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Product Trials Overview: Consensus and Scite

VIVA set up trials for two AI research tools: Consensus and Scite. The trials start on November 12, 2025 and end on February 12, 2026. This trial window covers students' fall semester final paper writing, the winter intersession (when many faculty and grad students focus on research and writing), and some key federal grant deadlines in February. 

If you use either or both tools during the trial period, please complete the brief evaluation survey to share your experience with the tools. 

Questions? Please email Nicole Gordon at ngordon4@gmu.edu if you have any questions about the trials or problems with the trials.

Consensus

Product Description: Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine. It summarizes insights from the literature (with citations), ranks the top 20 papers for a search, and offers snapshots of individual studies. If a user enters a yes/no question, Consensus tags individual articles with yes, no, mixed, and possibly, and provides a Consensus Meter that visualizes the balance of supporting and contrasting evidence.

Product URL: https://consensus.app/

Trial Dates: November 12, 2025 to February 12, 2026

Evaluation Survey: Consensus and Scite Evaluation Survey

How to access the Consensus trial:

  1. Go to the Consensus link and create an account using your GMU email.
  2. A code will be sent to your email address. Once you confirm, you will have an account connected to the trial.
  3. To confirm that this worked, look at your account name in the bottom left corner of the Consensus Web Application. You should see a special icon next to your name indicating full access to the paid product. 

Learn about Consensus

Scite

Product Description: Scite is an AI-powered research tool for discovering and evaluating scholarly articles. Smart Citations allow users to see how a publication has been cited by providing the context of the citation and a classification describing whether it provides supporting or contrasting evidence for the cited claim. Scite Assistant generates a summary of the scholarly literature on a topic, with cited references. Scite is also useful for impact analysis.

Product URL: https://scite.ai/

Trial Dates: November 12, 2025 to February 12, 2026

Evaluation Survey: Consensus and Scite Evaluation Survey

How to access the Scite trial:

On-Campus Access (Mason WiFi, VPN)

  1. If you're on the campus network (wifi, VPN, etc.), you can access Scite without any registration.

  2. You should be able to access 100% of functionality without any registration. In addition, LibKey and LinkResolvers should be also activated, so please check if you can see behind the paywall content from the subscriptions you have at the moment.

Off-Campus Access

  1. If you're off campus, you should create a profile at the Scite link.
  2. Click Sign Up located at the top right of the page.
  3. Register using your GMU email address. A confirmation email will be sent -- open that and click "verify email". You will now be able to log in to Scite.
  4. The system will recognize your email as part of the VIVA trial, and you’ll be automatically be added to the trial license.
  5. For any questions, please email customersupport@researchsolutions.com-- there are US and Canadian Support Team colleagues responding within 24 hours. 

Learn about Scite

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