dragging over it. 2. In the small menu that appears, optionally pick a color: Orange (the default), Yellow, Green, Blue or Pink. 3. Click **Highlight**. ## Comment on text 1. Select text on a page. 2. Optionally pick a color. 3. Click **Comment**. 4. Type your comment in "Add a comment…". 5. Click **Save**, or **Cancel** to discard it. ## Send a passage to Research in Formation 1. Select text on a page. 2. Click **RIF it** ("Save to Research in Formation"). 3. The **Add to Research in Formation** dialog opens with the quoted text and page number. Add it to an existing research object, or create a new one. The passage becomes evidence with the origin "PDF reader". See [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md). ## Change a color or remove an annotation 1. Right-click a highlight on the page, or right-click its entry in the **Annotations** panel. 2. Click a color to change it, or click **Erase** (for a highlight) or **Delete** (for a comment). Removing a highlight or comment also deletes the note it created. ## Where your annotations are saved Each highlight and comment becomes a note attached to the publication. | You make | Note title | Note text | |---|---|---| | A highlight | "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*" | The quoted text, then the publication title and page | | A comment | "Comment (p. *N*) — *Title*" | The quoted text, your comment, then the publication title and page | You find these notes: - In the **Notes** tab, where highlights are orange and comments green by default. See [Notes](../notes/notes.md). - In the PDF viewer's **Annotations** panel, with page numbers. Click an entry to jump to it. - In any chat about the publication. The assistant reads your newest 25 notes on it. See [Attachments and what the assistant sees](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). Deleting one of these notes in the **Notes** tab also removes its highlight from the PDF. :::note The colored marks on the PDF page are stored in your current browser. The notes are saved to the project. In another browser or on another device you still see the notes, but the marks don't appear on the page. Clearing your browser's site data removes the marks, not the notes. ::: ## Download with your annotations Click the download button in the viewer's toolbar. When a PDF has annotations, the download includes your highlights on every page and a summary page of all quotes and comments. See [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md). ## Tips - Select text within one page. For a passage that runs onto the next page, highlight each part. - Use colors for your own system, for example yellow for methods and green for findings. Colors are for you; they don't change how notes are filed. - To recolor the notes themselves, use **Note colors** in the **Notes** tab. ## Troubleshooting - **The Highlight menu doesn't appear.** Make sure you dragged over text. A scanned PDF without a text layer has no text to select. - **My highlights are missing on another computer.** The marks are stored per browser. Your highlight notes are still in the **Notes** tab. - **The Annotations panel says "Select text in the PDF to highlight it or leave a comment."** This PDF has no annotations in this browser yet. ## FAQ ### Where do my highlights go? Into the project's **Notes** tab as notes titled "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*", attached to the publication. ### Can my collaborators see my highlights? Highlights become notes, and notes are private to you by default, even in a shared project. ### Does removing a highlight delete its note? Yes. Erasing a highlight deletes its note, and deleting the note removes the highlight. ### Can I highlight a scanned PDF? Only if it has selectable text. If you can't select text in it, upload a version with a text layer. ## Related - [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md) - [Notes](../notes/notes.md) - [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](../../use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/pdfs/smarterpdf Status: upcoming Description: SmarterPDF will turn a publication's PDF into clean, page-by-page text and tables for reading, annotating and chatting. Coming soon. # SmarterPDF :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** When it launches, SmarterPDF will convert a publication's PDF, page by page, into clean text and tables that you can read in the PDF viewer. You'll switch to it with a **SmarterPDF** button in the viewer's toolbar. The research assistant will read the SmarterPDF version instead of the PDF's plain text and cite page numbers from it. ## How it will work 1. When a PDF is fetched or uploaded, SciNodes will convert it in the background. PDFs that are already stored will convert the first time you open them or chat about them. 2. Open the PDF with **View PDF**. While conversion runs, the **SmarterPDF** button will show a spinner and the tooltip "Converting to SmarterPDF…". 3. When it's done, you'll see "SmarterPDF ready." 4. Click **SmarterPDF** ("Read as SmarterPDF (text and tables; figures are not included)") to read the converted text. Your place in the PDF will be kept. 5. Click **SmarterPDF** again ("Back to the PDF pages") to return to the original pages. Zoom will work in both views. A page with no text will show "No text on this page." ## Annotations in both views - **Highlight**, **Comment** and **RIF it** will work in the SmarterPDF view just as they do on PDF pages. - A highlight made in one view will also appear in the other. - If SciNodes can't find a passage in the other view, it will still be listed in the **Annotations** panel, with the tooltip "Could not locate this passage on the page". - Note titles will stay the same: "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*". ## SmarterPDF in chats - Chats will read the SmarterPDF version of a publication's full text, including its tables, and cite its page numbers. - A chat's **About** panel will show "SmarterPDF in view" for that publication. - Chats that already include the publication will switch over on their next message. You won't need to do anything. - A side-panel chat will tell you up front, for example: "I can see its abstract, and I will read the SmarterPDF (its text and tables) when you send a message." ## Limits | Limit | Details | |---|---| | Text and tables only | Headings aren't kept, and figures aren't included | | No OCR | Scanned PDFs without a text layer can't be converted. Retry won't help. | | Publication PDFs only | Files attached to a chat won't be converted | | Large PDFs | A very large PDF may fail to convert | Converted text will follow the same privacy rules as the PDF. SmarterPDF of your private upload will be available only to you. ## If conversion fails The **SmarterPDF** button will stay disabled, and its tooltip will say "SmarterPDF could not be made for this PDF: *reason*". | Reason | What it means | Retry? | |---|---|---| | "no extractable text (scanned?)" | The PDF is a scanned image | No. Upload a PDF with selectable text. | | "the PDF is too large" | The file is too big to convert | No | | "the stored file is not a PDF" | The stored file isn't a valid PDF | No. Replace the PDF. | | "conversion failed" | Something went wrong while converting | Yes, when a **Retry** button appears | | "the stored file changed while it was being converted" | The PDF was replaced during conversion | Yes, when a **Retry** button appears | When retrying can help, a **Retry** button ("Try converting this PDF again") will appear next to the toggle. Other messages you may see: - "SmarterPDF is not available on this server." - "No PDF is stored for this publication any more, so it cannot be converted." - "Could not start the SmarterPDF conversion. Please try again." ## FAQ ### When will SmarterPDF be available? No date has been announced. This page will be updated when it launches. ### Will SmarterPDF change my PDF? No. The original PDF stays as it is, and you'll be able to switch back to it at any time. ### Will my existing highlights still work? Yes. Highlights and comments will carry across both views, and they'll stay saved as notes. ### Why won't my PDF convert? The most common reason will be a scanned PDF with no text layer. Upload a version with selectable text. ## Related - [PDF viewer](pdf-viewer.md) - [Highlights and comments](highlights-and-comments.md) - [Attachments and what the assistant sees](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md) - [What's coming](../../reference/whats-coming.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/notes/ Status: live Description: Write and organize Markdown notes in a SciNodes project: sticky notes and graph views, folders, colors, what each note is attached to, and who sees it. # Notes **In short:** The **Notes** tab holds your project's Markdown notes. See them as **Sticky notes**, one folder at a time, or as a **Graph** of the whole note tree. Notes you write from a map, a publication or a chat stay attached to it, and PDF highlights and comments become notes automatically. Your notes are private to you by default, even in a shared project. ## Open the Notes tab Open a project and click the **Notes** tab. It's the notes icon near the right end of the tab bar. ## Create a note 1. In the **Notes** tab, click **New Note** in the left sidebar. In an empty project, click the **New Note** tile. 2. Type a title over "Untitled Note". 3. Write the note. It saves automatically, and the header shows "Edited *time*". Other ways to create a note: | From | Click | The note is attached to | |---|---|---| | A publication in the Library | **Write note** | The publication | | A selected node, edge or cluster on a map | **Write Note** | That map element | | A PDF | **Highlight** or **Comment** | The publication | | The **Overview** tab | **New Note** | Nothing | | Quick Notes | **Move to a project** | Nothing | When an item already has a note, the button changes to **Open Note** (or **Open note**). For writing and formatting, see [Note editor](note-editor.md). ## Sticky notes and Graph views Switch views with the two buttons next to "Search notes…". | View | What it shows | |---|---| | **Sticky notes** | The notes and folders in the current folder as post-its. The path above them starts at **All notes**; click a part of the path to go back up. | | **Graph** | The whole note tree at once: the project in the center, folders on the inner rings and notes on the outside. A legend shows Note, Comment, Highlight and Folder. Click a note to open it. | ## Search notes Type in "Search notes…". The search looks through every folder at once. If nothing matches, you see "No notes match "*text*"". ## Organize notes in folders - **Create a folder:** click **New Folder** in the left sidebar. It's created in the folder you have open ("New Folder in *name*" or "New Folder at the top level"). - **Folder actions:** right-click a folder on the board for **Rename folder**, **Change icon**, **Move to** and **Delete folder**. In the sidebar, the ⋯ button (**Folder actions**) offers **Rename**, **New subfolder** and **Delete**. - **Move a note:** right-click its post-it or use its ⋯ button (**Note actions**), choose **Move to**, then pick a folder, or **Unfile** to move it to the top level. - **Drag and drop:** drag post-its or sidebar rows onto a folder or a part of the path. If dragging doesn't work, click the padlock at the bottom of the sidebar to unlock notes. Deleting a folder also deletes its subfolders. Notes inside are moved out (unfiled), not deleted. This can't be undone. ## See what a note is attached to Open a note and click **Sources** in its header. The bar shows the map, node, edge, cluster or publication the note belongs to, and any chats linked to it. Click one to go there. ## Note colors 1. In the **Notes** tab, click **Note colors** at the bottom of the left sidebar. 2. Choose a color for each kind of note: **Notes** ("Hand-written notes"), **Comments** ("From PDF comments") and **Highlights** ("From PDF highlights"). 3. Click **Save**. By default notes are yellow, comments green and highlights orange. Colors are set per project and saved in your current browser. ## Delete a note 1. Open the note and click the bin icon (**Delete note**), or right-click its post-it and choose **Delete note**. 2. In the "Delete this note?" dialog, click **Delete note**. This can't be undone. Deleting a highlight or comment note also removes its mark from the PDF. ## Download a note Open the note and click **Download as Markdown** in the header. You get a .md file you can open in any text editor. ## Who can see your notes Notes are private to their author by default, even in a shared project. When a note by another member is visible to you, it's read-only, and its menu says "Shared by another member — read-only". ## Troubleshooting - **"Shared by another member — read-only"** Only the note's author can edit, move or delete it. - **"No folders yet"** or **"Nowhere else to move it"** under **Move to**. There's no other folder to move to. Create one with **New Folder**. - **My note colors reset on another computer.** Colors are saved per browser. Set them again there. - **I can't drag notes between folders.** Notes are locked. Click the padlock at the bottom of the sidebar. ## FAQ ### Can my collaborators read my notes? Not by default. Notes are private to the person who wrote them, even in a shared project. ### Where are my PDF highlights? In the **Notes** tab, as notes titled "Highlight (p. *N*) — *Title*", orange by default. See [Highlights and comments](../pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md). ### Can I download all my notes at once? No. Download one note at a time with **Download as Markdown**. ### Does the research assistant read my notes? Yes, in chats about the item a note is attached to. It reads your newest 25 notes on each item. See [Attachments and what the assistant sees](../research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Related - [Note editor](note-editor.md) - [Quick notes](quick-notes.md) - [Highlights and comments](../pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md) - [Research in Formation](../research-in-formation.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/notes/note-editor Status: live Description: Write notes in Markdown: switch between Editor and MD views, use the Format bar, check grammar with AI, indent lists and download a .md file. # Note editor **In short:** SciNodes notes are Markdown. Write in the **Editor** view with formatting buttons, or switch to **MD** to edit the raw Markdown. Click **Format** to show the formatting bar, use **Grammar** to have AI suggest corrections, and click **Download as Markdown** to save a .md file. Notes save automatically. The same editor is used for project notes, quick notes and Working Notes in Research in Formation. ## Write a note 1. Open a note, or create one with **New Note** in the **Notes** tab. 2. Click the title (placeholder "Untitled Note") and type a name. The ".md" after it is a reminder that the note is a Markdown file. 3. Click in the body ("Start writing…") and type. 4. SciNodes saves as you type. The header shows "Edited *time*". ## Editor and MD views Switch with the **Editor** / **MD** buttons in the note's header. | View | What you see | Best for | |---|---|---| | **Editor** | Formatted text, like a word processor | Everyday writing with the Format bar | | **MD** | The raw Markdown ("Markdown source…") | Pasting Markdown, fixing formatting by hand | ## The Format bar In the **Editor** view, click **Format** to show or hide the bar. Select text first, or place the cursor where you want to start. | Button | Does | |---|---| | **H1**, **H2**, **H3** | Heading 1, 2 or 3 | | **B** | Bold | | **i** | Italic | | **U** | Underline | | **S** | Strikethrough | | X² | Superscript | | X₂ | Subscript | | Code icon | Inline code | | List icons | Bulleted list, Numbered list | | Quote icon | Blockquote | | Code block icon | Code block | | Link icon | Link | The **Sources** bar and the Format bar share the same strip, so opening one closes the other. ## Indent and outdent Press `Tab` to indent and `Shift` + `Tab` to outdent. Inside a list, this nests or un-nests the list item. Elsewhere, `Tab` inserts spaces. `Tab` doesn't move you out of the editor. ## Check grammar 1. In the **Editor** view, click **Format**. 2. Click **Grammar**. It shows "Checking…" while it works. 3. Suggestions are underlined in your note, and the bar says "*N* suggestions — select underlined text to review." 4. Click an underlined phrase. A box shows the original, the suggested replacement and an explanation. 5. Click **Accept** or **Reject**. Click **Accept all** to take every remaining suggestion. To check and apply every suggestion in one go, click **Auto-accept** ("Check grammar and accept every suggestion") instead of **Grammar**. Grammar checking is an AI feature and uses your weekly credits. It checks notes up to 12,000 characters. ## Undo and redo In the **Notes** tab, the undo and redo buttons in the header step back and forward through your edits to the open note. When there's nothing to step back to, the tooltip says "Nothing to undo in this note". ## Download as Markdown Click **Download as Markdown** (the download icon in the header) to save the open note as a .md file. ## Troubleshooting - **"Write something first to check its grammar."** The note is empty. Add text and try again. - **"Check a shorter note (up to 12,000 characters)."** Split the note, or check one part at a time. - **"No grammar changes suggested."** The checker found nothing to fix. - **"Suggestions could not be placed within this note’s formatting."** The checker had suggestions but couldn't match them to your text, often because of formatting. Try the **MD** view, simplify the formatting, and check again. - **"Your AI credit limit has been reached."** Your weekly credits are used up. See [Credits and usage](../../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **"Could not check grammar. Try again."** Click **Grammar** again. - **The Format button is missing.** You're in the **MD** view. Switch to **Editor**. ## FAQ ### Do I need to know Markdown? No. Use the **Editor** view and the **Format** bar. SciNodes writes the Markdown for you. ### Can I edit a note written by someone else? No. Notes from other members are read-only. ### Does grammar checking change my note without asking? Only if you click **Auto-accept**. **Grammar** marks suggestions and waits for you to accept or reject each one. ### Can I open the downloaded note in Word? The download is a plain Markdown (.md) file. Any text editor opens it, and many writing tools can import Markdown. ## Related - [Notes](notes.md) - [Quick notes](quick-notes.md) - [Write with citations](../../use-cases/write-with-citations.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](../../reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/notes/quick-notes Status: live Description: Jot down Markdown notes that don't belong to a project yet, find them in Quick Notes, and move a note into a project when it's ready. # Quick notes **In short:** Quick notes are Markdown notes that don't belong to any project. Click **Quick Note** in the left sidebar to start one. To see them all, click the arrow next to it and choose **View Quick Notes**. When a note belongs somewhere, use **Move to a project**. ## Write a quick note 1. Click **Quick Note** in the left sidebar. The **Quick Note** page opens. 2. Type a title in the header over "Untitled Note". 3. Write in the editor. Use **Format**, **Editor** and **MD** as in any note. See [Note editor](note-editor.md). 4. The note saves automatically. The header shows "Edited *time*". 5. Optional: click **Download as Markdown** in the header to save a .md file. ## See all your quick notes 1. Click the arrow next to **Quick Note** in the left sidebar (**Note options**). 2. Click **View Quick Notes**. From an open quick note you can also click **View all quick notes** in the header. 3. The list shows each note's name and when it was last edited. Click a note to open it. 4. To start another note, click **+** (**New quick note**) next to **Quick Notes** in the header. ## Move a quick note into a project 1. In the Quick Notes list, click the move icon (**Move to a project**) on the note's row. 2. Pick a project. "It leaves Quick Notes and lives under that project." 3. You see "Note moved to the project." The note now appears in that project's **Notes** tab, at the top level. It stays private to you. Legacy (archived) projects aren't offered. Click **Cancel** to close the project list without moving. ## Delete a quick note In the Quick Notes list, click the bin icon (**Delete note**) on the note's row. The note is deleted right away, with no confirmation step. ## Quick notes compared with project notes | | Quick note | Project note | |---|---|---| | Belongs to a project | No | Yes | | Folders, colors, Graph view | No | Yes | | Attached to a publication or map element | No | Can be | | Read by the research assistant | No | Yes, in chats about what it's attached to | | Editor, Format bar, Download as Markdown | Yes | Yes | ## Tips - Use quick notes for ideas you have before a project exists, then move them in. - Quick notes keep the default note color. Project color settings don't apply to them. ## Troubleshooting - **"No projects to move it to yet."** You have no active projects. Create a project, then move the note. - **"No quick notes yet."** You haven't written any. Click **Quick Note** to start. - **"Could not reach the server."** Check your connection and try again. - **I don't see Quick Note in the sidebar.** On your first visit, before you have any projects, the sidebar shows fewer links. Create a project and it appears. ## FAQ ### Can collaborators see my quick notes? No. Quick notes are private. After you move one into a shared project, it stays private to you. ### Can I move a quick note back out of a project? No. Once it's in a project, it's managed in that project's **Notes** tab. ### Can I undo deleting a quick note? No. Deleting from the Quick Notes list is immediate. Download a copy first if you might need it. ## Related - [Notes](notes.md) - [Note editor](note-editor.md) - [Quick Chat](../research-assistant/quick-chat.md) - [Interface tour](../../getting-started/interface-tour.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/research-in-formation Status: live Description: Collect evidence from PDFs, maps, chats and your library into research objects, arrange them by importance, link them and write Working Notes. # Research in Formation **In short:** Research in Formation (RIF) is where you build your argument. Click **RIF it** on a PDF passage, map node, chat reply or publication to save it as evidence in a research object, such as a concept, theory, method or publication. Then open the **Research in Formation** tab to arrange objects as **Focus**, **Secondary** or **Background**, link them, and turn one into a Working Note. ## Key terms | Term | Meaning | |---|---| | Research object | One idea or entity you're tracking. Types: Publication, Author, Concept, Theory, Method, Journal, Institution, Country. | | Evidence | Material attached to an object: a highlight, quote, comment, AI response or cited publication, with where it came from | | Hierarchy | How central an object is: **Focus**, **Secondary** or **Background** | | Pending review | Objects you saved for later instead of adding to the stage | Research objects belong to the project, so every project member sees them. ## Save evidence with RIF it | Where | How | Origin shown | |---|---|---| | PDF viewer | Select text → **RIF it** | PDF reader | | Map | Select a node → **RIF it** | Research map | | Chat | Hover over an assistant reply → **RIF it** | AI chat | | Library | Publication details → **RIF it** (it then shows **RIFfed!**), or the ⋯ menu → **RIF** | Library | | Research in Formation tab | **New Research Object** in the left sidebar | Added by hand | ## Add to an object or create one 1. Click **RIF it**. The **Add to Research in Formation** dialog shows the captured material, where it came from and its page. 2. To add it to an existing object, type in **Search existing Research Objects** ("Search by title…") and click the object. You see "Evidence attached to "*title*"". 3. To make a new object, click **+ Create New Research Object**: - **Title**: type a name. For text you captured, SciNodes may suggest a title and type ("suggesting…"). - **Object type** (required): pick one of the eight types. - **Hierarchy**: **Focus**, **Secondary** or **Background**. 4. Click **Create Research Object** to put it on the stage, or **Save for Review** to decide later. "The material above is attached as evidence automatically." Click **Back** to return to the search step. ## Arrange objects on the stage 1. Open the **Research in Formation** tab. 2. Pick a view with the buttons at the top left: **Concentric circle view**, **Box view** or **Pyramid view**. Only the shape changes; objects keep their places and levels. 3. Drag an object's card into another band to change its level. Focus is the center (or top), Background the outside (or bottom). To change the colors of object types, click **Object colors** in the left sidebar. Colors are saved per project in your current browser. ## Review pending objects 1. Click **Pending review** at the top of the stage. The number shows how many are waiting. 2. Click **Review** on an object. The "Review Research Object" dialog opens. 3. Edit the title, type and level, then click **Create Research Object**, or **Save for Review** to keep it pending. 4. To throw it away, click **Discard**, then **Really discard?**. ## The Research Record Click an object on the stage to open its **Research Record** on the right. | Part | What you can do | |---|---| | Title | Click to edit | | **Type** | Click the type to change it | | **Hierarchy** | Switch between **Focus**, **Secondary** and **Background** | | **Origin** | Where the object came from, and the date it was added | | **Cite this publication** | Shown when a publication is behind the object. Opens the Cite dialog. | | **Expand into Working Note** | Opens the object's Working Note | | **Evidence** | Each item shows its kind (Highlight, Annotation, Comment, Quote, AI response or Cited publication), its origin and page. Remove one with **✕**. | | **Linked objects** | Link another object with **Link an object…**. Remove a link with **✕**. | | **Linked from** | Objects that link to this one | | **Delete research object** | Click twice ("Really delete? Evidence goes too.") | ## Write a Working Note 1. In the **Research Record**, click **Expand into Working Note**. 2. A full-page editor opens, labeled **Working Note** with the object's type. It works like the note editor. See [Note editor](notes/note-editor.md). 3. To link another object, type `[[` and the start of its title, then pick it from the **Link:** suggestions. The linked object lists this one under **Linked from**. 4. Click a linked title in the note to open that object. 5. Click **Back to workspace** when you're done. ## Tips - Use **Save for Review** while you're reading, then sort pending objects in one sitting. - Put your main research question's concepts in **Focus** and supporting work in **Secondary**. - Cite straight from an object with **Cite this publication**. See [Citations and reference styles](citations-and-reference-styles.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"Another research object already has this name"** Choose a different title, or search for the existing object and add the evidence to it. - **"Could not save the research object"** or **"Could not attach the evidence"** Try again. Check your connection if it keeps failing. - **"No matching research objects in this project."** Nothing matches your search. Create a new object instead. - **"This working note could not be loaded."** Click **Try again**. - **"No research object with this title yet"** The linked title in your Working Note doesn't match any object. Check the spelling, or create the object. ## FAQ ### What's the difference between a note and a research object? A note is free writing attached to one item. A research object collects evidence from many places, has a type and level, and links to other objects. ### Can my collaborators see my research objects? Yes. Research objects belong to the project and every member sees them. ### Does Research in Formation use AI credits? Title and type suggestions in the dialog do. They appear as "Research object suggestions" on the **Usage limits** page. Everything else is free. ### Can one passage be evidence for two objects? Yes. Click **RIF it** again on the same passage and add it to the second object. ## Related - [Highlights and comments](pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md) - [Chats with the research assistant](research-assistant/chats.md) - [Notes](notes/notes.md) - [Read, annotate and collect evidence](../use-cases/read-annotate-and-collect-evidence.