SCiNiTO Team | Monday, December 8, 2025
Introduction
Researchers can now control exactly which papers, journals, and years SCiNiTO’s AI uses to generate answers.
With Smart Filters, you can:
- Limit results to recent years
- Restrict to trusted journals
- Exclude preprints
- Focus on specific countries or Open Access works
Every insight is now relevant, verifiable, and aligned with your research standards.
The Pain: “AI Gives Me Good Answers, But Where’s the Control?”
If you’ve ever used a general-purpose AI tool for research, you’ve likely faced this frustration:
You ask for recent studies on AI in mental health, and the AI responds with:
- Articles from 2010,
- Non-peer-reviewed blogs, or
- Papers far outside your field.
The result? You spend valuable time sorting through irrelevant or unreliable information — time that should be spent analyzing, not filtering.
That’s where Smart Filters in SCiNiTO come in. They give you the precision and transparency that general AI tools lack, turning generic summaries into tailored, evidence-based research insights.
What’s New in SCiNiTO
The Smart Filter Panel is now built directly into your AI Chat interface.
Before you even type your question, you can define exactly what kind of sources the AI should use.
Available Filters:
- Year Range: e.g., “Last 2 years” or “2022–2025.”
- Journal Selection: Limit to trusted journals like Nature, IEEE Access, or ACS Omega.
- Access Type: Include only Open Access papers or exclude preprints.
- Country Filter: Focus on results from specific regions such as Germany or Japan.
Once you set your preferences, SCiNiTO’s AI automatically applies them to every query in that chat thread — ensuring consistency and reliability across your research session.
Example in Action
Let’s say you’re researching AI-assisted drug discovery.
You only want recent, peer-reviewed, Open Access papers from Europe.
You set your filters as follows:
- Year: 2023–2025
- Access: Open Access only
- Region: Europe
Then you ask:
“Summarize the newest transformer-based methods for drug-target interaction prediction.”
The result?
A focused, trustworthy summary backed by citations from your selected literature scope — not random web content.
Every insight is traceable, reproducible, and academically sound.
Why It Matters
Smart Filters aren’t just a convenience — they’re a research integrity tool.
Here’s why they matter:
- No More Noise: Your answers come only from high-quality, peer-reviewed works.
- Reproducibility: Share or repeat your filters for consistent team research.
- Confidence: Every insight is transparent and verifiable.
- Efficiency: Spend less time fact-checking and more time analyzing.
In short, Smart Filters transform AI from a “helpful assistant” into a trusted research partner.
FAQs
Q1. Can I use multiple filters at once?
Yes! You can combine filters — for example, restrict to 2023–2025, Open Access, and ACS journals simultaneously.
Q2. Do filters stay active for follow-up questions?
Yes. Within the same chat thread, your chosen filters persist automatically until you clear them.
Q3. Does filtering reduce the quality of insights?
Not at all. It enhances quality by narrowing the AI’s evidence base to relevant, trusted sources.
Final Thought
Smart Filters don’t just make AI safer — they make it scientific.
Every question you ask SCiNiTO now reflects your academic rigor and research discipline.
Because in modern research, precision isn’t optional — it’s essential.