ScholarVault
Verify academic conferences before you submit your research
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Verify academic conferences before you submit your research
15 followers
India's first real-time academic conference verification platform. Paste any conference URL → instant 18-point forensic audit: SSL, domain age, blacklist status, Scopus/WoS indexing, committee transparency, and more. 73 high-risk domains blacklisted. Researchers use it to protect submissions, fees, and credibility. Free: 5 audits/month Gold: ₹199/mo — unlimited audits, Vault, CFP alerts, PDF reports Registered · Startup India recognized
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Shyam, founder of ScholarVault.
The problem I kept seeing: Indian researchers (including people I know) paying ₹15,000–₹40,000 in registration fees to conferences that turned out to be fake — no proceedings published, no venue, organizers vanishing after payment.
There was no tool that could catch this before you paid.
ScholarVault runs 18 automated checks the moment you paste a URL:
→ Is the domain recently registered? (red flag)
→ Is the organizing body traceable?
→ Are Scopus/WoS indexing claims accurate?
→ Is this domain on any known predatory list?
→ Is the SSL certificate legitimate?
We've already blacklisted 73 High Risk conference domains, many from the — one of India's most Visited Aggregator sites.
Would love your feedback — especially from academics, PhD students, and researchers in the community. What checks would you want to see added?
Try it free at app.scholarvault.in 🙏