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/citations-and-reference-styles Status: live Description: Cite publications in 81 citation styles, copy in-text citations and reference lists, download .txt, .rtf, .bib or .ris, and set your default style. # Citations and reference styles **In short:** Select publications in the **Library** and click **Cite these N publications**, or click **Cite** on one publication. In the Cite dialog, pick one of 81 citation styles (APA 7th edition is the default), copy the in-text citation and the reference list, or **Download** them as .txt, .rtf, .bib or .ris. You can cite up to 200 publications at a time. ## Open the Cite dialog | From | Click | |---|---| | Library, with publications selected | **Cite these N publications** in the selection bar | | Library, a publication's ⋯ menu | **Cite this** | | Publication details (Library or a map's publication window) | **Cite** | | Research in Formation, an object's Research Record | **Cite this publication** | The dialog's title reads "Cite this publication" or "Cite *N* publications". ## Cite publications 1. Open the Cite dialog. 2. Choose a **Style** from the list. Styles are grouped, as in the full list below. 3. Read the preview. It shows the **In-text citation** and the **Reference** (or **References**). For note styles, the sections are **Footnote** and **Bibliography**. 4. Click **Copy** next to a section. The button briefly shows "Copied". Formatting such as italics comes along when you paste into a word processor. 5. To save a file, click the **Download** button, for example **Download .txt**. To choose another format, click the arrow next to it (**Choose a download format**). If you pick a style that isn't your default, the dialog says "Applies here only — your default stays *style*." with a **Change the default** link. ## Download formats | Format | File | Contains | |---|---|---| | Plain text | .txt | The in-text citation and the reference list, in the chosen style | | Rich text | .rtf | The same, with formatting such as italics, for word processors | | BibTeX | .bib | The publications' data, for LaTeX and reference managers | | RIS | .ris | The publications' data, for reference managers such as Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote | BibTeX and RIS files carry publication data, not a style. The dialog remembers the format you used last. Files are named after the publication and style, for example *author*-*year*-apa.txt, or references-*N*-apa.txt for several publications. ## Set your default style 1. Open the user menu and click **User Preferences**. 2. Click **Reference style**. 3. Type in "Find a style…" or scroll the groups. 4. Click a style. It's saved to your account and follows you to every device. Each style shows how it cites in the text: Author–date, Numeric, Notes or Author–page. The Cite dialog always opens in your default style. ## Limits - Up to 200 publications per citation. With more selected, the Library's cite button is disabled; select fewer. If more than 200 reach the dialog another way, it says "Citing the first 200 of *N* selected publications." - Formatting uses citeproc-js with styles from the CSL project. ## All 81 styles ### General & cross-disciplinary (19) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | APA 7th edition (default) | Author–date | | APA 6th edition | Author–date | | MLA 9th edition | Author–page | | MLA 8th edition | Author–page | | Chicago 17th (author–date) | Author–date | | Chicago 17th (notes and bibliography) | Notes | | Chicago 17th (full notes) | Notes | | Turabian 9th (author–date) | Author–date | | Turabian 9th (notes) | Notes | | Harvard (Cite Them Right) | Author–date | | IEEE | Numeric | | Vancouver | Numeric | | Vancouver (superscript) | Numeric | | CSE name–year | Author–date | | CSE citation–sequence | Numeric | | CSE citation–name | Numeric | | MHRA 4th edition | Notes | | ISO 690 (author–date) | Author–date | | ISO 690 (numeric) | Numeric | ### Life sciences & medicine (18) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | Nature | Numeric | | Science | Numeric | | Cell | Author–date | | The Lancet | Numeric | | BMJ | Numeric | | AMA 11th edition | Numeric | | NLM | Numeric | | New England Journal of Medicine | Numeric | | PLOS | Numeric | | PNAS | Numeric | | BioMed Central | Numeric | | Frontiers | Author–date | | Ecology (ESA) | Author–date | | Journal of Neuroscience | Author–date | | ASM | Numeric | | AACR | Numeric | | Journal of Biological Chemistry | Numeric | | Annual Reviews | Author–date | ### Physical sciences & mathematics (11) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | ACS | Numeric | | Royal Society of Chemistry | Numeric | | AIP | Numeric | | APS | Numeric | | IOP | Numeric | | AMS | Numeric | | SIAM | Numeric | | AGU | Author–date | | Geological Society of America | Author–date | | American Meteorological Society | Author–date | | Copernicus Publications | Author–date | ### Engineering & computing (5) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | ACM | Numeric | | ACM SIG Proceedings | Numeric | | ASCE | Author–date | | ASME | Numeric | | AIAA | Numeric | ### Social sciences (5) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | ASA 7th edition | Author–date | | APSA | Author–date | | AAA | Author–date | | American Economic Association | Author–date | | Unified Style Sheet for Linguistics | Author–date | ### Humanities & law (3) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | OSCOLA 4th edition | Notes | | Bluebook 21st edition | Notes | | SBL 2nd edition | Notes | ### Publisher house styles (15) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | Elsevier Harvard | Author–date | | Elsevier Vancouver | Numeric | | Elsevier (numeric, with titles) | Numeric | | Springer Basic (author–date) | Author–date | | Springer Basic (numeric) | Numeric | | Springer Vancouver | Numeric | | Taylor & Francis Chicago (author–date) | Author–date | | Taylor & Francis NLM | Numeric | | SAGE Harvard | Author–date | | SAGE Vancouver | Numeric | | Emerald Harvard | Author–date | | Oxford University Press (HumSoc) | Notes | | Cambridge University Press (author–date) | Author–date | | Cambridge University Press (notes) | Notes | | MDPI | Numeric | ### National standards (5) | Style | In the text | |---|---| | ABNT NBR 6023 (Brazil) | Author–date | | GOST R 7.0.5-2008 (Russia) | Numeric | | DIN 1505-2 (Germany) | Author–date | | GB/T 7714-2015 (author–date) | Author–date | | GB/T 7714-2015 (numeric) | Numeric | ## Troubleshooting - **The Cite button in the Library is greyed out.** More than 200 publications are selected. Select 200 or fewer. - **"*N* publications could not be formatted in this style."** Some publications are missing data the style needs. Check their details, or try another style. - **"This style has no bibliography section — the footnote is the full reference."** That's how this note style works. Copy the **Footnote** section. - **The dialog shows an error with "Try again".** Formatting failed. Click **Try again**. - **"Could not copy to the clipboard."** Your browser blocked clipboard access. Allow it, or use **Download** instead. - **"That change could not be saved. Your previous style is still in effect."** Your default style didn't save. Try again on the **Reference style** page. ## FAQ ### Does changing the style in the Cite dialog change my default? No. It applies to that dialog only. Change the default under **User Preferences** → **Reference style**. ### How do I get citations into Word or Google Docs? Click **Copy** and paste, which keeps formatting such as italics. Or download a .rtf file and open it in your word processor. ### How do I move publications into Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote? Download a .ris or .bib file from the Cite dialog and import it into your reference manager. ### Can I add a citation style that isn't listed? No. SciNodes offers the 81 styles listed on this page. ## Related - [Write with citations](../use-cases/write-with-citations.md) - [Searching and filtering](library/searching-and-filtering.md) - [Research in Formation](research-in-formation.md) - [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/translation Status: live Description: Translate a publication's title and abstract, read term definitions and map explanations in your language, and set the assistant's reply language. # Translation and languages **In short:** SciNodes can translate a publication's title and abstract into English or into your explainer language. The original stays untouched and translations are marked "Machine translation". Term definitions and map explanations follow your **Explainer language**, and chat replies follow your **Assistant language**. Both offer 20 languages. The interface itself stays in English. ## What can appear in another language | What | Language comes from | Where to change it | |---|---|---| | A publication's title and abstract | The language buttons in its details | Per publication | | Term definitions on maps | **Explainer language**, with an **EN** toggle | **User Preferences** → **Explainer language** | | Map explainer walkthroughs | **Explainer language** | **User Preferences** → **Explainer language** | | Research assistant replies | **Assistant language**, or a chat's own language | **User Preferences** → **Assistant language**, or the language button in a chat | | Menus, buttons and messages | English only | — | Your publications always stay in the language they were published in. Translations are shown alongside them; nothing in your library is changed. ## Translate a publication 1. In the **Library**, click a publication to open its details. A publication window on a map works too. 2. Find the language buttons near the title: - **Original**: the publication as published. - **English**: shown when the publication isn't in English. - Your explainer language: shown when it isn't English and differs from the publication's language. 3. Click a language. "Translating…" shows while it works. 4. The translated title and abstract appear with "Machine translation from *language*". 5. Click **Original** to go back. If the only option would be **Original**, for example an English publication with English as your explainer language, the buttons don't appear. Translation is an AI feature and uses your weekly credits. A translation someone has already made is cached and free, and the cache is shared with everyone who can read the publication. ## Read term definitions in your language 1. On a keyword or term map, click a term to select it. 2. Open **Definition** in the selection panel. 3. A badge says whether the definition is "In this project" or "General". 4. If your explainer language isn't English, switch between **EN** and your language with the toggle above the definition. ## Set your explainer language 1. Open the user menu and click **User Preferences**. 2. Click **Explainer language**. 3. Pick a language. In this list, English appears as "English Only". "The language SciNodes explains itself in." It's saved to your account and follows you to every device. ## Set the assistant's reply language 1. Open **User Preferences** → **Assistant language** and pick a language. Every new chat starts in it. 2. To use a different language in one chat, click the language button next to the chat's message box and pick one. Choose **Use my preference** to go back. See [Mentions and reply language](research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md). ## The 20 languages English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, French, Malay, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Assamese, Malayalam, Sinhala and Konkani. Pickers show each language in its own script, for example Español or தமிழ், with the English name underneath. ## Troubleshooting - **"Could not translate this publication."** Click **Retry**. - **"Weekly complex compute budget spent. Resumes *day* at 00:00 UTC."** Your weekly credits are used up. Translations already made still show. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). - **No language buttons in the publication details.** The publication is in English and your explainer language is English, so there's nothing to translate to. Set a different explainer language to translate into it. - **"That change could not be saved. Your previous language is still in effect."** Your preference didn't save. Try again. ## FAQ ### Does translation change the publication in my library? No. The original title and abstract stay as they are. The translation is shown only while you have that language selected. ### Can I translate the full text or PDF? No. Translation covers the title and abstract. ### Can I use the SciNodes interface in my language? No. The interface is English only. Explanations, definitions, translations and chat replies are available in 20 languages. ### Why can my explainer and assistant languages differ? They're separate settings, so you can, for example, read map explanations in English and chat in Spanish. ## Related - [Research in another language](../use-cases/research-in-another-language.md) - [Mentions and reply language](research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md) - [Publication details](library/publication-details.md) - [Preferences](../account/preferences.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/collaboration Status: live Description: Invite colleagues to a SciNodes project as Editor or Viewer, change roles, remove people or leave, and see what collaborators can and can't see. # Share a project with collaborators **In short:** To share a project, open **Project Settings** (the gear icon), type a colleague's email under **Collaborators**, choose **Editor** or **Viewer**, and click **Send invite**. Only the project's owner can share it, and the person must already have a SciNodes account. They get access straight away, and the project appears under **Shared** in their sidebar. ## Invite a collaborator 1. Open the project and click the gear icon to open **Project Settings**. 2. Under **Collaborators**, type the person's email in "Invite by email...". 3. Choose **Editor** or **Viewer** from the list next to it. 4. Click **Send invite**. The button shows "Sharing…". 5. You see "Shared with *email*." and the person appears in the member list. Use the email address the person's SciNodes account is registered with. If they don't have an account yet, ask them to create one at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) first. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). ## Roles | Can… | Owner | Editor | Viewer | |---|---|---|---| | Open the project and read everything shared in it | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Change content (publications, maps, research objects) | Yes | Yes | No | | Rename the project and edit its details | Yes | Yes | No | | Invite people, change roles, remove members | Yes | No | No | | Archive, restore or delete the project | Yes | No | No | | Leave the project | No | Yes | Yes | A project has exactly one owner. Ownership can't be transferred. ## Change a role or remove someone Only the owner can do this, in **Project Settings** → **Collaborators**: - **Change a role:** choose **Editor** or **Viewer** in the list next to the person's name. It changes immediately. - **Remove someone:** click **×** (**Remove member**) next to their name. They lose access immediately. There's no confirmation step. ## Leave a project shared with you 1. Open the project and click the gear icon. 2. Under **Collaborators**, click **×** (**Remove member**) next to your own name. You lose access straight away. The owner can invite you again later. The owner can't leave their own project; they can archive or delete it instead. ## What collaborators see | Shared with all members | Private to each person | |---|---| | The project's corpus (the publications in the **Library**) | Chats with the research assistant | | Saved maps | Unsaved draft maps | | Research objects in **Research in Formation** | Notes, by default | | The project's activity history | Corpus folders, including **My references** | | Each member's name, email and photo | Uploaded PDFs | The **Overview** tab's **Recent Activity** (and **View all activity**) shows who changed what. Changes that were undone are marked "undone". ## Coming soon - Inviting collaborators and assigning a lab from the New Project wizard (coming soon). See [Lab spaces](lab.md). - Share links for single maps (coming soon). Today, share the whole project or export the map. See [Sharing maps](maps/sharing-maps.md). - Team relevance and recency scores for publications (coming soon). See [Relevance and recency](relevance-and-recency.md). ## Troubleshooting - **"No user with that email in your workspace."** No SciNodes account uses that email. Check the address, or ask the person to sign up first. - **"This person is already a member."** They already have access. Change their role in the list instead. - **"Only the project owner can share this project."** Only the owner can invite people. Ask the owner. - **"Enter a valid email address."** Check the email for typos. - **"Only the project owner can remove members."** or **"Only the project owner can change member roles."** Ask the owner to make the change. - **"That person is no longer a member."** Someone already removed them. Reload the page. - **"Could not reach the server."** Check your connection and try again. ## FAQ ### Can I share a project with someone who has no SciNodes account? No. They need an account first. Once they've signed up, invite them by the email they used. ### Can an Editor invite other people? No. Only the owner can invite people, change roles and remove members. ### Can my collaborators read my chats and notes? No. Chats are always private. Notes are private to their author by default, even in a shared project. ### Can I transfer ownership of a project? No. A project keeps the owner who created it. ## Related - [Project settings](projects/project-settings.md) - [Work with your team](../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) - [Project overview](projects/project-overview.md) - [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/relevance-and-recency Status: upcoming Description: How SciNodes will score each publication in a project by team engagement (relevance) and by how recently anyone used it (recency). Coming soon. # Relevance and recency :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** When it launches, every publication in a project will carry two scores. **Relevance** grows each time a project member works with the publication, for example opening it, filing it or highlighting it. **Recency** shows how recently anyone did, fading by half every 30 days. Both are team scores, shared by everyone in the project, and only project members will see them. ## How relevance will work Relevance is a running total. Each interaction adds points, and the total only goes up. | What a project member does | Points added | |---|---| | Adds the publication on purpose, for example by DOI, from a reference file, or by copying it from another project | 1 | | The publication arrives in a batch, for example from a catalog search, a seed or corpus expansion, or adding cited publications from a map node | 0.5 | | Files it into one of their folders | 2 | | Opens its details | 1 | | Opens its PDF | 1.5 | | Annotates it: writes a note about it, highlights it, or adds it (or a quote from it) to Research in Formation | 3 | | Comments on it: a PDF comment, or comment evidence in Research in Formation | 3 | These weights are placeholders and may change before launch. A change would affect only points added afterwards. ### Example You add a publication by DOI (1 point), open its details (1), open its PDF (1.5) and highlight a passage (3). Its relevance in the project is 6.5. If a teammate then files it into a folder (2), it rises to 8.5. ## How recency will work Recency measures how long ago anyone last interacted with the publication. It's worked out when you look at it, using the formula `2^(−days since last interaction ÷ 30)`, so it halves every 30 days. | Last interaction | Recency | |---|---| | Today | 1.0 | | 30 days ago | 0.5 | | 60 days ago | 0.25 | | 90 days ago | 0.125 | Any of the interactions in the relevance table resets recency to 1.0. ## Team scores - **Per project.** Scores belong to the project, not to one person. Every member's activity counts toward the same scores. - **Separate projects, separate scores.** Using a publication in one project doesn't change its scores in another. - **Members only.** Only members of the project will see its scores. - **Kept on removal.** If a publication is removed from the corpus, its scores are kept. Undoing the removal brings the publication back with its scores. SciNodes already keeps track of when members last interacted with each publication, which these scores are built from. See [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ## FAQ ### Can a publication's relevance go down? No. Relevance only increases. Recency is the score that fades over time. ### Does opening the same publication several times count each time? Yes. Each time someone opens its details or its PDF, points are added. ### Can people outside the project see these scores? No. Only project members will see them. ### When will relevance and recency be available? No date has been announced. This page will be updated when the scores appear in SciNodes. ## Related - [Share a project with collaborators](collaboration.md) - [Work with your team](../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) - [Searching and filtering](library/searching-and-filtering.md) - [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/features/lab Status: upcoming Description: Lab spaces will give a research group a shared home in SciNodes, with a lab profile, its projects and its members. Coming soon. # Lab spaces :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** When it launches, a lab space will give a research group a shared home in SciNodes: a lab profile, the lab's projects and its member roster. You'll set it up from **My Lab** in the left sidebar. Until then, the **My Lab** page is a preview: what you enter is kept only in your current browser, and the projects and members it shows are samples. To work with colleagues today, share each project with them. See [Share a project with collaborators](collaboration.md). ## How it will work 1. In the left sidebar, under **Labs**, click **My Lab**. 2. On "Create a space for your lab on SciNodes", click **Set up your lab space**. 3. Fill in the form. "Everything here can be changed later from lab settings." | Field | Required | Example | |---|---|---| | **Lab name** | Yes, at least 2 characters | "e.g. Quantum Information Lab" | | **Institution** | Optional | "e.g. ETH Zürich · Department of Physics" | | **Description** | Optional | "What does your group work on?" | | **Research areas** | Optional | Type an area and press `Enter` or click **Add** | | **Lab website** | Optional | `e.g. https://qil.example.edu` | 4. Click **Create lab**. You'll see "Your lab space is ready." 5. The lab page shows the lab's name, institution, website, description and research areas, with **Projects** and **Members** sections. ## Edit or remove a lab space 1. On the lab page, click the gear icon (**Lab settings**). 2. Change the details and click **Save changes**. You'll see "Lab details updated." 3. To remove the lab, click **Remove this lab space…**. Confirm with **Remove**, or click **Keep it**. "Remove this lab space? Your projects and account are not affected." ## What the preview can't do yet | Part | Today | |---|---| | Saving | Kept only in your current browser. Other devices and other people don't see it. | | Projects | Sample projects: "Sample projects — linking your lab’s real projects is on the way." | | Members | A sample roster: "Sample roster — invites open once lab sync ships." | | Inviting members | Not available: "Member invites are coming soon." | | Assigning a project to a lab | Not available in the New Project wizard or in **Project Settings** | ## Troubleshooting - **"Give your lab a name (at least 2 characters)."** Enter a longer lab name. - **"That website address doesn’t look right — check it and try again."** Check the web address, including `https://` at the start. - **My lab is gone on another computer.** The preview is kept only in the browser where you created it. ## FAQ ### Can I share projects with my research group today? Yes. Share each project with your colleagues from **Project Settings** → **Collaborators**. See [Share a project with collaborators](collaboration.md). ### Are the members on my lab page real people from my institution? No. The roster is sample data for the preview. ### Does removing a lab space delete my projects? No. "Your projects and account are not affected." ### When will lab spaces be available? No date has been announced. This page will be updated when lab spaces launch. ## Related - [Share a project with collaborators](collaboration.md) - [Project settings](projects/project-settings.md) - [Work with your team](../use-cases/work-with-your-team.md) - [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/overview Status: live Description: SciVerse is a free public search engine for publications, authors, organizations, journals and conferences, built on OpenAlex. No account needed. # SciVerse: free search for publications and authors **In short:** SciVerse ([sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com)) is a free, public search engine for scholarly publications from SciNodes. Search publications, authors, organizations, journals, conferences and topics. Filter by year, open access, author, organization, topic or venue. Browse ranked lists of the most-cited authors and organizations and of active journals and conferences. The catalog data comes from OpenAlex. You don't need an account. Signing in with your SciNodes account shows every result and lets you add publications to your SciNodes projects. ## What you can do in SciVerse | I want to… | Go to | Guide | |---|---|---| | Search publications, authors, venues or topics | The search box on the home page | [Searching](searching.md) | | Narrow results by year, open access, author or journal | **Filters** on the results page | [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md) | | Find the most-cited authors | **Authors** in the header | [Browsing](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) | | Find the most-cited research organizations | **Organizations** in the header | [Browsing](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) | | Find active journals ranked by citations | **Journals** in the header | [Browsing](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) | | Find active conferences | **Conferences** in the header | [Browsing](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) | | Browse popular research keywords | **Keywords** in the footer | [Keywords](keywords.md) | | Save a publication to a SciNodes project | **Add to SciNodes** on a publication | [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md) | ## Run your first search 1. Go to [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com). The home page says "Explore the scholarly record". 2. Type a term into the box "Search publications, authors, organizations, topics…", for example "mRNA vaccines". 3. Optional: click **Year** to set a range, or **Access** to tick "Open access only". 4. Click **Explore**. 5. On the results page, click a tab such as **Publications** or **Authors** to see one kind of result. 6. Choose **Sort** → **Most cited** to put the most-cited results first. ## Guest or signed in | | Guest | Signed in | |---|---|---| | Search results | First 8 for each search | 25 per page, up to the first 10,000 | | Filters and sorting | Yes | Yes | | Ranked lists, detail pages and keywords | Yes | Yes | | **Add to SciNodes** | No | Yes | | Cost | Free | Each search uses a small amount of your weekly SciNodes credit budget | Details: [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md). ## Find your way around - **Header:** **Authors**, **Organizations**, **Journals** and **Conferences** open ranked lists. **Sign in** opens the sign-in panel. **Open SciNodes** opens the SciNodes app at app.scinodes.com. - **Footer:** links grouped as People & Places (Authors, Research Organizations, Funding Organizations), Publications (Publications, Datasets, Open Access), Venues (Journals, Conferences) and Browse by topic (Keywords, Topics, Sustainable Dev. Goals). - **Open searches:** when you have searches open, an "Open searches" bar on other pages takes you back to them. Some footer pages, such as Funding Organizations, Datasets, Topics and Sustainable Dev. Goals, aren't available yet (coming soon). See [Upcoming SciVerse pages](upcoming-pages.md). ## Where the data comes from SciVerse searches a catalog built from OpenAlex, an open index of scholarly publications, authors, institutions and venues. Citation and publication counts are the catalog's counts, so they can differ from other indexes. The same catalog powers **Discover with SciVerse** when you create a project in the SciNodes app. ## What SciVerse doesn't do - No profiles, saved searches or bookmarks. - No sign-up or password reset. [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) in the SciNodes app. - Publication and topic pages aren't available yet, so publication titles and topic results aren't clickable (coming soon). - You can't create a SciNodes project from SciVerse. Create it in the app first. ## FAQ ### Is SciVerse free? Yes. Anyone can search, browse rankings and open detail pages for free. Signed-in searches draw a small amount from your weekly SciNodes credit budget, which every account gets free each week. ### Do I need an account to use SciVerse? No. As a guest you see the first 8 results of each search and can browse every list and detail page. Sign in to see all results and add publications to your projects. ### Where does SciVerse get its data? From OpenAlex, an open catalog of the scholarly literature. ### How is SciVerse related to SciNodes? SciVerse is part of SciNodes. It's the public search side: find publications in SciVerse, then analyze them in a SciNodes project with maps, notes and AI research assistants. ## Related - [Search publications, authors and venues](searching.md) - [Find most-cited authors, organizations and journals](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) - [Explore without an account](../use-cases/explore-without-an-account.md) - [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/searching Status: live Description: Search SciVerse for publications, authors, organizations, journals, conferences and topics, switch result types, sort by citations and keep searches open. # Search publications, authors and venues in SciVerse **In short:** Type a term into the search box on [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) and click **Explore**. On the results page, results refresh as you type. Use the tabs **All**, **Publications**, **Authors**, **Organizations**, **Journals**, **Conferences** and **Topics** to choose the kind of result, and **Sort** to order them by **Relevance**, **Newest** or **Most cited**. You can keep several searches open as tabs. ## Run a search 1. Go to [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com). 