PublishPapers.online's answer

PublishPapers lets students and researchers create permanent, blockchain-verified proof of authorship for projects, theses and early research before formal publication. Privacy-controlled, verifiable forever and accessible without peer review or journals.

Split Fee's answer:

Split Fee is the first purpose-built platform for split fee recruitment in the UK. Instead of relying on LinkedIn groups, WhatsApp messages, and manual agreements, agencies upload their candidates and vacancies and the platform automatically matches them across agencies.

Candidate identities are revealed gradually; anonymised at first, then progressively disclosed as both sides accept, so agencies can collaborate without the risk of circumvention.

PublishPapers.online's answer

PublishPapers isn’t a journal, publisher or peer review platform. Unlike competitors, it provides a simple, blockchain-verified timestamp of authorship that is permanent, publicly verifiable and fully privacy controlled. Students and researchers can prove when their work existed before publication or disputes arise without relying on institutions or intermediaries.

Split Fee's answer:

Most "split fee networks" are just directories or social groups where agencies post and hope someone responds. Split Fee is an actual matching engine. It scores candidate-vacancy pairs, handles the legal agreements (non-circumvention, self-billing), automates invoicing and fee splits, and manages the entire placement lifecycle from match to payment. Everything that normally requires trust, phone calls, and spreadsheets is handled by the platform.

PublishPapers.online's answer

Final-year students, postgraduates and early researchers who want verifiable proof of their projects or research work before publication. Also relevant for lecturers and institutions supporting academic integrity and IP protection.

Split Fee's answer:

UK recruitment agencies; from boutique firms with a handful of consultants to mid-sized agencies with specialist sector coverage. Any agency that has either strong candidates without the right vacancies, or client vacancies they can't fill from their own candidate pool. Split Fee turns those dormant assets into placements.

PublishPapers.online's answer

PublishPapers was born from firsthand experience with final year projects and early-stage research. Many ideas get lost, disputed or reused because there’s no simple, verifiable way to prove when the work existed. We built PublishPapers to give students and researchers permanent, blockchain-backed proof of authorship and timing, no peer review, no publication required, just immutable proof that protects their intellectual contribution.

Split Fee's answer:

Abbie, our founder, knew that although split fee arrangements have existed in recruitment for decades, the process has always been manual: find a partner agency, negotiate terms, trust them with your candidate data, chase invoices. Most agencies avoid it because the overhead and risk outweigh the reward. Abbie built Split Fee to remove that friction entirely, with automated matching, progressive identity disclosure, built-in legal agreements, and automated billing, making split placements as straightforward as direct ones.

PublishPapers.online's answer

PublishPapers uses blockchain for immutable timestamps, a decentralized file storage, web3 crypto payments and a modern web stack. This ensures secure, verifiable proof of authorship for research and student projects.

Split Fee's answer:

A next-generation serverless platform, built for AWS.

PublishPapers.online's answer

Final year university students across Nigeria and other regions. Postgraduate students working on theses or research proposals. Research assistants and lab members in universities. Tech-savvy class representatives or student leaders. Student organizations and research clubs exploring academic integrity solutions. Supervisors or lecturers who want to timestamp and verify student work.