Literature discovery

SixSentences_ combines scholarly metadata, the live web, known papers and uploaded sources in one literature search where every result keeps its origin and status.

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SixSentences_· Research, on the recordIn plain termsp. 02

In plain terms

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    Start with a question

    Describe the topic in plain language, then inspect the concepts, search routes and candidate works used to broaden the search.

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    Combine discovery routes

    Use scholarly metadata, web search, citation relationships, seed papers and your own imports without flattening them into one unexplained list.

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    Open the original evidence

    Keep publication metadata, source links and available full text beside the result so relevance can be checked against the paper itself.

SixSentences_· Research, on the recordA documented workflowp. 03
A documented workflow

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Frame the question

Record the concepts, population or domain, date range, source types and known works that define the search.

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Expand and retrieve

Generate candidate terms, run documented search routes and bring results into one deduplicated project record.

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Check coverage

Inspect source provenance, follow citations, test known works and add discipline-specific databases or exports where required.

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Read and reuse

Save relevant papers to the library, verify full-text passages and carry citations into a review or manuscript.
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SixSentences_ AI literature search showing ranked research papers, source metadata and review controls
Fig. 1SixSentences_ AI literature search showing ranked research papers, source metadata and review controls.
Fig. 1SixSentences_ AI literature search showing ranked research papers, source metadata and review controls.
SixSentences_· Research, on the recordMethod and boundariesp. 04

Method and boundaries

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A natural-language question can reveal useful concepts, synonyms and adjacent terminology. It can also hide ambiguity. SixSentences_ therefore keeps the question, generated search routes and returned records visible instead of presenting a single ranked list as a complete literature base.

Coverage depends on the field, index, language, date range, document type and access conditions. A systematic search may still require subject databases, librarian input, hand searching and database exports that are outside any one product.

  • Question-led and keyword-led discovery
  • OpenAlex scholarly metadata and live-web search
  • Seed papers, citation discovery and known-work checks
  • Source URLs, metadata and retrieval provenance retained

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A plausible title is not evidence. Before a record supports a claim, confirm that the work exists, that its metadata identifies the correct version and that the cited passage says what the claim requires.

Full text is available only when it is openly accessible, supplied by the researcher or otherwise lawfully available. SixSentences_ does not bypass publisher access controls and does not turn unavailable content into a verified source.

SixSentences_· Research, on the recordQuestions, answered.p. 05

Literature discovery

  1. 01Which scholarly source does the search use?

    The workspace can use OpenAlex scholarly metadata and the live web, together with seed papers, imported records and sources you add. Coverage varies by field and route.

  2. 02Does AI literature search replace subject databases?

    No. Discipline-specific databases, institutional access and librarian-designed queries may still be necessary, especially when completeness is a review requirement.

  3. 03Can SixSentences_ fetch every paper as a PDF?

    No. Full text can be attached when it is openly available, supplied by you or otherwise lawfully accessible. Publisher and repository access controls remain in force.

SixSentences_· Research, on the recordContinue through the workspacep. 06

Literature discovery

Fig. 2The seven workflows, this one lit. Each line joins a guide to one it continues to; hover a workflow to follow its lines.
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