2. Type into "Search publications, authors, organizations, topics…", for example "climate change mitigation". 3. Click **Explore** or press `Enter`. The results page opens. 4. To change the term, edit it in the search box. Results refresh after a short pause. 5. Click a type tab to see only that kind of result. Each tab shows how many matches it has. 6. Open **Sort** and choose **Relevance**, **Newest** or **Most cited**. 7. If you're signed in and there's more than one page, click **Next →** or **← Previous**. The pager shows "Page *X* of *Y*". To narrow publication results by year, open access, author, organization, topic, journal or conference, see [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md). ## Result types | Tab | Shows | |---|---| | **All** | Every kind of result together | | **Publications** | Publications, including preprints | | **Authors** | Researchers | | **Organizations** | Research organizations such as universities and institutes | | **Journals** | Journals | | **Conferences** | Conferences | | **Topics** | Research topics | Keywords aren't a search tab. Browse them on the [Keywords](keywords.md) page instead. ## What a result card shows - **Title or name.** For authors, organizations, journals and conferences, click it to open the detail page. Publication and topic titles aren't clickable yet (coming soon). - **Type**, such as Publication, Author or Journal. Preprints show "Preprint". - **A subtitle line**, such as authors, an affiliation or a venue. - **Counts:** the year for publications, "*N* citations", and "*N* publications" for authors, organizations and venues. Large numbers are shortened, for example "102K". - **Badges:** "Open access" and "Retracted". - **Topic tags.** Click one to open the keyword page with that name. Not every topic is also a keyword. - **Add to SciNodes** on publication cards. See [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md). ## Sort options | Sort | Order | |---|---| | **Relevance** | Best match to your search term first (default) | | **Newest** | Most recent first | | **Most cited** | Highest citation count first | ## Keep several searches open 1. Click **+ New** above the search box. A blank tab called "New search" opens. 2. Type a term. The tab takes the name of your search. 3. Click a tab to switch back. Each tab keeps its own term, type tab, filters and sort. 4. When two or more searches are open, click ✕ on a tab to close it, or **Close all** to close every tab. SciVerse asks "Close all searches?" first. When you move to another SciVerse page, the "Open searches" bar lists your searches. Click one to return to it. Open searches last while you stay on SciVerse in the same browser tab. Reloading the page clears them. ## Limits | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Results shown to guests | First 8 for each search, no paging | | Results per page when signed in | 25 | | Results you can page through | First 10,000 | | Search text when signed in | Up to 500 characters | | Include or exclude filters | 25 of each per type | ## Tips - **Find the most-cited publications on a topic:** search the topic, click **Publications**, then choose **Sort** → **Most cited**. - **Find leading authors in a field:** search the field, click **Authors**, then choose **Most cited**. For the most-cited authors overall, use the **Authors** list in the header. - **Find recent preprints:** search, click **Publications**, choose **Newest**, and look for the "Preprint" label. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Start with a search term" | Nothing has been searched yet. | Type a term, or click one of the suggestions under "Try one of these searches". | | "No results found" | Nothing matches your term and filters. | Try other words, or click **Clear all filters**. This also clears the search term. | | "Search is unavailable" | SciVerse couldn't reach the search service. | Click **Retry**. If you're signed in, also check that your search text is under 500 characters. | | "Your weekly search budget is spent" | You're signed in and this week's credit budget is used up. | Wait for the date shown. See [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md). | | "Showing 8 of *N* results" | You're searching as a guest. | Click **Sign in to SciNodes to explore more**. | ## FAQ ### How do I search for an exact author? Type the author's name and click the **Authors** tab. To find publications by that author, use **Refine by** → **Author** → **Include** on the **Publications** tab. See [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md). ### Why can't I see more than 8 results? You're not signed in. Guests see the first 8 results of each search. Sign in with your SciNodes account to see all results, 25 per page. ### Why can't I go past page 400? SciVerse pages through the first 10,000 results only, which is 400 pages of 25. Add filters to narrow your search. ### Can I save a search? No. SciVerse doesn't have saved searches. Open searches stay as tabs until you reload the page. ## Related - [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md) - [Find most-cited authors, organizations and journals](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) - [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md) - [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/filters-and-sorting Status: live Description: Narrow SciVerse publication results by year, open access, author, organization, topic, journal or conference, and sort by relevance, newest or most cited. # Filter and sort SciVerse results **In short:** On the SciVerse results page, the **Filters** panel narrows publication results. Set a **Publication year** range, tick **Open access only**, use **Refine by** to include or exclude specific authors, organizations, topics, journals or conferences, or click a bucket under **Topics**. Filters apply on the **Publications** and **All** tabs only. Use **Sort** to order results by **Relevance**, **Newest** or **Most cited**. ## Filter by publication year 1. Run a search, then make sure the **Publications** or **All** tab is selected. 2. Under **Publication year**, type a year in **From**, **To**, or both. 3. Press `Enter` or click outside the box. Results update. On the home page, click the **Year** chip under the search box to set the range before you search. ## Show only open access publications 1. Under **Access**, tick **Open access only**. 2. Results update to show only publications marked open access. On the home page, click the **Access** chip to set this before you search. ## Include or exclude an author, organization, topic or venue 1. Under **Refine by**, choose what to filter on: **Author**, **Organization**, **Topic**, **Journal** or **Conference**. 2. Choose **Include** to keep only matching publications, or **Exclude** to remove them. 3. Start typing a name in the box below, for example "Search author…". 4. Pick the right match from the suggestions. If nothing matches, you see "No matches". 5. The filter appears as a chip: "+" for include, "−" for exclude, for example "+ Author: *name*". 6. To remove a filter, click ✕ on its chip. You can add as many filters as you need, up to the limit below. The same author, organization, topic or venue can't be both included and excluded: adding it again with the other choice switches the existing filter. ## Filter by topic After a search, the **Topics** section lists the main topics in the matching publications, with a count for each. 1. Click a topic to include it. It becomes a Topic include filter. 2. Click it again to remove it. ## Sort results Open **Sort** above the results and choose: | Sort | Order | |---|---| | **Relevance** | Best match to your search term first (default) | | **Newest** | Most recent first | | **Most cited** | Highest citation count first | The **Sort** menu is available on every tab, not just **Publications**. ## Clear filters - Click **Clear all** at the top of the **Filters** panel. - On the home page, click **Clear all** next to the chips. Click **See results →** to run a search with the chips you set. **Clear all** resets the whole search: the search term, type tab, year range, open access, sort and every include or exclude filter. The **Clear all filters** button under "No results found" does the same. ## Limits and rules | Rule | Detail | |---|---| | Where filters apply | **Publications** and **All** tabs only | | Include filters | Up to 25 per type | | Exclude filters | Up to 25 per type | | Journals and conferences | Share one set of 25, because both are venues | On other tabs, the filters are hidden and you see "Year, open-access and refine-by filters apply to publications only. Switch to the Publications or All tab to use them." Your filter values are kept and come back when you switch to **Publications** or **All**. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "You can apply up to 25 include filters per type. Remove one to add another." | You've reached the limit for that type. The same applies to exclude filters. | Remove a filter of that type, then add the new one. | | "Year, open-access and refine-by filters apply to publications only…" | You're on a tab that isn't Publications or All. | Click **Publications** or **All**. | | "No results found" | Your filters are too narrow. | Remove a filter, or click **Clear all filters** to start over. | | "Some filters from this link are no longer supported and weren't applied." | You opened an old SciVerse link with filters that no longer work. | Set the filters again, or click **Clear all**. | ## FAQ ### How do I find publications from one journal? On the **Publications** tab, choose **Refine by** → **Journal** → **Include**, type the journal name and pick it from the suggestions. ### How do I exclude a topic or an author? Choose **Refine by** → **Topic** or **Author**, set **Exclude**, then type and pick the name. Publications matching it are removed from the results. ### Can I filter authors or journals by year? No. Year, open access and refine-by filters apply to publications only. To see an author's publications, open the author's page from the **Authors** tab or list. ### Do filters cost anything? As a guest, no. When you're signed in, each change re-runs the search, and each search uses a small amount of your weekly credit budget. Type-ahead suggestions in **Refine by** are free. See [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md). ## Related - [Search publications, authors and venues](searching.md) - [Find most-cited authors, organizations and journals](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) - [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md) - [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/browsing-authors-organizations-venues Status: live Description: Browse free ranked lists of the most-cited authors and research organizations and active journals and conferences in SciVerse, and open any profile page. # Find most-cited authors, organizations and journals **In short:** In SciVerse, the header links **Authors**, **Organizations**, **Journals** and **Conferences** open ranked lists ordered by total citations. The journal and conference lists include only venues that are still publishing. Each list shows 25 per page and has a search box to find a name. Click any name to open its page with citation and publication counts, topics and every publication, page by page. Lists and pages are free and open to everyone, with no sign-in needed. ## The four ranked lists | Header link | Page heading | Ranked by | Address | |---|---|---|---| | **Authors** | "Most-cited authors" | Total citations | `/authors` | | **Organizations** | "Most-cited organizations" | Total citations | `/research-organizations` | | **Journals** | "Active journals" | Total citations, still publishing only | `/journals` | | **Conferences** | "Active conferences" | Total citations, still publishing only | `/conferences` | The footer also links to the authors and organizations lists, under People & Places, and to journals and conferences, under Venues. ## Browse a ranked list 1. Go to [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) and click **Authors**, **Organizations**, **Journals** or **Conferences** in the header. 2. Scroll the list. Each card shows the name, a subtitle line, "*N* citations", "*N* publications" and topic tags. 3. Click **Next →** or **← Previous** to move between pages. The pager shows "Page *X* of *Y*". 4. Click a name to open its page. ## Find a specific author, organization or venue 1. Open the list, for example **Journals**. 2. Type in the search box, for example "Search journals…". Results update as you type and show "*N* journals found". 3. Click the name you want. 4. To go back to the ranked list, click **Clear**. When you're signed in, a name search inside a list counts as a search and uses a small amount of your weekly credit budget. Browsing the ranked list itself is free. See [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md). You can also find authors, organizations, journals and conferences from the main search: run a search and click the matching tab. See [Searching](searching.md). ## What a detail page shows Open a detail page by clicking a name in a ranked list or in search results. - The kind of page: Author, Organization, Journal or Conference. - The name and a subtitle line, such as an affiliation. - "*N* citations" and "*N* publications". - Topic tags. - The publications, 25 per page, with **Next →** and **← Previous**. Each publication has **Add to SciNodes**. See [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md). - A link back to the list, for example "← Back to authors". ## Page addresses Each detail page has a readable address you can bookmark or share: | Page | Address pattern | Example | |---|---|---| | Author | `/author/name--id` | `/author/geoffrey-e-hinton--a2ch86iz` | | Organization | `/research-organization/name--id` | | | Journal | `/journal/name--id` | | | Conference | `/conference/name--id` | | The name part is there to make the link readable. The part after the double hyphen identifies the page, so a link keeps working even if the name is spelled differently. ## Tips - **Most-cited authors in your field:** search your field, click the **Authors** tab and choose **Sort** → **Most cited**. The **Authors** list in the header ranks everyone in the catalog. - **Choose where to publish:** search your field, click the **Journals** or **Conferences** tab, and compare citation and publication counts. See [Choose where to publish](../use-cases/choose-where-to-publish.md). - **Collect an author's publications:** open the author's page and click **Add to SciNodes** on each publication you want in your project. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Author not found" (or Organization, Journal, Conference) | The link is wrong or out of date. | Click **Browse all authors** (or the matching list) and find the name again. | | "This list is unavailable" | SciVerse couldn't reach the catalog. | Try again in a moment. | | "This page is unavailable" | The detail page couldn't load. | Try again in a moment. | | "Publications unavailable" | The publication list couldn't load. | Reload the page later. | | "No matches" | Nothing in the list matches your search. | Try another spelling, or click **Clear search**. | | "No publications found" | The catalog has no indexed publications for this author, organization or venue yet. | Search for related names in the main search. | ## FAQ ### How are authors ranked in SciVerse? By total citations in the catalog, which comes from OpenAlex. The same applies to organizations, journals and conferences. ### Why isn't a journal in the Active journals list? The **Journals** and **Conferences** lists include only venues that are still publishing. Search for the journal by name instead. ### Do I need to sign in to browse rankings? No. Ranked lists and detail pages are free and open to everyone. They don't use credits. ### Can I save an author or journal in SciVerse? No. SciVerse has no bookmarks. In the SciNodes app, you can save authors and venues to a project. See [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md). ## Related - [Search publications, authors and venues](searching.md) - [Keywords](keywords.md) - [Find authors and collaborators](../use-cases/find-authors-and-collaborators.md) - [Choose where to publish](../use-cases/choose-where-to-publish.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/keywords Status: live Description: Browse the most-cited research keywords in SciVerse for free and open any keyword to see the publications tagged with it. # Browse popular research keywords **In short:** In SciVerse, **Keywords** in the footer opens "Popular keywords": the 50 most-cited keywords in the catalog, each with the number of publications that carry it. Click a keyword to open its page, which lists those publications 25 per page. Topic tags on search results also open keyword pages. Keyword pages are free and need no sign-in. ## Open popular keywords 1. Go to [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com). 2. Scroll to the footer. Under **Browse by topic**, click **Keywords**. You can also go straight to [sciverse.scinodes.com/keywords](https://sciverse.scinodes.com/keywords). 3. The page "Popular keywords" says "Ranked by total citations — select one to explore its publications." 4. Each chip shows a keyword and how many publications carry it. 5. Click a chip to open the keyword's page. ## What a keyword page shows - The label "Keyword" and the keyword itself. - "*N* publications": the catalog's total for this keyword. - The publications, 25 per page, with **Next →** and **← Previous**. Each card shows the year, citations, badges and topic tags, and has **Add to SciNodes**. - "← Back to keywords" to return to the list. A keyword page address is the keyword in lowercase with hyphens, for example `/keyword/machine-learning`. You can type an address like this to go straight to a keyword. If it isn't a keyword in the catalog, you see "Keyword not found". ## Keywords and topics SciVerse has both keywords and topics. They overlap but aren't the same. | | Keywords | Topics | |---|---|---| | Where you see them | **Keywords** page, keyword pages | Topic tags on cards, the **Topics** search tab, the **Topics** filter | | Clickable page | Yes | Topic tags open the keyword page with the same name | | Use as a search filter | No | Yes: **Refine by** → **Topic**, or the **Topics** filter | Not every topic is also a keyword. If you click a topic tag and the catalog has no keyword with that name, the keyword page says "Keyword not found". Topic pages aren't available yet (coming soon). See [Upcoming SciVerse pages](upcoming-pages.md). ## Tips - **See what a field publishes most:** open a keyword, then click **Add to SciNodes** on the publications you want to analyze. - **Search within a topic:** keywords aren't a search tab. To narrow a search to a topic, use **Refine by** → **Topic** → **Include**. See [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Keywords are unavailable" | SciVerse couldn't reach the catalog. | Try again in a moment. | | "Keyword not found" | The catalog has no keyword with that name. Topic tags link here too, and not every topic is a keyword. | Click **Browse all keywords**, or search the term instead. | | "This page is unavailable" | The keyword page couldn't load. | Try again in a moment. | | "Publications unavailable" | The publication list couldn't load. | Reload the page later. | | "No publications found" | No publications are tagged with this keyword yet. | Try a related keyword or search the term. | ## FAQ ### How are popular keywords ranked? By total citations: the keywords whose publications are cited most come first. The number on each chip is how many publications carry the keyword. ### Can I search for a keyword? Keywords aren't a search tab and the **Keywords** page has no search box. Type the keyword into the address, for example `/keyword/machine-learning`, or search the term on the main search page. ### Why does the list stop at 50 keywords? The **Keywords** page shows the 50 most-cited keywords. Other keywords are still reachable through topic tags and by address. ### Do keyword pages use credits? No. Keyword pages are free for everyone, signed in or not. ## Related - [Search publications, authors and venues](searching.md) - [Filters and sorting](filters-and-sorting.md) - [Find most-cited authors, organizations and journals](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) - [Upcoming SciVerse pages](upcoming-pages.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in Status: live Description: What you can do in SciVerse without an account, what signing in adds, how signed-in searches use your weekly SciNodes credits, and how to change the theme. # Use SciVerse as a guest or signed in **In short:** Without an account you can search SciVerse and see the first 8 results of each search, and browse every ranked list, detail page and keyword page. Sign in with your SciNodes account to see every result, 25 per page, and to use **Add to SciNodes**. Each signed-in search uses a small amount of your weekly SciNodes credit budget. Browsing lists and pages is always free. ## Guest vs signed in | | Guest | Signed in | |---|---|---| | Search results | First 8 for each search, no paging | 25 per page, up to the first 10,000 | | Filters, sort, type tabs, open searches | Yes | Yes | | Ranked lists, detail pages, keyword pages | Yes, with paging | Yes, with paging | | **Add to SciNodes** | No: opens the sign-in panel | Yes | | Cost | Free | Each search uses a small amount of your weekly credit budget | | **Theme** | Yes | Yes | When a guest search has more than 8 matches, a card below the results says "Showing 8 of *N* results" and "Sign in with your SciNodes account to see every match and explore them further." ## Sign in to SciVerse 1. Click **Sign in** in the header. Or click **Sign in to SciNodes to explore more** below your search results. 2. The panel "Sign in with SciNodes" opens. It says "Optional — sign in with your SciNodes account." 3. Type your email and password and click **Sign in**. Or, under "or continue with", click **Google** or **Microsoft** and finish in the pop-up window. 4. Your name appears in the header. Your current search now shows all results. SciVerse has no sign-up or password reset: - No account yet? [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) at [app.scinodes.com/signup](https://app.scinodes.com/signup). - Forgot your password? Reset it at [app.scinodes.com/forgot-password](https://app.scinodes.com/forgot-password). Signing in to SciVerse doesn't sign you in to the SciNodes app or Academy. One sign-in for every product is planned (coming soon). See [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md). ## How signed-in searches use your credits SciNodes gives every account one weekly credit budget for AI and search features. In SciVerse: - **Each signed-in search request is charged** a small flat amount, before it runs. - **Results refresh as you type**, after a short pause. Each refresh is a search. Changing the page, sort, type tab or a filter also runs the search again. - **Free:** ranked lists, detail pages, keyword pages, and the type-ahead suggestions in **Refine by**. Searching by name inside a ranked list counts as a search. - **Refused searches aren't charged.** If your budget is spent, the search is refused and costs nothing. - **Failed searches are still charged.** A search that fails after it starts isn't refunded. - **Resets weekly** on Sunday at 00:00 UTC. Unused credits don't roll over. To see what you've used, open **Usage limits** in the SciNodes app. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ### When your budget is spent You see "Your weekly search budget is spent" with "Signed-in searches draw on your SciNodes weekly AI budget, and this week's is used up. Searching resumes *date*." If no date is available, it says "It resets on Sunday at 00:00 UTC." Until then, you can still browse ranked lists, detail pages and keyword pages. You can also sign out and search as a guest, with the first 8 results of each search. ## Change the theme SciVerse has **Light**, **Dark** and **System** themes. **System** follows your device setting. - **Signed in:** click your name in the header, then choose under **Theme**. - **Guest:** click **Sign in**. **Theme** is at the bottom of the panel. You don't need to sign in to change it. Your theme is saved in this browser only. ## Sign out 1. Click your name in the header. The menu shows your name and email. 2. Click **Sign out**. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Incorrect email or password." | The email or password is wrong, or there's no account. | Check for typos, or reset your password in the SciNodes app. | | "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." | A pop-up blocker stopped Google or Microsoft sign-in. | Allow pop-ups for sciverse.scinodes.com and try again. | | "The sign-in window was closed before finishing." | The pop-up closed early. | Click **Google** or **Microsoft** again. | | "An account already exists with this email using a different sign-in method." | You signed up another way. | Sign in with the method you first used. | | "Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again." | Too many tries. | Wait a few minutes. | | "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again." | Connection problem. | Check your internet connection. | | "Sign-in failed. Please try again." | An unexpected error. | Try again. | | "Your weekly search budget is spent" | This week's credits are used up. | Wait for the reset, browse without searching, or search as a guest. | ## FAQ ### Why do I only see 8 results? You're searching as a guest. Sign in with your SciNodes account to see every result, 25 per page. ### Does SciVerse cost money? No. Guest searches and all browsing are free. Signed-in searches use your weekly SciNodes credit budget, which every account gets free each week. ### Can I create an account in SciVerse? No. Create your account in the SciNodes app, then sign in to SciVerse with it. ### Does SciVerse remember my searches? No. SciVerse has no saved searches or search history. Open search tabs last until you reload the page. ## Related - [SciVerse overview](overview.md) - [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md) - [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md) - [Explore without an account](../use-cases/explore-without-an-account.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/add-to-scinodes Status: live Description: Save a publication you find in SciVerse straight into a SciNodes project with Add to SciNodes. It lands in the project's corpus and My references folder. # Add SciVerse publications to a SciNodes project **In short:** Every publication card in SciVerse has an **Add to SciNodes** button. Sign in, click it and pick one of your projects. The publication is added to that project's corpus and filed in its "My references" folder, and you see "Added to My references ✓". SciVerse can't create projects, so create the project in the SciNodes app first. ## Before you start - Sign in to SciVerse with your SciNodes account. See [Guest vs signed in](guest-vs-signed-in.md). - Have at least one project in the SciNodes app. See [Create your first project](../getting-started/first-project.md). ## Add a publication 1. Find the publication in SciVerse: in search results, or on an author, organization, journal, conference or keyword page. 2. Click **Add to SciNodes** on its card. 3. The panel "Add to a SciNodes project" opens and shows "Loading your projects…", then your projects. 4. Click a project. It shows "Adding…", then "Added to My references ✓". 5. Optional: click another project to add the same publication there too. To see it, open the project in [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) and go to the **Library** tab. ## Find a project in a long list 1. In the panel, click **Search all *N* projects**. 