What we have actually done
Every claim on this page carries the link that proves it — Crossref, OpenAlex, the ISSN Portal. Nothing here is a promise about the future; it is a record of work that has landed. · RSS feed
37 open problems in research and publishing, and a US$1,000 prize
We have published 37 problems that research and publishing have not solved, each with its evidence and a test of what solved means; the highest-scoring solution of round 1 wins US$1,000, and each problem solved wins a year of our services for one journal.
Free journal snapshot
One card for any journal: DOIs, metadata score, DOAJ, Scopus and Web of Science gaps, AI crawlers, home-page schema — free, saved as PDF.
Citation Check
What stops citations, article by article — proof, path and meaning.
Portfolio Console
For sponsors, hosts and societies — many journals at once.
Quality dossier (PDF)
One PDF for universities, authors and reviewers.
Reference Booster
Reference lists read from the PDFs, matched to DOIs, written into OJS and Crossref.
Pre-submission screening
Manuscripts screened for AI-writing, paper-mill, reference and image signals before they go out.
Journal Audit — readiness audit, ₹4,999 per journal
121 criteria: identity, governance, ethics, access, technical, content.
Smart Scholars is now a Crossref service provider
Crossref lists Smart Scholars in its Service Providers Program, at the Basic tier, accredited from 1 October 2026.
Verified metrics & badges
A public, dated, source-linked metrics page and a "cited by" badge.
Surat bulanan
Sebulan sekali, kiriman bulan itu dalam satu surel — masing-masing dengan tautannya, tidak ada yang lain. Sebuah surel meminta konfirmasi Anda terlebih dahulu; setiap surat memuat tautan yang menghapus Anda dari daftar.



