Elsevier launched ScienceDirect AI on 12 March 2025. It is designed to transform how researchers work by enabling them to instantly extract, summarize and compare trusted insights from the millions of peer-reviewed full-text articles and book chapters in ScienceDirect.
ScienceDirectAI can generate instant accurate summaries and highlight key findings, while providing references to support the reproducibility and integrity of research. It features traceable claims, rooted in the scientific record, shown in context via clear links to sources of information and claims, including exact passages within research articles.
SienceDirect AI is purposefully built to ensure accuracy and reduce the risk of hallucinations and biases. Users can transparently see how the tool reaches answers.
ScienceDirect AI includes the following features:
Elsevier is partnering with the research community to develop solutions that help researchers more easily discover, analyse and synthesize research using trusted content powered by responsible AI.
ScienceDirect AI was developed in line with Elsevier's Responsible AI Principles and Privacy Principles to ensure the highest standards of data privacy and security. ScienceDirect AI's use of third-party LLMs is private, no information is stored or used to train public models, and all data is stored in a protected and private environment exclusive to Elsevier. ScienceDirect is ISO27001 compliant. For more than a decade, Elsevier has been using AI and machine learning technologies in its products combined with its unparalleled peer-reviewed content, extensive data sets and sophisticated analytics to help researchers, clinicians, students and educators achieve their goals.
ScienceDirect AI is available to purchase now for customers. For further information and contact details, please visit: http://elsevier.io/sciencedirect-ai
The full press release is here.