2. A dialog opens with the publication's title at the top. 3. Type in "Search by name, lab or focus area…". Every word you type must match. 4. Each project card shows its title, a "Shared with you" or "Archived" badge where it applies, "Updated …", "*N* members", its description and research focus. 5. Click **Add** on the project you want. The card changes to "Added to My references ✓". 6. Close the dialog with ✕ or `Esc`. ## What happens in SciNodes - The publication joins the project's corpus, so maps and the research assistants can use it. - It's filed in the project's "My references" folder. If the project has no such folder, SciNodes creates it. - If the publication is already in the project, adding it again doesn't create a duplicate. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md) for how "My references" works. ## What you can't do from SciVerse | You can't… | Instead | |---|---| | Create a new project | Create it in the SciNodes app, then come back. Creating projects from SciVerse is planned (coming soon). | | Choose a folder other than "My references" | Move the publication to another folder in the project's **Library**. | | Add many publications at once | In the app, use **Discover with SciVerse** or **Add Publications** → **Discover**. They search the same catalog. | | Add an author, organization or venue | Open its page and add its publications one by one. | ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | The sign-in panel opens when you click **Add to SciNodes** | You aren't signed in. | Sign in, then click **Add to SciNodes** again. | | "Sign in to load your SciNodes projects." | Your session has ended. | Sign in again. | | "Could not load your SciNodes projects." | Your projects couldn't be loaded. | Click **Try again**. | | "No SciNodes projects found." | You have no projects yet. | Create a project in the SciNodes app, then try again. | | "No projects match “*text*”." | No project matches your search in the dialog. | Try fewer or different words. | | "Couldn't add to “*project*”. Please try again." | The add failed. | Try again. Adding twice is safe and won't create a duplicate. | ## FAQ ### Where does a publication from SciVerse go? Into the chosen project's corpus, and into its "My references" folder. Open the project's **Library** tab to find it. ### Can I add a publication to several projects? Yes. Click each project in the panel, one after another. ### Can I add a whole search result list? Not from SciVerse. In the SciNodes app, **Discover with SciVerse** runs the same kind of search and adds up to 500 results by default. See [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md). ### Can I add publications to a shared project? Shared projects appear in the list with a "Shared with you" badge. Keep in mind that a Viewer has read-only access to a project. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md) for what each role can do. ## Related - [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md) - [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md) - [Folders](../features/library/folders.md) - [Explore without an account](../use-cases/explore-without-an-account.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/sciverse/upcoming-pages Status: upcoming Description: SciVerse pages that aren't available yet: publication and topic pages, funding organizations, open access, datasets and Sustainable Development Goals. # Coming to SciVerse: publication, topic and SDG pages :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** Several SciVerse pages exist as addresses but show only a heading today: publication and topic pages, funding organizations, open access, datasets and the Sustainable Development Goals. When they launch, publication and topic results are expected to link to their own pages. Until then, use search, filters, ranked lists and keyword pages, which all work today. ## Pages that aren't available yet | Page | Address | What to use today | |---|---|---| | Publication | `/publication` | The publication's search result card: authors, year, citations, badges and **Add to SciNodes** | | Publications | `/publications` | Search, then the **Publications** tab | | Topic | `/topic` | The **Topics** search tab, **Refine by** → **Topic**, or [keyword pages](keywords.md) | | Funding Organizations | `/funding-organizations` | Not available yet | | Open Access | `/open-access` | The **Open access only** filter | | Datasets | `/data-sets` and `/data-set` | Not available yet | | Sustainable Development Goals | `/sdg` and one page per goal | Not available yet | The footer already links to Publications, Datasets, Open Access, Funding Organizations, Topics and Sustainable Dev. Goals. Those links open a page with only a heading. The 17 goal pages are No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and Partnerships for the Goals. ## Also coming to SciVerse - **Clickable publication and topic titles.** Today, author, organization, journal, conference and keyword results link to their pages. Publication and topic titles don't link anywhere yet. - **Creating a SciNodes project from SciVerse.** Today, **Add to SciNodes** adds to an existing project only. Create the project in the SciNodes app first. ## What works today - [Search](searching.md) publications, authors, organizations, journals, conferences and topics. - [Filter](filters-and-sorting.md) publications by year, open access, author, organization, topic, journal or conference. - [Browse ranked lists](browsing-authors-organizations-venues.md) of authors, organizations, journals and conferences, and open their detail pages. - [Browse popular keywords](keywords.md). - [Add publications to a SciNodes project](add-to-scinodes.md). ## FAQ ### Why does a SciVerse page show only a heading? That page isn't available yet. It's one of the pages listed above. Use the alternative in the table. ### Why can't I click a publication title in SciVerse? Publication pages aren't available yet. The result card shows the main details, and **Add to SciNodes** saves the publication to a project where you can see everything. ### Can I browse publications by Sustainable Development Goal? Not yet. The goal pages exist but have no content. For now, search for the goal's theme, for example "clean water and sanitation". ### When will these pages be available? No date has been announced. This page will be updated when they launch. ## Related - [SciVerse overview](overview.md) - [Search publications, authors and venues](searching.md) - [Keywords](keywords.md) - [Add to SciNodes](add-to-scinodes.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/academy/overview Status: live Description: SciNodes Academy offers free courses and articles on bibliometrics, research mapping and network science. Read without an account; sign in to track progress. # SciNodes Academy: free bibliometrics courses **In short:** SciNodes Academy ([academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com)) offers free courses and articles on bibliometrics, research maps and network science. All content is public, so you can read every course, lesson and article without an account. Sign in with your SciNodes account to save courses, mark lessons complete and follow your progress in **My learning**. ## How Academy is organized | Part | What it is | Where | |---|---|---| | Track | A group of related courses | Home page sections, track chips on **Courses** | | Course | One topic, taught in numbered lessons, sometimes with further reading | **Courses** | | Lesson | A short read with its reading time, for example "6 min read" | Inside a course | | Article | A standalone note, method or argument from the SciNodes team | **Articles** | Some courses are marked "Coming soon" while they're being prepared. The catalog grows over time, so check **Courses** for what's available now. At the time of writing, the catalog includes a track called Biblio with courses such as Bibliometric Analysis, Co-citation Maps, Co-occurrence Maps and Citation Maps, and Network Science Fundamentals marked "Coming soon". ## Get around Academy - **Header:** **Courses** and **Articles** for everyone. When you're signed in, **My learning** and **Saved** appear too. **Sign in** is on the right. - **Home page:** a featured course with a button to start it, **Browse all courses**, and a section for each track with **View track →**. - **Footer:** "Academy is part of SciNodes." with a link to open SciNodes. ## Start learning 1. Go to [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com). 2. Click **Courses**, or **Browse all courses** on the home page. 3. Click a course card. "Coming soon" courses can't be opened yet. 4. Click **Start learning** to open the first lesson. 5. At the end of a lesson, click **Mark as complete**, then **Next lesson →**. Details: [Courses and lessons](courses-and-lessons.md). ## Guest or signed in | | Guest | Signed in | |---|---|---| | Read courses, lessons and articles | Yes | Yes | | **Save for later** | Opens the sign-in panel | Yes | | **Mark as complete** and progress bars | Opens the sign-in panel | Yes | | **My learning**, **Saved**, profile and settings | No | Yes | | Theme | Yes | Yes | ## Sign in to Academy 1. Click **Sign in** in the header. 2. In the "Sign in with SciNodes" panel, type your email and password and click **Sign in**. Or click **Google** or **Microsoft**. 3. **My learning** and **Saved** appear in the header. Academy has no sign-up or password reset. [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) in the SciNodes app. Signing in to Academy doesn't sign you in to the app or SciVerse. One sign-in for every product is planned (coming soon). See [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md). ## What Academy doesn't have - No quizzes, certificates or enrollment. - No AI features, so Academy doesn't use your SciNodes credits. ## FAQ ### Is SciNodes Academy free? Yes. Every course, lesson and article is free and public. An account is only needed to save courses and track progress. ### Do I get a certificate when I finish a course? No. Academy doesn't offer certificates, quizzes or enrollment. **My learning** shows the courses and lessons you've completed. ### What can I learn in Academy? Bibliometrics, research mapping and network science, for example courses on bibliometric analysis and co-citation maps. Some courses are still being written. The catalog grows over time, so check **Courses** for the current list. ### How does Academy relate to the SciNodes app? Academy is part of SciNodes. It teaches the methods behind the maps you build in the app. See [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md) and [Learn bibliometrics](../use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md). ## Related - [Courses and lessons](courses-and-lessons.md) - [My learning and saved courses](my-learning-and-saved.md) - [Articles](articles.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](../use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/academy/courses-and-lessons Status: live Description: Find a SciNodes Academy course by track or name, start or continue its lessons, mark lessons complete and save courses for later. # Courses and lessons **In short:** Click **Courses** in Academy to see every course. Filter by track, by **Available now** or **Coming soon**, or search by name. Open a course and click **Start learning**. Each lesson ends with **Mark as complete** and **Next lesson →**. When you're signed in, your progress is saved to your SciNodes account and shown on course cards and in **My learning**. ## Find a course 1. Go to [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) and click **Courses**. The page says "Every topic in the SciNodes Academy catalog. Filter by track, or search by name." 2. Type in "Search courses…". Results update after a short pause, or when you press `Enter`. 3. Click a track chip to show only that track. The number on the chip is how many courses it has. Click it again to remove the filter. 4. Click **Available now** or **Coming soon** to filter by availability. 5. Switch between **Grid** and **List** layouts. 6. Click **Clear filters** to see the whole catalog again. The catalog shows 12 courses per page. Use the page numbers at the bottom to see more. ### What a course card shows - The title and a short summary. - The number of lessons and **Explore →**, or a progress bar once you've completed a lesson. - A bookmark button. Its tooltip says **Save for later**, or **Remove from saved** if you've saved the course. "Coming soon" cards show a "Coming soon" badge and can't be opened yet. ## Browse a track 1. On the Academy home page, find the track's section and click **View track →**. 2. The track page shows its title, summary and "*N* courses", with a card for each course. 3. Click **Courses** at the top to go back to the full catalog. ## What a course page shows - A "Coming soon" badge, if the course isn't ready. - The title, summary and length, for example "2 lessons · 15 min". - Your progress, for example "1 of 2 lessons complete", once you've started. - The main button: **Start learning**, **Continue** or **Review course**. - **Save for later**, which changes to **Saved** when the course is saved. Click **Saved** to remove it. - **Lessons**: a numbered list with each lesson's reading time, for example "9 min read". Completed lessons show a tick. - **Further reading**: articles that go alongside the course, if it has any. Read them in any order. If a course has no lessons yet, you see "Lessons for this course are still being written. Save it and we'll have it ready soon." | Main button | When you see it | Where it goes | |---|---|---| | **Start learning** | You haven't completed any lesson in the course | The first lesson | | **Continue** | You've completed some lessons | The first lesson you haven't completed | | **Review course** | You've completed every lesson | The last lesson | ## Take a lesson 1. Open a course and click **Start learning**, or click any lesson in the list. 2. The lesson shows "Lesson *X* of *Y*", its title and its reading time. 3. Read the lesson. 4. Click **Mark as complete**. The button changes to **Completed**. Click it again to undo. 5. Click **Next lesson →**, or use **Next →** and **← Previous** at the bottom. After the last lesson, **Back to course** returns you to the course page. Use the links at the top, **Courses** and the course name, to go back at any time. Progress counts only lessons you mark complete. Opening or reading a lesson doesn't count until you click **Mark as complete**. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | The sign-in panel opens when you click **Save for later** or **Mark as complete** | You're not signed in. | Sign in with your SciNodes account, then click again. | | "Couldn't load the course catalog" or "Couldn't load courses" | Academy couldn't reach its content. | Click **Try again**. | | "Couldn't load this course" | The course may have moved, or the connection dropped. | Click **Try again**, or browse the catalog. | | "Couldn't load this lesson" | The lesson may have moved. | Click **Try again**, or go back to the course. | | "Couldn't load this track" | The track couldn't load. | Click **Try again**. | | "No courses match those filters" | Your search and filters exclude every course. | Click **Clear filters**. | ## FAQ ### Do I have to take lessons in order? No. Click any lesson in a course's **Lessons** list. **Start learning** and **Continue** simply take you to the first lesson you haven't completed. ### Is my progress saved across devices? Yes, when you're signed in. Completed lessons and saved courses are stored in your SciNodes account, so they follow you to any browser. ### Can I undo Mark as complete? Yes. Click **Completed** on the lesson to mark it as not complete. ### Can I read a course without signing in? Yes. All courses and lessons are public. You need to sign in only to save courses and track progress. ### Are there quizzes or certificates? No. Academy courses are reading-based, with no quizzes, certificates or enrollment. ## Related - [SciNodes Academy overview](overview.md) - [My learning and saved courses](my-learning-and-saved.md) - [Articles](articles.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](../use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/academy/my-learning-and-saved Status: live Description: Track your SciNodes Academy progress in My learning, pick up where you left off, and keep a list of courses saved for later. # My learning and saved courses **In short:** When you're signed in to Academy, the header shows **My learning** and **Saved**. **My learning** shows your stats, a **Continue** button for the lesson to pick up next, and your courses in progress and completed. **Saved** lists the courses you bookmarked with **Save for later**. Both are stored in your SciNodes account, so they follow you to any browser. ## Open My learning 1. Sign in to [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) with your SciNodes account. 2. Click **My learning** in the header. The page greets you with "Welcome back, *name*". 3. Read your stats: **Courses started**, **Courses completed**, **Lessons completed** and **Minutes learned**. 4. Under "Pick up where you left off", click **Continue** to open the next lesson. 5. Scroll to **In progress** to see each started course with "*X* of *Y* lessons". 6. Scroll to **Completed** to see finished courses, marked "Complete". Click any course card to open its course page. ### What counts as progress - A course counts as started once you mark at least one of its lessons complete. - A course counts as completed when every lesson is marked complete. - Opening or reading a lesson doesn't count. Click **Mark as complete** at the end of each lesson. See [Courses and lessons](courses-and-lessons.md). If you haven't completed any lessons yet, you see "You haven't started a course yet" with **Browse courses**. ## Save a course for later 1. Find the course on **Courses**, a track page or the home page. 2. Click the bookmark button on its card, or open the course and click **Save for later**. 3. On the course page, the button changes to **Saved**. To remove a course, click the bookmark again (its tooltip says **Remove from saved**), or click **Saved** on the course page. ## Open your saved courses 1. Click **Saved** in the header. The page "Saved courses" says "Courses you've bookmarked to come back to." 2. To find one, type in "Filter saved…". 3. Switch between **Grid** and **List** layouts. 4. Click a course card to open it. If you haven't saved any courses, you see "Nothing saved yet" with **Browse courses**. ## Your learning on your profile Your Academy profile, at [academy.scinodes.com/profile](https://academy.scinodes.com/profile), also shows **Your learning**: **Lessons completed** and **Courses saved**, with **View my learning** and **View saved courses**. See [Academy profile and settings](academy-settings.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | **My learning** and **Saved** aren't in the header | You're not signed in. | Click **Sign in** in the header. | | You land on the home page with the sign-in panel open | You opened **My learning** or **Saved** while signed out. | Sign in. | | "Couldn't load your progress" | Academy couldn't load your progress. | Click **Try again**. | | "Couldn't load your saved courses" | Academy couldn't load your saved list. | Click **Try again**. | | "No saved courses match that" | Nothing matches your filter text. | Try a different word, or click **Clear filter**. | ## FAQ ### Why isn't a course showing in My learning? A course appears once you mark at least one of its lessons complete. Reading a lesson without clicking **Mark as complete** doesn't count. ### Does saving a course enroll me? No. Academy has no enrollment. Saving only adds the course to your **Saved** list. ### Is my progress kept if I switch computers? Yes. Progress and saved courses are stored in your SciNodes account. Sign in to Academy on any browser to see them. ### Can I reset my progress? There's no single reset button. Open each lesson and click **Completed** to mark it as not complete. ## Related - [Courses and lessons](courses-and-lessons.md) - [SciNodes Academy overview](overview.md) - [Academy profile and settings](academy-settings.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](../use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/academy/articles Status: live Description: Browse and search SciNodes Academy articles: short notes, methods and arguments from the SciNodes team, filterable by tag and free to read. # Read Academy articles **In short:** Click **Articles** in Academy to browse "Notes, methods and arguments from the SciNodes team — shorter than a course, and standing on their own." Search, filter by tag and open any article. Articles that belong to a course appear in that course's **Further reading** section instead. Articles are free to read without signing in. ## Browse articles 1. Go to [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) and click **Articles**. 2. Type in "Search articles…". Results update after a short pause, or when you press `Enter`. 3. Click a tag chip to show only articles with that tag. The number on the chip is how many articles have it. Click it again to remove the filter. 4. Click **Clear filters** to see every article again. 5. Click an article card to open it. The page shows 12 articles at a time. Use the page numbers at the bottom to see more. ## What an article shows - The title and a short summary. - The author, publication date and reading time, for example "*N* min read". - Tags. On a standalone article, click a tag to see every article with that tag. - The article text. - At the bottom, **← All articles** to go back to the list. ## Articles that go with a course Some articles are further reading for a course. You find them on the course page, under **Further reading**: "Articles that go alongside this course. They stand on their own — read them in any order, or none." These articles show "Further reading for *course name*" with a link to the course, and **← Back to the course** at the bottom. They don't appear on the **Articles** page, which lists standalone articles only. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Couldn't load articles" | Academy couldn't reach its content. | Click **Try again**. | | "No articles match those filters" | Your search and tag exclude every article. | Try a different tag, or click **Clear filters**. | | "Nothing published yet" | There are no standalone articles yet. | Click **Browse courses**. | | "Couldn't load this article" | The article may have moved or been unpublished. | Click **Try again**, or browse the other articles. | ## FAQ ### Do I need an account to read articles? No. Every article is public. ### Can I save an article? No. Only courses can be saved. Bookmark the course an article belongs to instead. ### Why can't I find a course's further reading on the Articles page? The **Articles** page lists standalone articles only. Open the course and scroll to **Further reading**. ### Do articles count toward my progress? No. Progress in **My learning** counts lessons you mark complete. Articles have no **Mark as complete** button. ## Related - [SciNodes Academy overview](overview.md) - [Courses and lessons](courses-and-lessons.md) - [My learning and saved courses](my-learning-and-saved.md) - [Learn bibliometrics](../use-cases/learn-bibliometrics.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/academy/academy-settings Status: partial Description: Open your SciNodes Academy profile, switch between light, dark and system themes, and choose which Academy emails you want. # Academy profile and settings **In short:** Your Academy profile is at [academy.scinodes.com/profile](https://academy.scinodes.com/profile). It isn't linked from the menu, so type the address while signed in. The profile shows your account and learning stats, and **Academy settings** opens **Appearance** (theme) and **Notifications** (emails). Your name, email and password are managed in your SciNodes account, through **Manage SciNodes account ↗**. Academy saves your email choices but doesn't send these emails yet. ## Open your profile 1. Sign in to [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com). 2. Go to [academy.scinodes.com/profile](https://academy.scinodes.com/profile). The profile shows: | Section | What it shows | |---|---| | Your details | Name, email with a **Verified** or **Unverified** badge, and "Signs in with" your sign-in methods | | **Your learning** | **Lessons completed** and **Courses saved**, with **View my learning** and **View saved courses** | | **Account** | **Manage SciNodes account ↗** and **Academy settings** | The **Account** section explains: "Your name, email and password are managed in your SciNodes account and shared across every SciNodes product — Academy reads them rather than keeping its own copy." ## Change your name, email or password 1. On your Academy profile, click **Manage SciNodes account ↗**. 2. Your SciNodes app profile opens in a new tab. Make the change there. See [Profile](../account/profile.md). To verify an **Unverified** email, use **Verify email** on your SciNodes app profile. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). ## Open Academy settings 1. On your profile, click **Academy settings**. Or go to [academy.scinodes.com/settings](https://academy.scinodes.com/settings). 2. The page "Settings" says "Preferences for how Academy looks and what it emails you." 3. Click **Appearance** or **Notifications**. ## Change the theme 1. In Settings, click **Appearance**. 2. Under **Theme**, click **Light**, **Dark** or **System**. **System** follows your operating system's light or dark setting and updates when it changes. The **Appearance** row in Settings shows your current choice. You can also change the theme without opening Settings: - **Signed in:** click your name in the header and choose under **Theme**. - **Signed out:** click **Sign in**. **Theme** is at the bottom of the panel. Your theme is saved in this browser only, so another browser or device may show a different theme. ## Choose which emails Academy may send :::info[Coming soon] Academy saves your notification choices, but doesn't send these emails yet. ::: 1. In Settings, click **Notifications**. The page says "Choose which emails Academy may send you. Changes save as you make them." 2. Turn each switch on or off: | Setting | What it's for | |---|---| | **New courses** | "Tell me when a new course or track is published." | | **Product updates** | "Occasional news about SciNodes Academy itself." | Your choices save as soon as you change them. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | You land on the home page with the sign-in panel open | You opened the profile or Settings while signed out. | Sign in, then go to the address again. | | "That didn't save. Your preference has been put back — try again in a moment." | A notification setting couldn't be saved. | Click **Reload**, then try again. | | Your email shows **Unverified** | You haven't verified your email address yet. | Use **Verify email** on your SciNodes app profile. | ## FAQ ### Why can't I find my profile in the Academy menu? The profile and Settings aren't linked from the header or menu. Go to [academy.scinodes.com/profile](https://academy.scinodes.com/profile) while signed in. ### How do I change my name in Academy? Change it in your SciNodes account. Click **Manage SciNodes account ↗** on your Academy profile. Academy reads your name from there. ### Will Academy email me when a new course is published? Not yet. Academy saves the **New courses** setting, but doesn't send these emails yet. ### Does my theme follow me to other devices? No. The theme is saved in each browser separately. Your progress and saved courses do follow you, because they're stored in your SciNodes account. ## Related - [SciNodes Academy overview](overview.md) - [My learning and saved courses](my-learning-and-saved.md) - [Profile](../account/profile.md) - [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/sign-in-and-passwords Status: live Description: How to sign in to SciNodes with email, Google or Microsoft, reset a forgotten password, change or add a password, and fix sign-in errors. # Sign in and manage your password **In short:** Sign in at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com) with your email and password, or with **Google** or **Microsoft**. If you forget your password, click **Forgot password?** on the sign-in page and SciNodes emails you a reset link. To change your password, or to add one to a Google or Microsoft account, open your **Profile** and click **Change password** or **Set a password**. ## Sign in to the SciNodes app 1. Go to [app.scinodes.com/login](https://app.scinodes.com/login). The page is titled **Sign in to SciNodes**. 2. Choose one way to sign in: - Type your **Email** and **Password**, then click **Sign in**. - Or, under "or continue with", click **Google** or **Microsoft**. A pop-up window opens for that account. 