> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scite.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Glossary

> Quick reference for Scite-specific terminology used across the API.

| Term | Meaning |
| - | - |
| **Target** | The publication being cited. See [Citations & Tallies](/concepts/citation-model). |
| **Source** | The publication making the citation. |
| **Tally** | Counts of citation statements toward a target: `total`, `supporting`, `contradicting`, `mentioning`, `unclassified`. |
| **Smart Citation** | A citation statement classified by how it uses the target (supporting / contradicting / mentioning). |
| **Contradicting / Contrasted** | The same concept: the API uses `contradicting`, the Scite UI displays "contrasted." |
| **Citing publications** | The count of distinct publications citing a target: not the same as the tally `total` (see [Citations & Tallies](/concepts/citation-model)). |
| **Papers** | Publication metadata: DOI, title, publication date, and related fields. |
| **Collection** | A set of papers monitored over time. Created from DOIs or a search query via the API or MCP, or in the Scite UI (which also imports from Zotero, Mendeley, or CSV). |
| **Dashboard** | A report on a collection. |
| **Reference Check** | Scite's capability for evaluating and linking the references of a submitted document. |
| **Scite Journal Index (SJI)** | A journal-level index derived from Scite's citation data, looked up by ISSN. |
| **Assistant** | Scite's Q\&A endpoint that returns answers backed by citation evidence. |
| **Evidence** | Non-citation regulatory and research records searchable alongside citation data: patents, grants, clinical trials, and FDA/MHRA regulatory records. |


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