Research Solutions' Scite & MDPI Collaborate to Make Open Access Research Discoverable, Attributed, & Measurable Inside AI Tools

MDPI Journals Are Now Indexed in Scite & Discoverable Through the Scite MCP, Giving Researchers Cited Access to MDPI Content in Claude, ChatGPT, & Other AI Environments

BASEL, Switzerland and HENDERSON, Nev., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MDPI, the open access (OA) publisher, and Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS), a leading provider of AI-powered scientific research tools, announce a collaboration to index MDPI's journal portfolio in Scite and deliver it through the Scite MCP. The agreement makes research published by MDPI discoverable via the AI tools researchers already use, with attribution, links back to the Version of Record, and article-level usage reporting for the first time.

Researchers increasingly initiate literature discovery within AI assistants rather than traditional search interfaces. Currently, published research in these tools is referenced without consistent attribution, without a link to the authoritative article, and without publisher visibility into content usage and user demographics.

The Scite Publisher Gateway provides the infrastructure for publishers to solve those challenges. Once indexed, publisher content surfaces in AI responses with citation context and direct links to verified article text, with attribution metrics reported in the publisher's dashboard. Since launching earlier this year, the Scite MCP has served over 22 million requests, with monthly volume growing more than 30% month over month.

"As researchers increasingly turn to AI assistants to navigate the literature, it is important that AI-generated answers are grounded in the scholarly record," states Dr. Constanze Schelhorn, Chief Publishing Officer, MDPI. "By making MDPI content available through Scite.ai and the Scite MCP, we enable researchers to discover and engage with our open access publications in AI-driven environments, augmented by Scite's Smart Citations technology and direct links to the version of record, the authoritative published version of each article."

Under the collaboration, MDPI content is:

• Indexed in Scite, where articles are enriched with Smart Citations that show citation context and illustrate how findings have been evaluated by the broader literature.
• Discoverable through the Scite MCP using Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other MCP-compatible AI tools. Research Solutions will manage indexing, transformation, authentication, and integration; no technical lift required from MDPI.
• Represented accurately, with AI responses grounded in verified article text and linked to the Version of Record on MDPI's platform. This approach reduces the risk of hallucinated or misattributed findings.
• Measured through article-level analytics that indicate which articles are accessed, by which organizations, and across which AI platforms.

"Open access has always been about making research more accessible. As discovery moves into AI tools, publishers need to know that researchers are finding the right source and authors are receiving proper attribution," said Sharon Mattern Büttiker, Vice President of Publisher Relations & Content Strategy, Research Solutions. "MDPI is taking an important step toward meeting researchers where they are while maintaining a direct connection to the authoritative version of its content and gaining greater visibility into how that content is discovered."

Josh Nicholson, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Research Solutions, on their agentic research toolkit and publisher strategy stated, "The Scite Publisher Gateway is one component of Research Solutions' strategy to help publishers bring research articles into AI. While this agreement primarily relates to OA articles, even these are now blocked by many publishers on the web. This partnership will make content accessible and discoverable where the researchers of the future will live, in AI."

The full text of MDPI's publication portfolio is now fully indexed and discoverable through the gateway.

Publishers seeking more information about AI indexing, MCP distribution, and monetizing TDM rights collaboration can contact [email protected].

About MDPI

Headquartered in Switzerland, MDPI is a fully Open Access publisher with a portfolio of more than 500 journals across all scientific disciplines. To date, MDPI has published the works of over 4.5 million researchers, collaborating with an extensive network of academic institutions and scientific societies worldwide. Above all, MDPI is committed to ensuring that high-quality research is freely accessible to readers across the globe.

About Research Solutions

Research Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSSS) is a holding Company providing software and AI solutions for enterprise R&D teams and academic institutions. Through proprietary data, integrated workflows, and access infrastructure, the Company gives modern researchers and their AI systems the infrastructure to find, trust, and act on scientific research faster.

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