3. SciNodes opens your **My projects** page. No account yet? Click **Create one** under "Don't have an account?". See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md). :::note Google and Microsoft sign-in use a pop-up window. If nothing happens, allow pop-ups for app.scinodes.com in your browser and try again. ::: ## Ways to sign in | Method | What you need | Notes | |---|---|---| | Email and password | The email you signed up with and your password | Passwords must be at least 8 characters. | | **Google** | A Google account | Opens a pop-up. No SciNodes password needed. | | **Microsoft** | A Microsoft account | Opens a pop-up. No SciNodes password needed. | You can use more than one method on the same account. For example, if you signed up with Google, you can add a password and also sign in with your email. The steps are below. ## Sign in to SciVerse, Academy and Support Your SciNodes account works in every SciNodes product. For now, you sign in to each one separately with the same details. Signing in once everywhere is coming soon. See [Single sign-on](single-sign-on.md). 1. Open [SciVerse](https://sciverse.scinodes.com), [Academy](https://academy.scinodes.com) or [Support](https://support.scinodes.com). 2. Click **Sign in**. A panel titled "Sign in with SciNodes" opens. 3. Type your email and password and click **Sign in**, or click **Google** or **Microsoft**. You can't create an account or reset a password in SciVerse, Academy or Support. Do both at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com). ## Reset a forgotten password 1. On the sign-in page, click **Forgot password?**. 2. On **Reset your password**, type your account **Email**. 3. Click **Send reset link**. 4. SciNodes shows **Check your inbox**. If an account exists for that email, a reset link is on its way. 5. Open the email and follow the link to choose a new password. 6. Sign in with your new password. The link expires after a short while. If it has expired, request another one. If you signed up only with Google or Microsoft, you don't have a SciNodes password to reset. Sign in with that button instead. ## Change your password 1. Click your name in the user menu to open your **Profile**. 2. Under **Password**, click **Change password**. 3. Type a new password of at least 8 characters, then type it again to confirm. 4. Click **Save password**. SciNodes shows "Password updated." ## Add a password to a Google or Microsoft account 1. Open your **Profile** from the user menu. 2. Under **Password**, click **Set a password**. 3. Type a password of at least 8 characters and confirm it. 4. Click **Save password**. From now on you can sign in with your email and this password, as well as with Google or Microsoft. ## "Confirm it's you" When you change your password or display name, SciNodes may ask you to confirm your identity first. This happens when you signed in a while ago. - If you sign in with a password, type it and click **Confirm**. - If you sign in with Google or Microsoft, click **Continue with Google** or **Continue with Microsoft**. - If that doesn't work, click **Sign in again instead**. SciNodes signs you out so you can sign in fresh, then try the change again. ## Sign out - In the SciNodes app, open the user menu and click **Log out**. - In SciVerse, Academy or Support, open the menu under your name and click **Sign out**. Signing out of one product doesn't sign you out of the others. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Incorrect email or password." | The email or password doesn't match an account. | Check for typos, or reset your password with **Forgot password?**. | | "An account already exists with this email using a different sign-in method." | You first signed up with another method, such as Google. | Sign in with the method you used first. | | "Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again." | Too many sign-in attempts in a short time. | Wait a few minutes, then try again. | | "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." | The Google or Microsoft pop-up was blocked. | Allow pop-ups for the site and click the button again. | | "The sign-in window was closed before finishing." | The pop-up was closed before sign-in completed. | Click **Google** or **Microsoft** again and finish in the pop-up. | | "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again." | Your browser couldn't connect to SciNodes. | Check your internet connection and try again. | | "This account has been disabled." | The account can't be used. | [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Can't sign in**. | | "Incorrect password. Please try again." | The password in **Confirm it's you** is wrong. | Retype it, or click **Sign in again instead**. | | "Passwords don't match." | The two password fields are different. | Type the same password in both fields. | | "Could not send the reset email. Please try again." | The reset email couldn't be sent. | Wait a moment and click **Send reset link** again. | For more messages, see [Error messages](../reference/error-messages.md). ## FAQ ### I didn't get the password reset email. What should I do? Check your spam folder and that you typed the email you signed up with. For privacy, SciNodes shows the same "Check your inbox" message whether or not an account exists. If you signed up with Google or Microsoft, use that button instead. ### Can I sign in with both Google and a password? Yes. Open your **Profile**, click **Set a password**, and save one. You can then use either method. ### Why do I have to sign in again on SciVerse and Academy? Single sign-on across SciNodes products is coming soon. Until then, sign in to each product with the same account. See [Single sign-on](single-sign-on.md). ### I can't get into my account at all. How do I get help? Go to [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) and file a ticket without signing in. Choose the category **Can't sign in**. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ## Related - [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) - [Your profile](profile.md) - [Single sign-on](single-sign-on.md) - [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/profile Status: live Description: View and edit your SciNodes profile: display name, email verification, sign-in methods, organization and password. # Your profile **In short:** Your **Profile** page shows your account details: display name, email and whether it's verified, how you sign in, when you joined, your user ID and your organization. Open it by clicking your name in the user menu. From there you can edit your name, send a verification email, and change or add a password. ## Open your profile 1. In the SciNodes app, click your avatar to open the user menu. 2. Click your name at the top of the menu. 3. The **Profile** page opens at [app.scinodes.com/profile](https://app.scinodes.com/profile). ## What's on the profile page | Item | What it shows | Can you change it here? | |---|---|---| | Photo | Your photo from Google or Microsoft if you have one, otherwise your initials | No | | Display name | The name collaborators see, or "Unnamed researcher" if empty | Yes | | Email | Your account email, marked **Verified** or **Unverified** | No. You can send a verification email. | | Sign-in methods | Badges such as **Google**, **Microsoft** or **Email & password** | Add a password (see below) | | **Phone** | Shown only if your account has one | No | | **Member since** | The date you created your account | No | | **Last sign-in** | When you last signed in | No | | **User ID** | Your unique account ID | No | | **Organization** | Your organization, detected from your email | No | | **Password** | **Change password** or **Set a password** | Yes | Dates follow your **Date format** preference. See [Preferences](preferences.md). ## Edit your display name 1. On your **Profile**, click the pencil icon next to your name (tooltip "Edit name"). 2. Type your name. Names can be up to 80 characters. 3. Click **Save**. SciNodes shows "Display name updated." To stop without saving, click **Cancel** or press `Esc`. Your display name is shown to people you share projects with, in the members list and the activity history. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). ## Verify your email If your email shows **Unverified**: 1. Click **Verify email** next to it. 2. SciNodes shows "Verification email sent. Check your inbox." and the button changes to **Verification sent**. 3. Open the email and follow the link. 4. Reload your profile. The badge changes to **Verified**. ## Your organization SciNodes detects your organization from your email domain using ROR (the Research Organization Registry). It shows: - The organization's name, linked to its website, and its country. - **Unverified**, with the tooltip "Auto-detected from your email — not confirmed". - "Auto-detected from your email" and when it was detected. - **Primary** on your main organization, if more than one is listed. The heading reads **Organization** or **Organizations** depending on how many there are. If your email domain doesn't match a known organization, this section doesn't appear. You can't edit or remove an organization on the profile page. If it's wrong, [contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Account**. ## Change or add a password - **Change password** appears if you sign in with email and password. - **Set a password** appears if you sign in only with Google or Microsoft. Adding one lets you also sign in with your email. Passwords must be at least 8 characters. SciNodes may ask you to confirm it's you first. Full steps: [Sign in and manage your password](sign-in-and-passwords.md). ## Your Academy profile SciNodes Academy has its own profile page at [academy.scinodes.com/profile](https://academy.scinodes.com/profile). It shows whether your email is verified, how you sign in, and your learning stats. Its **Account** section has a "Manage SciNodes account ↗" link that opens this app profile. See [Academy settings](../academy/academy-settings.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Could not update your display name. Please try again." | The change wasn't saved. | Try again in a moment. | | "Your session is no longer valid. Please sign in again." | Your sign-in has expired. | Sign in again, then repeat the change. | | "Too many requests. Please wait a moment before trying again." | You asked for verification emails too often. | Wait a few minutes before clicking **Verify email** again. | | "Could not send the verification email. Please try again." | The email couldn't be sent. | Try again in a moment. | | "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again." | Your browser couldn't connect to SciNodes. | Check your internet connection. | | "Use at least 8 characters." | The new password is too short. | Choose a password of 8 or more characters. | | "Your browser blocked the popup. Allow popups and try again." | The Google or Microsoft confirmation pop-up was blocked. | Allow pop-ups for app.scinodes.com and try again. | | "Could not reauthenticate. Please try again." | Confirming your identity failed. | Try again, or click **Sign in again instead**. | ## FAQ ### How do I change my profile photo? There's no photo upload on the profile page. If you sign in with Google or Microsoft, SciNodes shows the photo from that account. Otherwise it shows your initials. ### Can I change the email address on my account? The profile page doesn't offer an email change. [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Account** for help. ### Who can see my profile details? People you share a project with see your name, email and photo. See [Privacy and your data](privacy-and-your-data.md). ### How do I delete my account? Self-service account deletion is coming soon. Until then, [contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Account**. See [Privacy and your data](privacy-and-your-data.md). ## Related - [Sign in and manage your password](sign-in-and-passwords.md) - [Preferences](preferences.md) - [Privacy and your data](privacy-and-your-data.md) - [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/preferences Status: live Description: Every SciNodes user preference explained: font, AI languages, reference style, date format, autosave rules, model providers and device check. # Preferences **In short:** Open the user menu and click **User Preferences** to change how SciNodes looks and behaves. There are 11 preferences, covering font, AI languages, reference style, date format, four autosave rules, model providers and a device check. Most are saved to your account and follow you to every device. **Platform font**, **Model providers** and **Device check** are saved to this device only. ## Open your preferences 1. Click your avatar to open the user menu. 2. Click **User Preferences**. 3. Click a row to open that preference. Changes save as soon as you pick an option. The page is titled **User preferences**. Use the **Search preferences…** box to find a setting. It searches setting names, current values and the options inside each one, so typing "APA" or "Roboto" finds the right row. Press `Esc` to clear the search. The theme (Dark, Light or System) isn't here. Switch it in the user menu. ## All preferences | Preference | What it controls | Options | Saved to | |---|---|---|---| | **Platform font** | The main font across the app | 10 fonts; default **System default** | This device | | **Explainer language** | The language SciNodes explains your work in | 20 languages | Your account | | **Assistant language** | The language the research assistant replies in | 20 languages | Your account | | **Reference style** | The citation style used when SciNodes cites your publications | 81 styles; default **APA 7th edition** | Your account | | **Date format** | How dates are written everywhere | 7 formats | Your account | | **Autosave publications** | Which actions file a publication into My references | 4 actions | Your account | | **Autosave maps** | Which actions keep a map out of your drafts | 2 actions | Your account | | **Autosave authors** | Which actions save an author to Saved Authors | 3 actions | Your account | | **Autosave venues** | Which actions save a venue to Saved Venues | 3 actions | Your account | | **Model providers** | Which AI providers SciNodes may send your work to | 11 providers; locked by default | This device | | **Device check** | How well this device and browser run SciNodes | Run or re-run the test | This device | "Your account" means the setting follows you when you sign in on another computer. "This device" means it applies only in this browser. ## Platform font Choose the main font used across the app: **System default** (matches your operating system), **Segoe UI**, **Roboto**, **Helvetica**, **Verdana**, **Trebuchet MS**, **Calibri**, **Georgia**, **Times New Roman** or **Palatino**. Changes apply immediately. ## Explainer language The language SciNodes uses for its explanations, such as map walkthroughs, cluster names and term definitions. Pick **English Only** to keep everything in English. The 20 languages are English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, French, Malay, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Assamese, Malayalam, Sinhala and Konkani. The interface itself stays in English, and your publications stay in the language they were published in. See [Translation](../features/translation.md). ## Assistant language The language the research assistant replies in. Every new chat starts in this language. You can set a different language for one chat from its composer without changing this preference. It's separate from your explainer language, so you can read walkthroughs and chats in different languages. The same 20 languages are available. See [Mentions and reply language](../features/research-assistant/mentions-and-reply-language.md). ## Reference style The citation style SciNodes uses when it writes citations and bibliographies. Choose from 81 styles in 8 groups: General & cross-disciplinary, Life sciences & medicine, Physical sciences & mathematics, Engineering & computing, Social sciences, Humanities & law, Publisher house styles, and National standards. Type in **Find a style…** to filter the list. The default is **APA 7th edition**. You can also pick a different style for one citation in the cite dialog without changing your default. See [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md). ## Date format How SciNodes writes dates on projects, publications, notes and everywhere else. Each option shows today's date in that format. | Option | Example | |---|---| | Abbreviated month first (default) | Oct 3, 2026 | | Abbreviated month, day first | 3 Oct 2026 | | Month written out, month first | October 3, 2026 | | Month written out, day first | 3 October 2026 | | All numeric, month first | 10/03/2026 | | All numeric, day first | 03/10/2026 | | ISO 8601 | 2026-10-03 | Times keep the clock format each screen already uses. ## Autosave publications When you work on a publication in a project, SciNodes files it into that project's **My references** folder and offers an undo. Choose which actions count: - **Writing a note about it**: as soon as the note has some text. An empty or deleted note doesn't count. - **Adding it to Research in Formation**: as a research object, or as evidence on one. - **Fetching its PDF**: when the open-access fetch is accepted. - **Uploading a PDF for it**: when your upload is confirmed. Chatting about a publication never files it. If you turn every action off, use **Save to my library** to file publications yourself. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md). ## Autosave maps Only your first map in a project is kept automatically. Later maps start as drafts, and when you reach the draft limit the oldest draft is deleted to make room. When you write something about a draft, SciNodes keeps it for you. Choose which actions count: - **Writing a note on it**: a note on the map, or on a node, edge or cluster in it. - **Adding it to Research in Formation**: as a research object pinned to the map, or as evidence drawn from it. Chatting about a map never keeps it. :::caution With an action turned off, a map you work on stays a draft. A draft can be deleted for good to make room for a new map, leaving your note pointing at nothing. Keep maps yourself with **Save this map**. A map that has been kept can't be put back into drafts. ::: See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). ## Autosave authors and Autosave venues When you work on an author or venue from a map, SciNodes saves it to your project's **Saved Authors** or **Saved Venues** list and offers an undo. Authors and venues each have their own page with the same three actions: - **Writing a note about it**: a note on its map node. - **Adding it to Research in Formation**: as a research object, or as evidence drawn from it. - **Asking the assistant about it**: counted when you send a message, not when you open a chat. Nothing here is permanent. You can remove a saved author or venue from the map panel or from the **Authors** or **Venues** list. If you turn every action off, use **Save author** or **Save venue** yourself. See [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md). ## Model providers The page is titled **Authorized model providers**. By default, SciNodes picks the best available AI provider for each task, and the controls are locked. The providers are Scholaris Labs, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Mistral AI, Meta, Moonshot AI, Xiaomi and NVIDIA. To choose providers yourself: 1. Click **Customize providers**. 2. Read the "Customize model providers?" warning. Turning off providers can lower answer quality in some tasks and increase credit use. 3. Click **Do it anyway** when its countdown ends. Or click **Let SciNodes pick the best providers** to cancel. 4. Turn providers on or off. To go back to automatic selection, click **Let SciNodes choose**. If you turn too many off, SciNodes shows "Select more providers for uninterrupted operation." If you turn all of them off, it shows "No providers authorized. Model-backed features will be unavailable." ## Device check Measures this device and browser against what SciNodes needs to render maps. The test runs in your browser and takes about a second. Nothing is sent to the server. 1. Click **Run test** (or **Re-run test** to measure again). 2. Read the **Compatibility** rating, the **Requirements** table (memory, processor, graphics) and **What this device can open**, which estimates the map sizes you can work with. You can also open it from **Device Check** in the user menu. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ## Troubleshooting | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "That change could not be saved. Your previous … is still in effect." | The new choice didn't reach your account. Your old setting still applies. | Check your connection and pick the option again. | | "No preference matches "…"." | Nothing matches your search. | Try the setting's name, or the option you want. | | "No providers authorized. Model-backed features will be unavailable." | All AI providers are turned off on this device. | Turn some providers back on, or click **Let SciNodes choose**. | ## FAQ ### Can I change the interface language? No. The interface is in English only. You can get AI explanations and assistant replies in 20 languages. See [Research in another language](../use-cases/research-in-another-language.md). ### Why didn't my font change follow me to another computer? **Platform font** is saved to this device only. Set it again on each browser you use. Language, reference style, date format and autosave settings follow your account. ### Does turning off a model provider save credits? Not necessarily. SciNodes warns that turning off providers can increase credit use and lower quality, because it can no longer pick the most efficient provider for each task. ### Where do I switch to dark mode? Open the user menu and use the theme buttons: Dark, Light or System. ## Related - [Your profile](profile.md) - [Credits and usage](credits-and-usage.md) - [Translation](../features/translation.md) - [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md) - [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/credits-and-usage Status: live Description: How the SciNodes weekly AI credit budget works, what uses credits, how to read the Usage limits page, and what happens when the budget is spent. # Credits and usage **In short:** Every AI feature in SciNodes draws from one weekly credit budget. The free allowance is 2,000,000 credits per week. It resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC, and unused credits don't roll over. Signed-in SciVerse searches use the same budget. To see what you've used, open the user menu and click **Usage limits**. ## How the weekly budget works - **One pool for everything.** All AI features share the same budget. There are no per-feature limits, so a long research chat can be why a term definition stops arriving. - **Weekly reset.** The whole budget refills at 00:00 UTC every Sunday. Convert this to your local time zone to know when it happens for you. - **No rollover.** Unused credits don't carry over to the next week. - **Weighted credits.** Text the AI writes costs more than the text it reads. A long answer costs more than a short one. - **Some accounts differ.** Some accounts have a different allowance. If yours has no limit, the Usage limits page says "no weekly limit on this account". In the app, the budget is called the "Weekly complex compute budget". ## What uses credits These are the rows on the **Usage limits** page under **Where the credits went**. | Row | What it is | |---|---| | **Research chat** | Research assistant chats. A long chat re-reads earlier turns, so later turns cost more. | | **Term explanations** | Term definitions on maps. Terms already explained are free. | | **Publication translations** | Titles and abstracts translated into another language. Cached translations are free. | | **Publication suggestions** | AI-planned searches when SciNodes suggests publications for you. | | **Author suggestions** | AI-planned searches in **Suggest authors**. | | **Venue suggestions** | AI-planned searches in **Suggest venues**. | | **Question routing** | Matching your own research questions to a map or answer. | | **Research object suggestions** | Concepts proposed in Research in Formation. | | **PDF locating** | Finding an open-access PDF when you click **Fetch PDF**. | | **Corpus extensions** | Cited and citing publications added from a map node. Flat cost. | | **Publication lookups** | Catalog details for files you upload. Flat cost. | | **Corpus expansions** | Re-running or adding searches from **Expand corpus** in Expert Mode. Flat cost. | | **Catalog searches** | Searches you run in SciVerse while signed in. Flat cost per search. | | **Cluster naming** | Names for the clusters on a new map. Runs by itself after a map is built. | | **Description polish** | **Tidy up my wording** on a project description. | | **Slice descriptions** | Turning a corpus slice you described in words into filters. | | **Term cleansing** | A quick check of terms while a term map is built. Runs by itself. | ### What doesn't use credits - Browsing SciVerse signed out, SciVerse type-ahead suggestions, and SciVerse browse and detail pages. - Term definitions and translations that are already cached. - Features that don't use AI, such as reading PDFs, writing notes, citing and organizing your library. ### Assistants cost different amounts The research assistant has several assistants. **Sage** (Superior) is the default. **Vega** (Standard) and **Nova** (Budget) cost less per turn. **Atlas** (Expert) is locked. Switching assistant in the chat composer changes what your next turn costs. See [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md). ## Check your usage 1. Click your avatar to open the user menu. 2. Click **Usage limits**. | Section | What it shows | |---|---| | **Weekly complex compute budget** | A meter of credits used this week, "of *N* credits", and "Resets in …". | | **Budget week**, **Avg per week**, **Total** | Summary figures for this week and recent weeks. | | **Credit usage** | A chart of raw credits per UTC day, grouped into weeks. | | **Where the credits went** | Each feature's **Calls**, **Input**, **Output** and **Share of week** for this budget week. | | **Where the chat credits went** | Each assistant's **Turns**, **Credits** and **Share of chat**. Appears only once you've chatted this week. | | **How the weekly budget works** | A short explanation of the rules above. | | **Storage** | How much you're storing. "No limit applies." | The chart and tables show raw, unweighted credits, so their totals are lower than the budget meter. The chart can trail your latest activity by about half a minute. ### Storage The **Storage** section shows how much space your uploads and work take, by category. It's for information only: no storage limit applies. Shared publication data and cached full text aren't counted against you. Figures are estimates, measured once a day. If you see "Your storage has not been measured yet.", check back after the next daily measurement. ## When your budget is spent SciNodes shows "Weekly complex compute budget spent." followed by when it comes back, for example "Resumes Sunday, *date* at 00:00 UTC." Until the reset: - **Features with a non-AI fallback keep working.** File uploads are still saved, without catalog details: "Saved without catalog metadata — weekly complex compute budget spent." Searches use your own words instead of AI planning: "AI search planning wasn't available, so this search used your own words." - **Other AI features stop**, including the research assistant, new term definitions and suggestions. The reset can be up to six days away. - **Everything that doesn't use AI keeps working**, including maps you've built, the library, PDFs, notes and cached definitions. - **SciVerse signed-in searches stop**, with "Your weekly search budget is spent". You can still browse SciVerse. ## SciVerse searches and credits When you're signed in to SciVerse, each search costs a flat amount of credits, charged before the search runs. A search refused because your budget is spent isn't charged. If a search fails on the catalog's side after it starts, the credits aren't refunded. Searching signed out is free but shows at most 8 results. See [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). ## Tips - Start a new chat when you change topic. Long chats cost more per turn. - Use **Vega** or **Nova** for simple questions. - Long PDFs in view make each chat turn cost more. - Check **Where the credits went** if your budget drops faster than expected. **Cluster naming** and **Term cleansing** run by themselves whenever you build maps. ## FAQ ### When do my credits reset? Every Sunday at 00:00 UTC. The **Usage limits** page shows a countdown under "Resets in …". ### Do unused credits roll over? No. The allowance resets to the full amount each week, whether or not you used it. ### Can I buy more credits? Not yet. Paid plans with larger weekly allowances are coming soon. See [Plans and billing](plans-and-billing.md). ### Is there a storage limit? No. The **Storage** section shows how much you're storing, but no limit applies. ### Why is the budget meter higher than the totals in the chart? The meter counts weighted credits, where text the AI writes costs more than text it reads. The chart and tables show raw counts. ### Why did a term definition stop loading? Your weekly budget is probably spent. All AI features share one budget, so chats and other features use it too. Cached definitions still load. ## Related - [Plans and billing](plans-and-billing.md) - [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md) - [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md) - [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/plans-and-billing Status: upcoming Description: SciNodes paid plans (Free, Economy, Base, Power) and their weekly AI credit allowances, plus how upgrades, downgrades and cancellation will work. # Plans and billing :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** SciNodes will offer four plans: Free, Economy, Base and Power. They differ in how many AI credits you get each week. Today everyone uses SciNodes with the free allowance of 2,000,000 credits per week, and there's nothing to buy yet. Pricing will be announced at launch. ## What you get today - A free weekly allowance of 2,000,000 credits for all AI features. See [Credits and usage](credits-and-usage.md). - No storage limit. - No payment details needed. The **Subscription** page in the user menu is a preview of the future billing page. You can't change plans or pay from it yet, and nothing on it is charged. ## Plans | Plan | Weekly AI credits | |---|---| | Free | 2,000,000 | | Economy | 6,000,000 | | Base | 20,000,000 | | Power | 60,000,000 | Pricing will be announced at launch. On every plan, the allowance resets each week and unused credits don't roll over. ## How billing will work When paid plans launch: - **Payment.