Authors' Reply to Rife et al.

Clarifying Definitions and Methods in Assessing the Accuracy of Scite

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18060/28651

Keywords:

author reply, machine learning, citation indices

Author Biographies

Caitlin Bakker, University of Regina

Caitlin Bakker, MLIS, AHIP-D

Discovery Technologies Librarian

Dr. John Archer Library

University of Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Canada

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-8382 ,

Caitlin.Bakker@uregina.ca

Nicole Theis-Mahon, University of Minnesota

Nicole Theis-Mahon, MLIS, AHIP

Evidence Synthesis Librarian & Health Sciences Collections Coordinator

Health Sciences Library

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-5195

theis025@umn.edu

Sarah Jane Brown, University of Minnesota

Sarah Jane Brown, MSc

Librarian Liaison to the College of Pharmacy

Health Sciences Library

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-7699-4417

sjbrown@umn.edu

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03/18/2025

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Bakker, C., Theis-Mahon, N., & Brown, S. (2025). Authors’ Reply to Rife et al.: Clarifying Definitions and Methods in Assessing the Accuracy of Scite. Hypothesis: Research Journal for Health Information Professionals, 37(1). https://doi.org/10.18060/28651

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