Import And Citation Expansion
CiteTraverse starts from known seed papers, then grows the review corpus by exploring backward references and forward citations. Expansion jobs are bounded and visible, so discovery stays traceable instead of becoming an unbounded crawl.
Seeds enter Included, expansion jobs discover neighboring papers, and new candidates wait in Queued or Inbox depending on workspace settings.
Seed Import
Import seed papers from a BibTeX file. New seeds start in Included and receive the reserved seed tag in ct_tags, so they remain recognizable even if they later move to another box.
After import, CiteTraverse builds citation connections among the seed papers in the background. This updates the graph when seed-to-seed relationships are found, without forcing newly discovered candidates into active screening.
Expansion Directions
Backward expansion searches for references cited by the selected paper. Forward expansion searches for papers that cite the selected paper.
Expansion can run from one selected paper or from multiple selected papers. Multi-paper expansion creates a separate job for each paper and direction, which makes provider errors, progress, and accepted candidate counts easier to inspect.
Providers
OpenAlex is the default broad citation and metadata provider. Semantic Scholar, Crossref, OpenCitations, and OpenAIRE can provide alternate coverage depending on field and DOI availability.
Provider choice affects expansion jobs, not project storage. You can switch providers in Workspace Settings and continue screening in the same boxes.
Queue Delivery
Expansion results can land directly in Inbox or be held in Queued first, depending on the inbox refill mode. Continuous fetch always enqueues discoveries into Queued, even when manual expansion is configured for automatic Inbox delivery.