** Payments will be handled by Stripe outside India and by Razorpay in India. - **Upgrading** will take effect immediately, and you'll pay the prorated difference. - **Downgrading** will take effect from your next billing period. Anything over the new plan's limits will become read-only until you're within them again. Nothing will be deleted because of a downgrade. - **Cancelling** will take effect at the end of your current billing period. After that, your account returns to the Free allowance. - **Failed card payments.** If a renewal payment fails, your access will continue for 72 hours while the payment is retried. - **Refunds and disputes.** If a payment is fully refunded or disputed, your account will return to the Free allowance. - **UK and EU consumers** will be able to cancel a new paid subscription within 14 days. The refund will be reduced by the service already used. ## FAQ ### Is SciNodes free? Yes, you can use SciNodes today with a free weekly allowance of 2,000,000 AI credits. Paid plans with larger allowances are coming soon. ### How much will the paid plans cost? Pricing will be announced at launch. ### What's the difference between the plans? The weekly AI credit allowance: 2,000,000 on Free, 6,000,000 on Economy, 20,000,000 on Base and 60,000,000 on Power. ### Will I lose my work if I downgrade? No. When billing launches, anything over a lower plan's limits will become read-only, not deleted. ### Do I need to do anything now? No. Keep using SciNodes on the free allowance. You don't need to add payment details. ### Who do I contact about billing? [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) and choose the category **Billing**. ## Related - [Credits and usage](credits-and-usage.md) - [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md) - [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/privacy-and-your-data Status: partial Description: What SciNodes stores about you, who can see your projects and uploads, what AI providers receive, where data is kept, and how to request deletion or export. # Privacy and your data **In short:** SciNodes stores your account details and the content you create so it can run the service. It sends the relevant text to an AI provider only when you use an AI feature. It doesn't use advertising cookies or third-party analytics. Your projects, notes, chats and uploaded PDFs are private unless you share a project. The authoritative version is the [SciNodes Privacy Policy](https://www.scinodes.com/privacy-policy). This page summarizes how things work in the product today. ## What SciNodes stores | Data | Examples | |---|---| | Account details | Name, email, profile photo, sign-in methods, preferences | | Your content | Projects, corpora, folders, uploaded PDFs and reference exports, notes, highlights, research objects, chats and attachments | | Usage records | Which features you use, AI credits spent, storage used | | Project activity history | Who changed what in a project, including undone changes | | Publication interactions | When project members last interacted with each publication | | Organization | Detected from your email domain using ROR (Research Organization Registry) | ## Who can see what | Who | What they see | |---|---| | You | Everything in your account | | Project collaborators | The shared project's content, plus your name, email and photo. The activity history shows who made each change. | | AI providers | When you use an AI feature: your prompt, the chat history, the project context you selected and the text from PDFs or files needed for the answer | | Other SciNodes users | Nothing of yours. Some outputs are cached by content, not by person (see below). | | Anyone with the link | Map preview images (see below) | Private notes, chats, annotations and projects are never shared with other users. ### Shared caches To avoid repeating work, SciNodes reuses some results across users. These are linked to the content, not to you: - Text extracted from an identical file. - AI-generated definitions of scientific terms. - Translations of publications. Other users can't find out who uploaded a file. ### PDFs - PDFs you upload stay private to you. - Open-access PDFs that SciNodes fetches when you click **Fetch PDF** are shared copies. Any user who fetches the same publication gets the same file. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ### Map preview images SciNodes saves preview images (snapshots) of your maps from time to time. Anyone who has the exact image URL can open the image. The map itself and the project stay private. ## AI features When you use an AI feature, SciNodes sends the text needed for the task to the AI provider handling it. Which providers SciNodes may use on this device is set in **User Preferences** → **Model providers**. See [Preferences](preferences.md). AI output can be wrong, including invented citations, and isn't professional advice. Check important answers against the publications. ## Cookies and local storage SciNodes uses no advertising cookies and no third-party analytics. Your browser's local storage holds preferences such as language, model provider and theme choices. See the [Cookie Policy](https://www.scinodes.com/cookie-policy). ## Where your data is stored Your data is stored mainly with Amazon Web Services in Stockholm, Sweden (EU). Some storage is in Mumbai, India. ## Age requirement You must be at least 13 to use SciNodes. If you're under 18, you need a parent or guardian's consent. ## Delete, export or correct your data :::info[Coming soon] Self-service account deletion, data export and a "Help improve SciNodes" opt-out aren't available in SciNodes yet. Until then, contact Support. ::: To ask for your account to be deleted, a copy of your data, or a correction: 1. Go to [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) and sign in with your SciNodes account. 2. Click **New ticket**. 3. Choose the category **Account**. 4. Say what you want: account deletion, a data export, or a correction (for example, a wrong organization). 5. Click **Submit ticket**. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ### What you can delete or download yourself today | What | How | |---|---| | A publication | Select it in the **Library** and click **Remove from corpus** | | A note | Click **Delete this note** on the note | | A chat | Click **Delete this chat** in the **Research Assistants** tab | | A map | Click **Delete map** on the map | | A project | **Project Settings** → **Delete project**. It goes to the **Bin**, where you can restore it or delete it. | | Your uploaded PDF | Choose **Remove PDF** in the publication's ⋯ menu | | Notes | **Download as Markdown** | | Citations | **Cite** → **Download** as .bib, .ris, .rtf or .txt | | Maps | **Download** as PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF | See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). ## FAQ ### Can other people see my projects? Only people you invite to a project. They see its content and your name, email and photo. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). ### Are my uploaded PDFs private? Yes. PDFs you upload are private. Only open-access PDFs that SciNodes fetches are shared copies. ### What does the AI provider receive? Only when you use an AI feature: your prompt, the chat history, the project context you selected and the text from PDFs or files needed for the answer. For current terms on how providers handle data, see the [Privacy Policy](https://www.scinodes.com/privacy-policy). ### How do I delete my account? Self-service deletion is coming soon. Until then, [contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Account**. ### My organization on my profile is wrong. How do I fix it? SciNodes detects it from your email domain. You can't edit it on the profile page yet, so [contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with the category **Account**. ### Does SciNodes sell my data or show ads? SciNodes uses no advertising cookies and no third-party analytics. For the full commitments, see the [Privacy Policy](https://www.scinodes.com/privacy-policy). ## Related - [SciNodes Privacy Policy](https://www.scinodes.com/privacy-policy) - [Your profile](profile.md) - [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md) - [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/account/single-sign-on Status: upcoming Description: Single sign-on will let you sign in once for the SciNodes app, SciVerse, Academy and Support. Until it launches, sign in to each with the same account. # Single sign-on across SciNodes products :::info[Coming soon] This feature is built but not yet available in SciNodes. Details may change. ::: **In short:** When single sign-on launches, signing in to one SciNodes product will sign you in to the others: the SciNodes app, SciVerse, Academy and Support. Today you already use one SciNodes account everywhere, but you sign in to each product separately with the same email and password, or the same Google or Microsoft account. ## How it works today You have one SciNodes account. It works in every product, but each product keeps its own sign-in. | Product | Where to sign in | Without signing in you can | |---|---|---| | SciNodes app | [app.scinodes.com/login](https://app.scinodes.com/login) | Nothing. The app needs an account. | | SciVerse | **Sign in** in the header at [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com) | Search and browse, with at most 8 results per search | | Academy | **Sign in** at [academy.scinodes.com](https://academy.scinodes.com) | Read every course and article | | Support | **Sign in** at [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) | File a ticket. High and Urgent priority need sign-in. | To sign in to SciVerse, Academy or Support: 1. Click **Sign in**. A panel titled "Sign in with SciNodes" opens. 2. Type your SciNodes email and password and click **Sign in**, or click **Google** or **Microsoft**. Create your account and reset your password in the SciNodes app. SciVerse, Academy and Support don't offer sign-up or password reset. See [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) and [Sign in and manage your password](sign-in-and-passwords.md). Signing out of one product doesn't sign you out of the others. Sign out of each one separately. ## How it will work When single sign-on launches, you'll sign in once and stay signed in as you move between the SciNodes app, SciVerse, Academy and Support. You won't need to type your details again on each site. ## FAQ ### Do I need a separate account for SciVerse or Academy? No. Use the same SciNodes account you use in the app. ### Why do I have to sign in again when I open SciVerse from the app? Single sign-on isn't available yet, so each product has its own sign-in for now. Use the same account details. ### Can I create an account in SciVerse or Academy? No. Create your account at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com/signup), then sign in to the other products with it. ## Related - [Sign in and manage your password](sign-in-and-passwords.md) - [Create your account](../getting-started/create-account.md) - [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md) - [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/help/contact-support Status: partial Description: How to file a SciNodes support ticket at support.scinodes.com, choose a category and priority, attach files, and track your ticket's status. # Contact Support **In short:** To get help, file a ticket at [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com). Click **New ticket**, add a subject, category, priority, contact email and description, attach up to 10 files, and click **Submit ticket**. Support typically replies within one business day, by email to the contact address you give. Sign in first so you can find your ticket again later. ## Before you start - **Sign in if you can.** Click **Sign in** on the Support site and use your SciNodes account. Signing in lets you see all your tickets later and request **High** or **Urgent** priority. - **Can't sign in?** You can file a ticket without an account. Choose the category **Can't sign in**. - **Have the details ready:** what you were doing, what you expected, what happened instead, and the exact text of any error message. Screenshots help. You can also open Support from the SciNodes app: click the Help (?) button and choose **Support**. ## File a ticket 1. Go to [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com). 2. Click **New ticket**. If you have no tickets yet, the form appears straight away under "Create your first ticket". 3. Type a **Subject**: a short summary of the issue. 4. Choose a **Category**. 5. Choose a **Priority**. **Normal** is the default. 6. Check the **Contact email**. Support replies to this address. 7. Write a **Description**. Include steps to reproduce, what you expected and what happened, and any links. 8. Optional: under **Attachments**, add screenshots, logs or other files. 9. Click **Submit ticket**. SciNodes shows "Ticket #*ABC12345* submitted. We'll reach out to *your email*." Note the ticket number. ## Form fields | Field | Required | Rules | |---|---|---| | **Subject** | Yes | Up to 140 characters | | **Category** | Yes | See the table below | | **Priority** | Yes | Low, Normal, High or Urgent | | **Name** | Shown when signed in | Taken from your account; can't be edited | | **Contact email** | Yes | Where Support replies | | **Description** | Yes | At least 10 characters | | **Attachments** | No | Up to 10 files, 10 MB each | ## Categories | Category | Use it for | |---|---| | **Bug** | Something in SciNodes doesn't work as expected | | **Billing** | Plans and payments | | **Feature suggestion** | An idea for SciNodes | | **Account** | Account deletion, data export, a wrong organization, email changes and other account questions | | **Can't sign in** | You can't get into your account. Shown only when you're signed out. | | **Other** | Anything else | ## Priority | Priority | Who can choose it | |---|---| | **Low** | Anyone | | **Normal** (default) | Anyone | | **High** | Signed-in users | | **Urgent** | Signed-in users | If you're signed out, SciNodes shows "Sign in to request High or Urgent priority." The exception is **Can't sign in**: it raises the priority to **Urgent** automatically ("Raised to Urgent because you can't get into your account. Lower it if this can wait."). ## Attachments You can attach up to 10 files, each up to 10 MB. Accepted types: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WEBP, PDF, TXT, CSV, Markdown (.md), ZIP, GZIP, TAR, JSON and log files. Click **Remove** next to a file to take it off the ticket before you submit. ## Track your tickets 1. Sign in at [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com). 2. The **Support tickets** page lists your tickets with their category, priority, status and date. 3. Click a ticket to see its details. Each ticket has a status: | Status | Meaning | |---|---| | open | "We've received this and it's waiting to be picked up." | | in progress | "Someone from customer care is working on this." | | resolved | "Customer care marked this as resolved." | | closed | "This ticket is closed." | **What you submitted** shows your original request. It's a record and can't be edited. ### Replies :::info[Coming soon] Replies from customer care don't appear in the Support portal yet, and you can't reply to a ticket there. Customer care contacts you by email at your contact address. ::: The **Responses from customer care** section and its **Check for updates** button are in place for when replies arrive in the portal. ### Tickets filed while signed out A ticket filed while signed out can only be opened in the same browser tab you filed it from. If you open it elsewhere, you see "We can't open this ticket here". To keep access, sign in before you file, or write down your ticket number. ## Troubleshooting | Message | What to do | |---|---| | "Subject is required." | Add a short subject. | | "Keep the subject under 140 characters." | Shorten the subject and put details in the description. | | "Email is required so we can reply." | Add a contact email. | | "Enter a valid email address." | Check the contact email for typos. | | "Description is required." | Describe the issue. | | "Give us a bit more detail (at least 10 characters)." | Add more detail to the description. | | "*file* exceeds the 10 MB limit." | Compress the file, or attach a smaller one. | | "*file* is a *type* file, which we can't accept." | Attach a supported type, or put it in a ZIP. | | "That's the limit of 10 files. Remove one to swap it out." | Remove a file, or combine files into one ZIP. | | "We couldn't upload "*file*". Remove it and try again, or submit without it." | Remove that file and try again. | | "Your ticket could not be submitted. Please try again." | Wait a moment and click **Submit ticket** again. | | "Could not load your tickets. Please try again." | Reload the page. | | "Ticket not found" | The ticket may belong to another account. Sign in with the account you used. | ## FAQ ### How long does Support take to reply? Support typically replies within one business day, by email. ### Can I file a ticket without a SciNodes account? Yes. You can file a ticket while signed out. You can't choose High or Urgent priority, except through **Can't sign in**, and you can only reopen the ticket from the same browser tab. ### How do I request account deletion or a copy of my data? File a ticket with the category **Account**. Self-service deletion and export are coming soon. See [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ### Is there a help center or knowledge base? These docs are the SciNodes help center. Try [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) and the [FAQ](faq.md) first. ## Related - [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) - [FAQ](faq.md) - [Error messages](../reference/error-messages.md) - [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/help/troubleshooting Status: live Description: Fix common SciNodes problems by symptom: sign-in failures, blocked pop-ups, failed uploads, empty maps, missing PDFs, spent budget and stuck builds. # Troubleshooting **In short:** Find your symptom below and follow the steps. Most problems have a clear cause: a blocked pop-up, an unsupported file, missing reference data, a spent weekly budget or a screen that's too small. If you see an exact message, search for it on [Error messages](../reference/error-messages.md). If nothing here helps, [contact Support](contact-support.md). ## I can't sign in 1. Check which method you used to create your account. If you see "An account already exists with this email using a different sign-in method.", sign in with that method, for example **Google**. 2. If you see "Incorrect email or password.", check for typos, then click **Forgot password?** to reset your password. 3. If you see "Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again.", wait a few minutes before trying again. 4. If you see "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again.", check your internet connection. 5. If you see "This account has been disabled." or nothing else works, file a ticket at [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) with the category **Can't sign in**. You don't need to be signed in. In SciVerse, Academy and Support you can't reset a password. Do it at [app.scinodes.com](https://app.scinodes.com/forgot-password). See [Sign in and manage your password](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md). ## The Google or Microsoft sign-in window doesn't open Google and Microsoft sign-in open a pop-up window. If your browser blocks it, you see "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." 1. Look for a blocked pop-up icon in your browser's address bar. 2. Allow pop-ups for the SciNodes site you're on, for example app.scinodes.com. 3. Click **Google** or **Microsoft** again. 4. Finish signing in inside the pop-up. Closing it early shows "The sign-in window was closed before finishing." ## My upload failed or files were skipped Each file shows a status as it uploads. Check the status and message: | Status or message | Fix | |---|---| | "Legacy .xls isn't supported — save it as .xlsx or CSV." | Open the file in your spreadsheet app and save it as .xlsx or CSV. | | "This format is not processed — PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx) are." | Export from your reference manager as RIS or BibTeX. | | "*N* files in that folder skipped — not a format we read." | Those files weren't PDFs or reference exports. The rest were uploaded. | | "The PDF is password-protected — remove the password and try again." | Remove the password in a PDF tool and upload again. | | "The PDF took too long to read." / "The PDF could not be read." | Try a different copy of the PDF, or add the publication by DOI with **Manual Entry**. | | **Duplicate** / **Already in the corpus** | Nothing to fix. SciNodes didn't add a second copy. | | "Saved without catalog metadata — weekly complex compute budget spent." | The file was saved, but without catalog details. See the budget section below. | ZIP files can hold up to 500 files, 100 MB per file and 500 MB in total. See [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md) and [File formats and limits](../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md). ## My map is empty or has no links An empty map is a fact about your corpus, not an error. SciNodes explains the likely reason on the map. 1. **Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps** need reference lists. If SciNodes offers **Fetch reference data**, click it. It runs once per project and takes a few minutes. 2. **Your corpus slice may be too narrow.** Widen the year range or remove filters, then build a new map. 3. **Thresholds may be too high.** In **Expert Mode**, lower the minimum citations or publications. 4. If you see "Nothing to map", the corpus or slice has nothing this map type can use. Add publications or choose another map type. 5. If you see "Map build failed", click **Retry**. 6. If you get a **Map not stored** notification, the map is on screen but wasn't saved to the server. Plot it again to keep it. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md) and [Building a map](../features/maps/building-a-map.md). ## "PDF unavailable" You see this notification when **Fetch PDF** couldn't find a copy: "We couldn't retrieve the PDF for "*title*". You can upload your own copy." 1. Get the PDF from your library or the publisher. 2. Open the publication's ⋯ menu and choose **Upload PDF**. 3. PDFs can be up to 64 MB. Fetching runs in the background, and leaving the page doesn't stop it. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ## "Weekly complex compute budget spent." All AI features share one weekly credit budget, and it's used up. The message says when it resumes, always Sunday at 00:00 UTC. - Until then, AI features such as the research assistant, new term definitions and suggestions are paused. - Uploads still work but skip catalog lookups. Searches use your own words instead of AI planning. - Maps you've built, the library, PDFs, notes and cached definitions keep working. - In SciVerse you see "Your weekly search budget is spent". You can still browse. To make your budget last longer next week, use **Vega** or **Nova** for simple questions and start new chats instead of very long ones. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## SciNodes is blocked on my screen The SciNodes app needs a window at least 768 × 500 pixels. On smaller screens you see "SciNodes will soon be available on mobile." - On a laptop or desktop, make your browser window larger. - On a tablet or phone, click **Use fullscreen** if it appears, and turn the device to landscape. If you see "Rotate to landscape", turn the device sideways. - Sign-in pages, SciVerse, Academy and Support aren't affected. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ## The sync chip says "Unsynced changes" The sync chip in the header shows whether your changes have reached the server: "Syncing", "Unsynced changes" or "Changes synced". 1. Click the chip to sync now. 2. Check your internet connection. 3. Wait for "Changes synced" before closing the tab. See [Interface tour](../getting-started/interface-tour.md). ## My project is stuck building Large projects build in the background. A progress card in the sidebar shows "Building" and a percentage. 1. Keep working. Click **Open** on the card when it's done, or wait for the **Project ready** notification. 2. If you try to leave, SciNodes asks "Your project is still being built". Choose **Build in background** to keep it going, **Keep waiting** to stay, or **Stop and discard** to cancel. A stopped project goes to the **Bin**. 3. If you get **Project could not be built**, the notification says why. Try creating the project again. 4. If you get **Project created without publications**, open the project's **Library** and add publications with **Add Publications**. See [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md). ## The assistant doesn't reply - "Could not reach the assistant. Your message was not sent." Check your connection and send the message again. - "The assistant could not reply (*code*). Your message was not sent." Wait a moment and send it again. - The first question about a publication can take up to about 20 seconds while the assistant reads its PDF. Answers arrive whole, not word by word. See [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md). ## A map is slow or the browser tab crashes Large maps need more memory and a graphics card with WebGL2. 1. Open the user menu and click **Device Check**, then **Run test**. 2. Check **What this device can open**. 3. Close other tabs and programs. 4. Reduce the nodes and edges shown under **Thresholds** in the configuration panel, or build the map from a smaller corpus slice. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ## Other problems | Symptom | What to do | |---|---| | "This is taking too long — try again in a moment." | Wait a few seconds and try again. | | SciVerse shows only 8 results | Sign in to SciVerse to see every result. See [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). | | A draft map disappeared | When you reach 32 drafts in a project, the oldest is deleted. Save maps you want to keep. See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). | | A deleted project is missing | Open the **Bin** in the sidebar and click **Restore**. See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). | | You can't edit a project | It may be a legacy project ("Legacy — restore to edit") or you may be a Viewer. See [Legacy projects](../features/projects/legacy-projects.md). | | You can't open a Support ticket ("We can't open this ticket here") | Open it from the browser tab you filed it in, or sign in with the account you used. | ## Still stuck? [Contact Support](contact-support.md). Include the exact message, what you were doing and a screenshot. ## Related - [Error messages](../reference/error-messages.md) - [FAQ](faq.md) - [Contact Support](contact-support.md) - [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/help/faq Status: live Description: Short answers to common questions about SciNodes, SciVerse and Academy: cost, mobile, languages, uploads, maps, AI credits, PDFs, privacy and plans. # Frequently asked questions **In short:** Quick answers to the questions people ask most about SciNodes. Each answer links to a page with the full details. If your question isn't here, try [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) or [contact Support](contact-support.md). ## Getting started ### What is SciNodes? SciNodes is an AI-assisted research platform for literature review and scientometric analysis. You gather publications into a project, map the field, read and annotate, ask an AI research assistant, and export citations. Start with [Your first project](../getting-started/first-project.md). ### Is SciNodes free? Yes. Every account gets a free weekly allowance of 2,000,000 AI credits, which resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC. Paid plans with larger allowances are coming soon. See [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md). ### Does SciNodes work on mobile? Not yet. The SciNodes app needs a window at least 768 × 500 pixels, so use a laptop or desktop. On some tablets and phones you can click **Use fullscreen** and turn the device to landscape. