scolars.com

What It Is

SCOLARS.COM, short for Scientific Conference On-Line Abstract and Registration System, is an online conference publishing and registration management solution developed by Westpoint Conference Services Ltd. in Canada. It primarily serves scientific, medical, academic, and professional conferences, aiming to help organizers manage abstracts, papers, e-posters, and attendee registration online while reducing manual coordination costs.

Core Features

Based on the publicly available description, SCOLARS’ core modules include online abstract submission and management, scientific conference program/schedule development, full-paper collection and management, conference proceedings-related management, e-poster management and on-site display, as well as online delegate registration, payment, and management systems. In addition to software tools, it also provides supporting services such as conference announcements, promotional materials, on-site program books, signage, badges, and ribbons. This suggests that it is positioned not only as a pure SaaS product, but also as a conference services outsourcing provider.

Pricing and Deployment

The website does not disclose plans, pricing, a free version, or trial information, nor does it explain whether fees are based on conference size, number of submissions, attendee count, or selected modules. For deployment, it only describes the product as web based tools, which can be understood as an online system, but it does not state whether private deployment or self-hosting is supported. For payments, it only mentions online registration and payment management; specific supported payment channels, currencies, and settlement methods are not publicly disclosed.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its highly vertical focus and coverage of the key workflow for academic conferences, from abstract collection, paper management, and e-posters to registration and payment. Since it is provided by a conference services company, it can also support offline materials and on-site operations, making it suitable for organizers that want a “one-stop” way to handle conference administration. The downside is that the official website provides relatively limited information and lacks common enterprise procurement details such as product screenshots, review workflows, permission roles, third-party integrations, security and compliance information, API availability, SLA, and customer case studies, which makes evaluation more time-consuming.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is better suited to small-to-medium or specialized academic conferences organized by professional associations, medical conferences, universities, or research institutions, especially scenarios that need to handle submissions, papers, posters, and paid registration at the same time. The source text does not provide information about access from China, so network connectivity should be tested directly. For cross-border procurement, buyers should also confirm payment methods, invoicing, data storage location, and privacy compliance. If hosting events locally in China, it may also be worth comparing domestic tools such as 百格活动 and 活动行, as well as international conference management platforms such as Cvent, Oxford Abstracts, Ex Ordo, and Whova.