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Built for researchers, academics, and curious minds who want to collaborate on understanding complex papers.

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Reading Rooms

Create private or public spaces for your research group. Organize papers by project, topic, or course.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Scholars.

Scholars is a free platform that helps researchers, academics, and students read and discuss research papers together. You can create reading rooms, invite collaborators, annotate PDFs in real-time, and have threaded discussions around specific sections of papers.
Yes! Scholars is completely free to use. We believe in making research collaboration accessible to everyone. There are no hidden fees, no credit card required, and no limits on the number of reading rooms or papers you can work with.
Scholars is designed for anyone who reads research papers: PhD students, postdocs, professors, research labs, journal clubs, study groups, and anyone curious about academic literature. If you've ever wanted to discuss a paper with others, Scholars is for you.
Reading rooms are private or public spaces where you can add papers and invite collaborators. Each room can contain multiple papers, and everyone in the room can see annotations, highlights, and participate in discussions. You can create rooms for specific projects, courses, or research topics.
Absolutely! Scholars is perfect for research groups, labs, and classes. Create a private reading room, invite your members, and start collaborating on papers together. Many professors use Scholars for journal clubs and seminar courses.

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