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ### Which languages does SciNodes support? The interface is in English only. AI explanations and research assistant replies are available in 20 languages, and you can translate publication titles and abstracts. See [Research in another language](../use-cases/research-in-another-language.md). ### What browser and computer do I need? A modern desktop browser with WebGL2, and at least 4 GB of memory (16 GB recommended). Run **Device Check** from the user menu to test your device. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ### Do I need separate accounts for SciVerse, Academy and Support? No. One SciNodes account works everywhere. For now, sign in to each product separately with the same details. See [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md). ## Projects and library ### What files can I upload? PDFs and reference exports: RIS, BibTeX, PubMed .nbib, EndNote .enw, Web of Science .ciw, CSV, TSV, Excel .xlsx and .txt. You can also upload ZIP files or whole folders. See [File formats and limits](../reference/file-formats-and-limits.md). ### Can I import my Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote library? Yes. Export it as RIS or BibTeX, then upload it in a new project or with **Add Publications** → **Upload Anything**. See [Bring your reference library](../use-cases/bring-your-reference-library.md). ### How do I share a project with colleagues? Open the project, click the gear icon for **Project Settings**, go to **Collaborators**, and invite them by email as **Editor** or **Viewer**. They need a SciNodes account. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). ### How do I get back a project I deleted? Open the **Bin** in the sidebar and click **Restore**. The Bin shows how many days are left before permanent deletion. See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). ### What's the difference between removing from a folder and removing from the corpus? Removing from a folder only takes the publication out of that folder. **Remove from corpus** takes it out of the project entirely and can't be undone. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md). ## Maps ### Which map should I make first? Every new project builds an **Initial Map** (term co-occurrence) that shows the main topics. Then type a research question in the **Map queries** bar and SciNodes recommends a map. See [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md). ### Why is my citation map empty? Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps need reference lists. Click **Fetch reference data** once for the project. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Why did one of my maps disappear? New maps start as drafts, and each project holds up to 32 drafts. When you go over, the oldest draft is deleted. Click **Save map** on maps you want to keep. See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). ### Can I export a map for a manuscript or slides? Yes. Click **Download** on the map and export as PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG or PDF at up to 600 dpi. See [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md). ### Can I share a link to a map? Not yet. Map share links are coming soon. Share the whole project with collaborators, or export the map as an image. See [Sharing maps](../features/maps/sharing-maps.md). ## AI and credits ### What are credits? Credits measure AI use. All AI features, such as the research assistant, suggestions and translations, draw from one weekly budget. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ### When do my credits reset? Every Sunday at 00:00 UTC. Unused credits don't roll over. Open **Usage limits** in the user menu to see what you've used. ### Which assistant should I choose? **Sage** (Superior) is the default. **Vega** (Standard) and **Nova** (Budget) cost fewer credits. **Atlas** (Expert) is locked. See [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md). ### Can I trust the AI's answers? Check them. AI answers can be wrong, including invented citations, and aren't professional advice. Always confirm claims against the publication. See [Ask AI about your research](../use-cases/ask-ai-about-your-research.md). ### What can the assistant see? On each turn, the assistant sees what's "in view": the publication's PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights on it. The chat's **About** panel lists it. See [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## PDFs ### Does SciNodes find full-text PDFs? On request. Click **Fetch PDF** to look for an open-access copy. If there isn't one, click **Upload PDF** to add your own. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). ### Are my uploaded PDFs private? Yes. PDFs you upload stay private. Open-access PDFs that SciNodes fetches are shared copies. See [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ### Where are my highlights saved? In the project's notes, automatically. Each highlight becomes a note titled "Highlight (p. *N*) — *title*". See [Highlights and comments](../features/pdfs/highlights-and-comments.md). ## SciVerse ### Do I need an account to use SciVerse? No. You can search and browse as a guest, but you see at most 8 results per search. Sign in to see every result. See [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). ### Does searching SciVerse use my credits? Only when you're signed in. Each signed-in search costs a flat amount from your weekly budget. Browsing and type-ahead suggestions are free. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ### How do I add a publication from SciVerse to a project? Sign in, click **Add to SciNodes** on the publication card, and choose a project. It's added to that project's **My references**. See [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md). ## Academy ### Do I need an account to use Academy? No. All courses and articles are public. Sign in to save courses, mark lessons complete and track your progress. See [Academy overview](../academy/overview.md). ### Do Academy courses give certificates? No. Academy has no quizzes, certificates or enrollment. It tracks your progress in **My learning**. See [My learning and saved](../academy/my-learning-and-saved.md). ## Account and privacy ### How do I reset my password? Click **Forgot password?** on the sign-in page at app.scinodes.com, enter your email, and follow the link in the email. See [Sign in and manage your password](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md). ### Who can see my projects? Only people you invite. Collaborators see the project's content and your name, email and photo. See [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ### How do I delete my account or export my data? Self-service deletion and export are coming soon. Until then, [contact Support](contact-support.md) with the category **Account**. ## Plans and billing ### How much will paid plans cost? Pricing will be announced at launch. The plans will be Free, Economy, Base and Power, with 2, 6, 20 and 60 million credits per week. See [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md). ### What happens to my work if I downgrade later? When billing launches, anything over a lower plan's limits will become read-only. Nothing will be deleted because of a downgrade. See [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md). ## Related - [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md) - [Contact Support](contact-support.md) - [Glossary](../reference/glossary.md) - [What's coming](../reference/whats-coming.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/glossary Status: live Description: Plain-language definitions of SciNodes terms: corpus, corpus slice, research map, cluster, node weightage, RIF, research object, credits and more. # Glossary **In short:** These are the terms SciNodes uses in the app and in these docs, in alphabetical order. SciNodes always calls a scholarly item, such as a journal article, conference paper, preprint, book or dataset, a **publication**. ### About panel The panel in a chat that lists what the chat is about: maps, nodes, publications and files, up to 12. It also shows what the assistant can see ("in view"). See [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ### Alias A short name you give a publication in your library, for example "HN22", to find it quickly. See [Publication details](../features/library/publication-details.md). ### Assistant One of the AI research assistants you can chat with: **Sage** (Superior, the default), **Vega** (Standard), **Nova** (Budget) and **Atlas** (Expert, locked for now). Higher tiers give stronger answers and use more credits. See [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md). ### Bibliographic coupling A map type that links two items when they cite the same publications. It shows research fronts. See [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md). ### Bin Where deleted projects go. You can restore them. The Bin shows a 60-day countdown for each project. See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). ### Citation map A map type that links two items when one cites the other. ### Cluster A group of closely linked nodes on a map, drawn in one color. Its name depends on the map type, for example Topic, School of Thought, Research Front or Research Group. See [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md). ### Co-authorship map A map type that links authors, organizations or countries that published together. ### Co-citation map A map type that links two items when publications in your corpus cite them together. It shows a field's intellectual base. ### Corpus The set of publications a project works over. You see and manage it in the **Library** tab. See [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md). ### Corpus expansion Permanently adding related publications to a corpus, by re-running the queries that built it or by running new searches. It only adds publications you don't already have. See [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). ### Corpus slice A filter that limits which publications one map uses, by year, document type, folder, citations, keyword, text, author, affiliation, venue, language, open access or retraction. It doesn't change the corpus. You can also describe a slice in a sentence and let AI turn it into filters. See [Corpus slices](../features/library/corpus-slices.md). ### Credits The unit SciNodes uses to measure AI usage. Every AI feature draws from one **weekly budget** that resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ### Discover Gathering publications by writing your own catalog search, with year range and include or exclude filters. Compare **Suggest**. See [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md). ### Draft map A map that isn't saved yet. The first map in a project is saved automatically; later maps start as drafts. You can keep up to 32 drafts per project. See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). ### Edge A line between two nodes on a map. It shows a link such as a citation, co-citation, collaboration or co-occurrence. ### Expert Mode The map creation form that exposes every setting: type, unit, slice, thresholds, clustering, layout, normalization and weights. See [Expert Mode](../features/maps/expert-mode.md). ### Folder A way to organise publications in the library. One publication can be in several folders. The default folder is **My references**. See [Folders](../features/library/folders.md). ### In view What a research assistant can actually read on a turn: the publication's PDF text if SciNodes holds a copy, plus your notes and highlights on it. ### Initial Map The term co-occurrence map SciNodes builds automatically when you create a project. ### Keyword co-occurrence map A map type that links author keywords, index keywords or MeSH terms that appear on the same publication. ### Legacy project An archived project. It's read-only until you restore it. See [Legacy projects](../features/projects/legacy-projects.md). ### Library The project tab where you add, organise, search and read your corpus. ### Map See **Research map**. ### Map queries bar The box floating over the map stage where you type a research question and SciNodes recommends a map to answer it. See [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md). ### My references The default folder in each project's library. Some actions, such as writing a note or fetching a PDF, file a publication here automatically. You can change this in [Preferences](../account/preferences.md). ### Node A point on a map: a publication, author, organization, country, venue, keyword or term. ### Node weightage What a node's size represents, for example its number of links (degree) or how often it bridges other nodes (betweenness). See [Reading a map](../features/maps/reading-a-map.md). ### Open access A publication that can be read free of charge. SciNodes marks these with an **Open access** badge and can fetch their PDFs. ### Project Your unit of work in SciNodes. It has its own corpus, maps, notes, chats, research objects and collaborators. ### Publication Any scholarly item in SciNodes: journal article, conference paper, preprint, book, chapter, dataset and so on. ### Query Bank A catalog of more than 100 research questions, grouped by category, that you can map in one click. See [Query Bank](../features/maps/query-bank.md). ### Quick Chat An assistant chat that isn't tied to a project. See [Quick Chat](../features/research-assistant/quick-chat.md). ### Quick Note A note that isn't tied to a project. You can move it into one later. See [Quick notes](../features/notes/quick-notes.md). ### Reference data The reference lists of your publications. Citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling maps need it. Run **Fetch reference data** once per project to fill it in. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). ### Reference style The citation format SciNodes uses when you cite publications. There are 81 styles, and APA 7th edition is the default. See [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md). ### Relevance and recency Per-project scores that will show how much your team has engaged with each publication and how recently. Coming soon. See [Relevance and recency](../features/relevance-and-recency.md). ### Research focus Up to three tags describing what stage a project is at, such as Literature Review or Grant Writing. ### Research in Formation (RIF) The project tab where you collect research objects and the evidence behind them, and arrange them by importance. "RIF it" adds something to it. See [Research in Formation](../features/research-in-formation.md). ### Research map A network visualisation built from your corpus or a slice of it. There are six types. See [Map types](../features/maps/map-types.md). ### Research object An item in Research in Formation, such as a publication, author, concept, theory, method, journal, institution or country, together with its evidence and links. ### Retracted A publication that has been withdrawn. SciNodes shows a **Retracted** badge and a warning. ### Saved Authors and Saved Venues Your bookmark lists of authors and venues in a project. Each member has their own. You save them from maps by hand, or automatically when you write a note, add to RIF or ask the assistant about them. See [Saved authors and venues](../features/library/saved-authors-and-venues.md). ### SciVerse The free public search engine for the scholarly record from SciNodes, at [sciverse.scinodes.com](https://sciverse.scinodes.com). See [SciVerse overview](../sciverse/overview.md). ### SmarterPDF A clean text-and-tables reading view of a PDF that the assistant can cite by page. Coming soon. See [SmarterPDF](../features/pdfs/smarterpdf.md). ### Suggest Gathering publications by describing your research focus and letting SciNodes AI plan and run several searches for you. Compare **Discover**. ### Term co-occurrence map A map type that links terms extracted from titles, abstracts and keywords that appear in the same publication. ### Timeline mode A map mode with a year slider, so you can see how a field developed over time. See [Timeline mode](../features/maps/timeline-mode.md). ### Unit of analysis What the nodes on a map are: publications, authors, organizations, countries, venues, keywords or terms. ### Venue Where a publication appeared: a journal, conference, workshop or symposium. ### Weekly budget Your allowance of credits for AI features each week. It resets every Sunday at 00:00 UTC and doesn't roll over. ### Work desk The project workspace, with the **Overview**, **Research in Formation**, **Library**, **Research Maps**, **Notes** and **Research Assistants** tabs. --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/keyboard-shortcuts Status: live Description: Every SciNodes keyboard and mouse shortcut: map zoom and selection, library selection, chat send and new line, note indenting, and dialogs. # Keyboard shortcuts **In short:** SciNodes has a small set of shortcuts, mostly for maps, library selection, chats and notes. On a Mac, use `Cmd` wherever this page says `Ctrl`. There are no global shortcuts for undo, redo or switching tabs. Use the on-screen buttons instead. ## Maps | Shortcut | What it does | Notes | |---|---|---| | `+` or `=` | Zoom in | Works when you're not typing in a box | | `-` or `_` | Zoom out | Works when you're not typing in a box | | `Ctrl` + `Click` | Add a node or edge to the selection, or remove it | `Cmd` + `Click` on a Mac | | `Esc` | Close the right-click menu, or cancel a node merge | | The zoom keys do nothing if you hold `Ctrl`, `Cmd` or `Alt`, so they don't clash with browser zoom. See [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) and [Map controls and styling](../features/maps/map-controls-and-styling.md). ## Map queries bar | Shortcut | What it does | |---|---| | `↑` / `↓` | Move through suggested research questions | | `Enter` | Choose the highlighted question | | `Esc` | Close the suggestions | See [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md). ## Sidebar map list | Shortcut | What it does | |---|---| | `Alt` + `↑` | Move the selected map up the list | | `Alt` + `↓` | Move the selected map down the list | See [Map folders and properties](../features/maps/map-folders-and-properties.md). ## Library list | Shortcut | What it does | |---|---| | `Click` | Select one publication | | `Shift` + `Click` | Select a range of publications | | `Ctrl` + `Click` | Add a publication to the selection, or remove it | | `Shift` + drag, or `Ctrl` + drag | Sweep-select several rows | | `Shift` + `↑` / `↓` | Extend the selection up or down | | `Ctrl` + mouse wheel | Scroll the list instead of zooming the page | See [Searching and filtering](../features/library/searching-and-filtering.md). ## Chats | Shortcut | What it does | Where | |---|---|---| | `Enter` | Send the message | Research assistant chats, Quick Chat, Overview composer | | `Shift` + `Enter` | Start a new line | Same places | See [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md) and [Quick Chat](../features/research-assistant/quick-chat.md). ## Notes | Shortcut | What it does | |---|---| | `Tab` | Indent | | `Shift` + `Tab` | Outdent | See [Note editor](../features/notes/note-editor.md). ## Dialogs, forms and other places | Shortcut | What it does | Where | |---|---|---| | `Esc` | Close | Dialogs and pickers | | `Enter` | Add the item you typed | Invite, keywords and research areas fields | | `Esc` | Clear the search | **Search preferences…** box in User Preferences | | `Esc` | Cancel editing your name | **Profile** page | ## Tips - To undo or redo, use the undo and redo buttons. They appear where something can be undone, and their tooltip names the action. - To switch work desk tabs, click the tab names. ## FAQ ### Is there a keyboard shortcut for undo? No. Use the undo and redo buttons. Their tooltip names the action, or says "Nothing to undo". ### How do I select several nodes on a map? Hold `Ctrl` (`Cmd` on a Mac) and click each node or edge. ### Why doesn't `+` zoom the map? The zoom keys don't work while you're typing in a text box, or while you hold `Ctrl`, `Cmd` or `Alt`. Click out of the box and try again, or use the zoom buttons on the map. ## Related - [Interface tour](../getting-started/interface-tour.md) - [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md) - [Searching and filtering](../features/library/searching-and-filtering.md) - [Glossary](glossary.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/file-formats-and-limits Status: live Description: All SciNodes file formats and limits in one place: upload formats, ZIP and PDF sizes, search caps, map drafts, chat attachments, credits and SciVerse. # File formats and limits **In short:** You can upload PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx, .txt), as single files, ZIP files or whole folders. Publication PDFs can be up to 64 MB, chat attachments up to 32 MB, and ZIP files up to 500 files and 500 MB unpacked. The free AI allowance is 2,000,000 credits per week, and there's no storage limit. The tables below list every format and limit by area. ## Upload formats (library) | Format | File types | Notes | |---|---|---| | PDF | .pdf | SciNodes reads the PDF and looks up its catalog details | | RIS | .ris | Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote can export this | | BibTeX | .bib, .bibtex | Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote can export this | | PubMed | .nbib | | | EndNote | .enw | | | Web of Science | .ciw | | | Spreadsheets | .csv, .tsv, .xlsx | Not legacy .xls | | Text | .txt | SciNodes detects the format from the content | | Archives and folders | .zip, or a whole folder | Nested subfolders are read | SciNodes detects exports from Dimensions, Lens, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science automatically. For Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote, export your library as RIS or BibTeX. | Not accepted | Message | |---|---| | Legacy Excel .xls | "Legacy .xls isn't supported — save it as .xlsx or CSV." | | Any other format | "This format is not processed — PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx) are." | | Unsupported files inside a folder | "*N* files in that folder skipped — not a format we read." | See [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md). ## Upload size and time limits | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Files in one ZIP | 500 | | Size of each file in a ZIP | 100 MB | | Total ZIP size, unpacked | 500 MB | | Publication PDF size | 64 MB | | Time to read a PDF | 60 seconds | | Time to look up catalog details | 20 seconds | | Time to upload a reference export | 5 minutes | | Time to save a publication | 30 seconds | | Time to attach a PDF | 5 minutes | PDFs that are password-protected, or that can't be read in time, show an error. See [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md). ## Creating a project | Limit | Value | |---|---| | **Project title** | At least 4 characters | | **Current research focus** | Up to 3 | | Description length for **Tidy up my wording** | Up to 2,000 characters | | **Suggest publications for me** | Up to 800 results | | **Discover with SciVerse**: results | 500 by default | | **Discover with SciVerse**: queries | Up to 10 (**Add another query**) | | **Discover with SciVerse**: include or exclude filters | Up to 25 per list | | **Discover with SciVerse**: preview | Top 10 by relevance | | **Only these publications** | At least 50 publications | See [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md). ## Library | Limit | Value | |---|---| | **Discover** in the library | Ask for up to 1,000; at most 800 are returned by default | | Corpus expansion (**Expand corpus** in Expert Mode) | Up to 100 publications per run, 5 queries | | **Suggest authors** / **Suggest venues** | 1 to 200; default 50 | | Cite at once | 200 publications | | Reference styles | 81, in 8 groups; default APA 7th edition | | Storage | No limit | See [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md) and [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md). ## Maps | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Draft maps | 32 per user per project; the oldest is deleted when you go over | | Undo **Discard all** drafts | 1 minute, from the toast | | Research questions in the **Query Bank** | More than 100 | | Export formats | PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG, PDF | | Export resolution | 72, 96, 150, 300 or 600 dpi | | JPEG and WEBP quality | 92% by default | | Transparent background | PNG, SVG and WEBP only | See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md) and [Exporting maps](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md). ## Research assistant | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Things one chat can be about | 12 (maps, nodes, publications, uploaded files) | | Attachments per chat | 10 files | | Attachment size | 32 MB per file | | First answer about a new publication | Up to about 20 seconds while the PDF is read | | Attachment type | File types | |---|---| | Read by the assistant | .pdf, .txt, .md, .csv, .tsv, .json, .yaml, .log, .bib, .ris | | Stored but not read | .docx, .doc, .xlsx, .pptx, .png, .jpg, .gif, .webp, .zip | See [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). ## Credits and storage | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Free weekly allowance | 2,000,000 credits | | Reset | Every Sunday at 00:00 UTC | | Rollover | None | | Per-feature limits | None; one shared budget | | Storage | No limit; measured once a day | See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). ## Projects and Bin | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Time in the Bin | 60 days, shown as a countdown | See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). ## Account and preferences | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Password | At least 8 characters | | Display name | Up to 80 characters | | AI languages (explainer and assistant) | 20 | | Interface language | English only | | Platform fonts | 10 | | Date formats | 7 | | Model providers | 11 | See [Preferences](../account/preferences.md). ## Device and screen | Requirement | Minimum | Recommended | |---|---|---| | Screen or window size | 768 × 500 pixels | | | Memory | 4 GB | 16 GB | | Processor | 2 cores | 8 cores | | Graphics | WebGL2, integrated | Discrete graphics card | | Map size | Memory guidance | |---|---| | Small (about 4,000 nodes) | 4 GB | | Large (about 60,000 nodes) | 8 GB | | Very large | 8 GB | | Large, with all edges shown | 16 GB | See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). ## SciVerse | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Results per search, signed out | 8, no paging | | Results per page, signed in | 25 | | Results you can page through | First 10,000 | | Search text, signed in | Up to 500 characters | | Include or exclude filters | 25 per type; journals and conferences share one pool | | Ranked lists (authors, organizations, journals, conferences) | 25 per page | | Popular keywords | 50 per page | | Cost of a signed-in search | A flat amount from your weekly credits | See [Filters and sorting](../sciverse/filters-and-sorting.md) and [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). ## Academy | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Courses per page | 12 | | Articles per page | 12 | See [Courses and lessons](../academy/courses-and-lessons.md). ## Support tickets | Limit | Value | |---|---| | Subject | Up to 140 characters | | Description | At least 10 characters | | Attachments | Up to 10 files, 10 MB each | | Attachment types | PNG, JPEG, GIF, WEBP, PDF, TXT, CSV, Markdown, ZIP, GZIP, TAR, JSON, log | | Typical reply time | Within one business day | See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ## Related - [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md) - [Error messages](error-messages.md) - [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md) - [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/error-messages Status: live Description: A to Z list of SciNodes, SciVerse, Academy and Support messages, with what each one means and what to do next. # Error messages **In short:** This page lists the error, warning and notice messages you may see in SciNodes, SciVerse, Academy and Support, from A to Z. Each entry says what the message means, what to do, and where to read more. Use your browser's find (`Ctrl` + `F`, or `Cmd` + `F` on a Mac) and type a few words of the message. Words in *italics*, such as *N* or *title*, stand for a number or name that changes. If your problem isn't a message, see [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md). ## Messages that start with a name or number | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "*file* exceeds the 10 MB limit." | Support: an attachment is over 10 MB. | Compress it or attach a smaller file. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). | | "*file* is a *type* file, which we can't accept." | Support: that file type isn't accepted. | Attach a supported type, or put it in a ZIP. | | "*N* files in that folder skipped — not a format we read." | Library upload: some files in the folder weren't PDFs or reference exports. The rest were uploaded. | Nothing, unless you need those files. See [Uploading files](../features/library/uploading-files.md). | ## A | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "A ticket can carry 10 files. Remove one to add another." | Support: you've reached 10 attachments. | Remove a file, or combine files into one ZIP. | | "Add a project title (at least 4 characters) to choose how you'll add publications." | New Project: the title is too short to continue. | Type a title of 4 or more characters. See [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md). | | "AI search planning wasn't available, so this search used your own words." | Discover or Suggest ran without AI planning, often because your weekly budget is spent. | Review the results, or try again after the reset. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). | | "All of those publications are already in your corpus." | Map: the cited publications you tried to add are already in the project. | Nothing to do. | | **Already in the corpus** | Upload status: this publication is already in the project. | Nothing to do. No second copy was added. | | "An account already exists with this email." | Sign up: this email already has an account. | Sign in instead, or click **Forgot password?**. See [Sign in and manage your password](../account/sign-in-and-passwords.md). | | "An account already exists with this email using a different sign-in method." | You first signed up with another method, such as Google. | Sign in with the method you used first. | | "Are you sure you want to exclude this data point?" | Map: you asked to exclude a node. | Confirm, or cancel to keep it. See [Selecting, merging and excluding](../features/maps/selecting-merging-excluding.md). | ## C | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Check your inbox" | Password reset: if an account exists for that email, a reset link is on its way. | Open the email and follow the link. Check spam. The link expires after a short while. | | "Choose a stronger password (at least 8 characters)." | Profile: the new password was rejected. | Choose a longer, less common password. | | "Citing the first 200 of *N* selected publications." | Cite: you can cite up to 200 at once. | Cite the rest in another batch. See [Citations and reference styles](../features/citations-and-reference-styles.md). | | "Close all searches?" | SciVerse: you clicked **Close all**. | Confirm to close every search tab. | | "Corpus extended — regenerate the map to see the new structure." | Map: publications were added, but the map hasn't been rebuilt. | Build the map again to include them. See [Corpus expansion](../features/library/feeders-and-corpus-expansion.md). | | "Corpus extended, but the open map could not be refreshed." | Publications were added, but the open map didn't update. | Reopen or rebuild the map. | | "Could not load your tickets. Please try again." | Support: your ticket list didn't load. | Reload the page. | | "Could not reach the assistant. Your message was not sent." | Chat: the message didn't reach the assistant. | Check your connection and send it again. See [Chats](../features/research-assistant/chats.md). | | "Could not reach the server." | Your browser couldn't connect to SciNodes. | Check your internet connection and try again. | | "Could not reach the server. Check your connection and try again." | Sign-in or profile: no connection to SciNodes. | Check your internet connection and try again. | | "Could not reauthenticate. Please try again." | Profile: confirming your identity failed. | Try again, or click **Sign in again instead**. | | "Could not send the reset email. Please try again." | Password reset: the email wasn't sent. | Wait a moment and click **Send reset link** again. | | "Could not send the verification email. Please try again." | Profile: the verification email wasn't sent. | Try **Verify email** again later. See [Your profile](../account/profile.md). | | "Could not update your display name. Please try again." | Profile: the name wasn't saved. | Try again in a moment. | | "Could not update your password. Please try again." | Profile: the password wasn't saved. | Try again in a moment. | | "Couldn't add to "*project*". Please try again." | SciVerse: **Add to SciNodes** failed. | Try again. See [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md). | | "Couldn't find publications" | A publication search failed. | Try again, or change your search. See [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md). | | "Couldn't load projects" | Project gallery: your projects didn't load. | Click **Try again** when its countdown ends. See [Project gallery](../features/projects/project-gallery.md). | | "Customize model providers?" | Preferences: a warning before you choose AI providers yourself. | Click **Do it anyway**, or **Let SciNodes pick the best providers**. See [Preferences](../account/preferences.md). | ## D | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Delete this chat?" | You asked to delete a chat. | Confirm to delete it, or cancel. | | "Description is required." | Support: the description is empty. | Describe the issue. | | "Description refinement is switched off right now." | **Tidy up my wording** isn't available at the moment. | Edit the description yourself, or try later. | | "Descriptions over 2000 characters can't be refined — try shortening it first." | **Tidy up my wording** works on up to 2,000 characters. | Shorten the description, then try again. | | **Duplicate** | Upload status: SciNodes recognized this publication as a duplicate. | Nothing to do. It wasn't added twice. | ## E | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Email is required so we can reply." | Support: no contact email. | Add a contact email. | | "Enter a valid email address." | Support: the contact email isn't valid. | Check it for typos. | ## G | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Give us a bit more detail (at least 10 characters)." | Support: the description is too short. | Add more detail. | ## I | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Incorrect email or password." | Sign in: the details don't match an account. | Check for typos, or click **Forgot password?**. | | "Incorrect password. Please try again." | **Confirm it's you**: the password is wrong. | Retype it, or click **Sign in again instead**. | | "Items in the bin are automatically deleted after 60 days." | Bin: deleted projects can be restored for 60 days. | Click **Restore** on any project you want back. See [Recycle bin](../features/projects/recycle-bin.md). | ## K | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Keep the subject under 140 characters." | Support: the subject is too long. | Shorten it and put details in the description. | ## L | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Legacy — restore to edit" | The project is archived and read-only. | The owner can restore it from **Project Settings**. See [Legacy projects](../features/projects/legacy-projects.md). | | "Legacy .xls isn't supported — save it as .xlsx or CSV." | Upload: old Excel files aren't read. | Save the file as .xlsx or CSV and upload again. | | "Lessons for this course are still being written. Save it and we'll have it ready soon." | Academy: the course has no lessons yet. | Click **Save for later**. See [Courses and lessons](../academy/courses-and-lessons.md). | ## M | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Map build failed" | The map couldn't be built. | Click **Retry**. See [Building a map](../features/maps/building-a-map.md). | | **Map not stored**: "This map could not be stored on the server. It is still on screen, but it will not be in your maps list — plot it again to keep it." | The map didn't reach the server. | Plot the map again to keep it. | ## N | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "No providers authorized. Model-backed features will be unavailable." | Preferences: all AI providers are off on this device. | Turn some on, or click **Let SciNodes choose**. | | "No replies yet. Check this ticket for updates, or contact support with ticket #*ID*." | Support: no reply is shown in the portal. | Customer care contacts you by email for now. | | "No results found" | SciVerse: nothing matches your search and filters. | Click **Clear all filters** or broaden your search. See [Searching](../sciverse/searching.md). | | "No SciNodes projects found." | SciVerse: you have no projects to add to. | Create a project in the SciNodes app first. | | "No user with that email in your workspace." | Collaborators: nobody with that email has a SciNodes account in your workspace. | Ask them to create an account, then invite them again. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). | | "Not implemented yet." | This option, such as **How it works** or **Reconfigure map…**, isn't available yet. | Use another option for now. See [What's coming](whats-coming.md). | | **Not supported** | Upload status: SciNodes doesn't read this file type. | See [File formats and limits](file-formats-and-limits.md). | | "Nothing found for "*search*"" | A search found nothing. | Try different words. | | "Nothing new to add — everything this search finds is already in your corpus." | Corpus expansion found no new publications. | Try a different search. | | "Nothing to map" | The corpus or slice has nothing this map type can use. | Add publications, widen the slice, or choose another map type. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). | | "Nothing to undo" | There's no action to undo here. | Nothing to do. | ## O | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Only the project owner can share this project." | Only the owner can invite people. | Ask the owner to invite them. See [Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md). | | "Only the project owner can …" (archive it, delete it, restore it, remove members, change member roles) | That action is limited to the owner. | Ask the project owner. | | "Only the project owner or an editor can rename it." / "… edit the description." | Viewers can't edit the project. | Ask the owner to make you an Editor. | ## P | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Passwords don't match." | The two password fields differ. | Type the same password in both. | | **PDF unavailable**: "We couldn't retrieve the PDF for "*title*". You can upload your own copy." | **Fetch PDF** found no open-access copy. | Choose **Upload PDF** in the publication's ⋯ menu. See [Fetching and uploading PDFs](../features/pdfs/fetching-and-uploading-pdfs.md). | | "Please choose a stronger password (at least 6 characters)." | Sign up: the password was rejected as weak. | Use at least 8 characters, as the form asks. | | "Project created, but the publications could not be added. You can add them from the corpus view." | The project exists but is empty. | Open the **Library** and use **Add Publications**. | | **Project created without publications**: ""*title*" is empty — add its publications from the corpus view." | The project was created, but no publications were added. | Open the **Library** and use **Add Publications**. See [Adding publications](../features/library/adding-publications.md). | | **Project could not be built**: ""*title*" was not created." followed by a reason | The project wasn't created. | Read the reason and try creating the project again. | | **Project ready**: ""*title*" finished building." | A background build is done. | Open the project. | ## R | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Raised to Urgent because you can't get into your account. Lower it if this can wait." | Support: **Can't sign in** tickets default to Urgent. | Keep it, or lower the priority. | | "Reference lists aren't included when publications are imported from the catalog." | Citation-type maps need reference data. | Click **Fetch reference data**. It takes a few minutes. See [Empty maps and reference data](../features/maps/empty-maps-and-reference-data.md). | | "Remove your uploaded PDF?" | You asked to remove your own PDF copy. | Confirm, or cancel to keep it. | | "Resumes at the start of the next budget week." | Your weekly budget is spent. | Wait for the reset, Sunday at 00:00 UTC. | | "Rotate to landscape" | Phone: SciNodes runs only in landscape. | Turn your device sideways. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). | ## S | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Saved without catalog metadata — weekly complex compute budget spent." | Upload: the file was saved, but without catalog details. | Wait for the weekly reset. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). | | "SciNodes could not find related publications to add, so your project holds just what you uploaded. You can add more from the corpus view." | **Use these as seeds** found nothing to add. | Add more with **Add Publications** → **Discover**. | | "SciNodes will soon be available on mobile." | The window is smaller than 768 × 500 pixels. | Use a larger screen, enlarge the window, or click **Use fullscreen**. | | "SciVerse search isn't available in this build yet." | **Discover with SciVerse** isn't available. | Choose another way to add publications. | | "Search is unavailable" | SciVerse: search couldn't run. | Click **Retry**. | | "Select more providers for uninterrupted operation." | Preferences: too few AI providers are on. | Turn more providers on. | | "Send a message first — a file is attached to the chat itself, so there has to be one." | Chat: files attach to an existing chat. | Send a message, then attach the file. See [Attachments and what's in view](../features/research-assistant/attachments-and-in-view.md). | | "Showing 8 of *N* results" | SciVerse: guests see at most 8 results. | Sign in to see every result. See [Guest vs signed in](../sciverse/guest-vs-signed-in.md). | | "Sign in to load your SciNodes projects." | SciVerse: **Add to SciNodes** needs you signed in. | Click **Sign in**. | | "Sign in to request High or Urgent priority." | Support: High and Urgent need sign-in. | Sign in, or choose Low or Normal. | | "Sign-in failed. Please try again." | Sign in failed for an unlisted reason. | Try again. If it keeps happening, [contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). | | "Sign-up failed. Please try again." | Sign up failed for an unlisted reason. | Try again, or use another sign-up method. | | "Some publications could not be fetched and are missing from your corpus. You can add them from the corpus view." | Part of the project's publications didn't arrive. | Open the **Library** and add the missing ones. | | "Stopped building "*title*". It's in the bin if you want it back." | You stopped a project build. | Restore it from the **Bin** if you want it. | | "Subject is required." | Support: no subject. | Add a short subject. | ## T | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "That already reads well — nothing to fix." | **Tidy up my wording** found nothing to change. | Nothing to do. | | "That change could not be saved. Your previous … is still in effect." | Preferences: the new choice wasn't saved. | Check your connection and choose again. | | "That doesn't look like a valid email address." | The email isn't valid. | Check it for typos. | | "That's the limit of 10 files. Remove one to swap it out." | Support: 10 attachments maximum. | Remove a file to add another. | | "The assistant could not reply (*code*). Your message was not sent." | Chat: the assistant had a problem. | Wait a moment and send again. | | "The PDF could not be read." | Upload: the PDF couldn't be read. | Try another copy, or add the publication with **Manual Entry**. See [Manual entry](../features/library/manual-entry.md). | | "The PDF is password-protected — remove the password and try again." | Upload: the PDF is locked. | Remove the password and upload again. | | "The PDF took too long to read." | Upload: reading took over 60 seconds. | Try another copy, or use **Manual Entry**. | | "The sign-in window was closed before finishing." | The Google or Microsoft pop-up closed early. | Click the button again and finish in the pop-up. | | "This account has been disabled." | The account can't be used. | [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) with **Can't sign in**. | | "This format is not processed — PDFs and reference exports (RIS, BibTeX, .nbib, .enw, .ciw, CSV, TSV, .xlsx) are." | Upload: the file type isn't read. | Export as RIS or BibTeX. See [File formats and limits](file-formats-and-limits.md). | | "This is taking too long — try again in a moment." | A request timed out. | Wait a few seconds and try again. | | "This map can't be merged right now. Wait for it to finish building, then try again." | Map: merging needs a finished map. | Wait for the build to finish. | | "This map changed since you opened it — nothing was merged. Reopen it and pick the two again." | Map: the map changed during the merge. | Reopen the map and merge again. | | "This person is already a member." | Collaborators: they're already in the project. | Nothing to do. | | "This project is not archived." | Restore: the project is already active. | Nothing to do. | | "This publication has been retracted. Treat its findings and citations with caution." | The publication is marked as retracted. | Check before you rely on or cite it. See [Publication details](../features/library/publication-details.md). | | "This sign-up method is not currently available." | That sign-up option is switched off. | Use another method. | | "Ticket not found" | Support: the ticket isn't on this account. | Sign in with the account you filed it from. | | "Too many attempts. Please wait a moment and try again." | Too many tries in a short time. | Wait a few minutes. | | "Too many requests. Please wait a moment before trying again." | Profile: too many verification emails requested. | Wait a few minutes. | | **Trash emptied**: "*N* project(s) have been permanently removed." | You emptied the Bin. | Nothing to do. These can't be restored. | ## U | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Unsynced changes" | Sync chip: changes haven't reached the server yet. | Click the chip to sync now, and check your connection. See [Interface tour](../getting-started/interface-tour.md). | | "Use at least 8 characters." | Profile: the new password is too short. | Use 8 or more characters. | ## W | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "We can't open this ticket here" | Support: tickets filed signed out open only in the tab they were filed from. | Use that tab, or sign in with the account you used. | | "We couldn't upload "*file*". Remove it and try again, or submit without it." | Support: an attachment failed to upload. | Remove it and submit again. | | "Weekly complex compute budget spent." followed by "Resumes *day* at 00:00 UTC." | All AI features share one weekly budget, and it's used up. | Wait for the Sunday reset. Non-AI features keep working. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). | ## Y | Message | What it means | What to do | |---|---|---| | "Year, open-access and refine-by filters apply to publications only." | SciVerse: filters don't apply to this result type. | Switch to the **All** or **Publications** tab. See [Filters and sorting](../sciverse/filters-and-sorting.md). | | "You already have this map: *name*" | Map queries: an identical map exists. | Click **Explore existing map**, or **Explore through new map**. See [Create a map from a question](../features/maps/create-from-a-question.md). | | "You can apply up to 25 include filters per type. Remove one to add another." (or exclude) | SciVerse: the filter limit for this type is reached. | Remove a filter first. | | "Your browser blocked the popup. Allow popups and try again." | Profile: the confirmation pop-up was blocked. | Allow pop-ups for app.scinodes.com. | | "Your browser blocked the sign-in window. Allow pop-ups and try again." | Sign in: the Google or Microsoft pop-up was blocked. | Allow pop-ups and try again. | | "Your drafts are full *N* / 32" | Maps: you have 32 draft maps in this project. | Save maps you want, then **Discard** or **Plot map anyway**. The oldest draft is deleted if you go over. See [Drafts and saving](../features/maps/drafts-and-saving.md). | | "Your project is still being built" | You tried to leave during a build. | Choose **Build in background**, **Keep waiting** or **Stop and discard**. | | "Your query didn't give enough publications to proceed." | Discover: too few results to create the project. | Click **Edit query** or **Try Suggest**. See [Discover and Suggest](../features/library/discover-and-suggest.md). | | "Your session is no longer valid. Please sign in again." | Your sign-in expired. | Sign in again and repeat the action. | | "Your ticket could not be submitted. Please try again." | Support: the ticket didn't send. | Click **Submit ticket** again. | | "Your weekly search budget is spent" | SciVerse: signed-in searches use your weekly AI budget, which is used up. | Wait for the reset, Sunday at 00:00 UTC. You can still browse. | ## Related - [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md) - [File formats and limits](file-formats-and-limits.md) - [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md) - [Glossary](glossary.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/whats-coming Status: live Description: SciNodes features that are built but not yet available: paid plans, SmarterPDF, map share links, lab spaces, relevance scores, single sign-on and more. # What's coming **In short:** This page lists SciNodes features that are built or planned but **not available yet**. Across the docs, these features are labelled **Coming soon**. There are no release dates, and details may change before launch. Everything not listed here is available today. ## Features with their own page | Feature | What it will do | Use today instead | |---|---|---| | [Plans and billing](../account/plans-and-billing.md) | Free, Economy, Base and Power plans with larger weekly credit allowances. Pricing will be announced at launch. | Every account has a free weekly credit allowance. See [Credits and usage](../account/credits-and-usage.md). | | [SmarterPDF](../features/pdfs/smarterpdf.md) | A clean text-and-tables view of each PDF, which you can annotate and which the assistant can cite by page | The standard [PDF viewer](../features/pdfs/pdf-viewer.md) | | [Sharing maps](../features/maps/sharing-maps.md) | Share links and invites for a single map | Share the whole project ([Collaboration](../features/collaboration.md)) or [export the map](../features/maps/exporting-maps.md) | | [Lab spaces](../features/lab.md) | A shared space for your lab's projects and members | Share each project with your lab members | | [Relevance and recency](../features/relevance-and-recency.md) | Per-project scores showing which publications your team uses most and most recently | Folders and tags in the [library](../features/library/folders.md) | | [Single sign-on](../account/single-sign-on.md) | Sign in once for the app, SciVerse and Academy | Sign in to each product with the same account | | [Upcoming SciVerse pages](../sciverse/upcoming-pages.md) | Pages for publications, topics, funders, open access, datasets and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals | [Search](../sciverse/searching.md) and the author, organization and venue pages | ## Smaller items mentioned on other pages ### SciNodes app - **Atlas (Expert)** research assistant. It's shown but locked. See [Assistants and credits](../features/research-assistant/assistants-and-credits.md). - Inviting collaborators and assigning a lab from the **New Project** wizard. Use **Project Settings** → **Collaborators** today. See [Creating projects](../features/projects/creating-projects.md). - **Compliance & Governance** settings in Project Settings. See [Project settings](../features/projects/project-settings.md). - **Featured** projects, **Messages** and the **Settings** page in the sidebar and user menu. - The **How it works** tour on the project Overview. - **Reconfigure map…** in Map Properties. Create a new map with different settings instead. See [Map folders and properties](../features/maps/map-folders-and-properties.md). - The **Library import** and **Publication suggestions** views in the library. - The app on phones and small screens. See [System requirements](../getting-started/system-requirements.md). - Interface languages other than English. AI output is already available in 20 languages. See [Research in another language](../use-cases/research-in-another-language.md). ### SciVerse - Creating a new SciNodes project from **Add to SciNodes**. Create the project in the app first. See [Add to SciNodes](../sciverse/add-to-scinodes.md). - Clickable publication titles and topic results. ### Academy - Email notifications for new courses and product updates. You can set the preferences now. See [Academy profile and settings](../academy/academy-settings.md). ### Support - Seeing customer care replies, and replying, in the Support portal. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ### Account and privacy - Self-service account deletion and data export. Until then, ask Support (category **Account**). See [Privacy and your data](../account/privacy-and-your-data.md). ## FAQ ### When will these features be released? SciNodes doesn't publish release dates. These docs are updated when a feature launches, and its **Coming soon** label is removed. ### Can I request a feature? Yes. File a ticket at [support.scinodes.com](https://support.scinodes.com) with the category **Feature suggestion**. See [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). ## Related - [FAQ](../help/faq.md) - [For AI assistants](for-ai-assistants.md) --- URL: https://docs.scinodes.com/reference/for-ai-assistants Status: live Description: How AI assistants and agents should read the SciNodes docs: llms.txt, llms-full.txt, docs-index.json, page status and rules for answering users. # For AI assistants **In short:** These docs are written so AI assistants can answer SciNodes questions accurately. Fetch [`/llms.txt`](https://docs.scinodes.com/llms.txt) for an index of every page, or [`/llms-full.txt`](https://docs.scinodes.com/llms-full.txt) for the full text in one file. Every page carries a `status`. Never tell a user that a page marked `upcoming` describes something they can use today. ## Machine-readable files | File | What it contains | Best for | |---|---|---| | [`/llms.txt`](https://docs.scinodes.com/llms.txt) | Site summary, rules, and one line per page (title, URL, status, description), grouped by section in sidebar order | Finding the right page | | [`/llms-full.txt`](https://docs.scinodes.com/llms-full.txt) | The full Markdown of every page, each headed by its URL, status and description | Loading everything at once | | [`/docs-index.json`](https://docs.scinodes.com/docs-index.json) | JSON: per page `url`, `title`, `description`, `keywords`, `status`, `headings` and the first ~3,000 characters of plain `text` | Retrieval pipelines | | [`/sitemap.xml`](https://docs.scinodes.com/sitemap.xml) | Every page URL | Crawlers | All files are regenerated on every docs build, so they always match the published pages. ## Page status | `status` | Meaning | How to answer | |---|---|---| | `live` | Available to users today. | Give the steps as written. | | `partial` | Live, but part of the page describes something not yet available. That part is marked **Coming soon**. | Give the live steps. Say clearly which part isn't available yet. | | `upcoming` | Built but **not available** to users yet. The page starts with a **Coming soon** notice. | Say it's coming soon. Don't give a date. Offer the live alternative the page suggests. | [What's coming](whats-coming.md) lists every upcoming feature. ## Rules for answering SciNodes users 1. **Quote the UI labels exactly.** Pages show buttons and menu items in **bold** exactly as they appear in the app. Repeat them verbatim so users can find them. 2. **Start from the "In short" paragraph.** Each page opens with a direct answer. The detailed steps follow. 3. **Use "publication".** SciNodes calls every scholarly item a publication. Use the same word so users recognise the interface. 4. **Don't invent prices, dates or limits.** If a number isn't in these docs, say you don't know and point the user to [Contact Support](../help/contact-support.md). Paid plan prices haven't been announced. 5. **Check the platform.** The SciNodes app runs only in a desktop browser window at least 768 × 500 pixels. The interface is English only. AI output is available in 20 languages. 6. **Explain error messages.** [Error messages](error-messages.md) lists the app's messages with fixes, and [Troubleshooting](../help/troubleshooting.md) is organised by symptom. 7. **Link the page you used.** Give users the page URL so they can read more. 8. **AI output can be wrong.** When users rely on SciNodes AI answers or citations, remind them to check the source publication. ## Product URLs | Product | URL | |---|---| | SciNodes app | https://app.scinodes.com | | SciVerse (public search) | https://sciverse.scinodes.com | | SciNodes Academy | https://academy.scinodes.com | | SciNodes Support (tickets) | https://support.scinodes.com | | Legal pages | https://www.scinodes.com/terms-of-use, /privacy-policy, /cookie-policy, /accessibility | ## Related - [Glossary](glossary.md) - [FAQ](../help/faq.md) - [What's coming](whats-coming.md)