diff --git a/scipaperloader/scheduler.py b/scipaperloader/scheduler.py
index f053f8d..4f61eb9 100644
--- a/scipaperloader/scheduler.py
+++ b/scipaperloader/scheduler.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def _hourly_scraper_scheduler():
             # Schedule papers at random times within the hour
             scheduled_count = 0
             current_time = datetime.now()
+            scheduled_papers = []
             
             for paper in papers:
                 # Random delay between 1 second and 58 minutes
@@ -103,19 +104,41 @@ def _hourly_scraper_scheduler():
                 
                 scheduled_count += 1
                 
-                # Log each scheduled paper
-                ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
-                    action="schedule_paper_apscheduler",
-                    paper_id=paper.id,
-                    status="info",
-                    description=f"Scheduled paper {paper.doi} for processing at {run_time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')} (Job ID: {job_id})"
-                )
+                # Collect paper info for single log entry
+                paper_info = {
+                    "paper_id": paper.id,
+                    "paper_doi": paper.doi,
+                    "job_id": job_id,
+                    "scheduled_time": run_time.isoformat(),
+                    "delay_seconds": delay_seconds
+                }
+                scheduled_papers.append(paper_info)
             
-            ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
-                action="hourly_scheduler_apscheduler",
-                status="success",
-                description=f"Scheduled {scheduled_count} papers for random processing within this hour using APScheduler"
-            )
+            # Create single comprehensive log entry with JSON data
+            try:
+                import json
+                from .models import ActivityLog
+                
+                scheduling_data = {
+                    "total_scheduled": scheduled_count,
+                    "scheduled_papers": scheduled_papers,
+                    "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                    "hour_range": f"{current_time.strftime('%H:%M')} - {(current_time + timedelta(hours=1)).strftime('%H:%M')}"
+                }
+                
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                    action="hourly_scheduler_apscheduler",
+                    status="success",
+                    description=f"Scheduled {scheduled_count} papers for random processing within this hour using APScheduler. See extra_data for details.",
+                    **{"scheduling_details": json.dumps(scheduling_data)}
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                # Fallback to simple logging
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                    action="hourly_scheduler_apscheduler",
+                    status="success",
+                    description=f"Scheduled {scheduled_count} papers for random processing within this hour using APScheduler"
+                )
             
             return {"status": "success", "papers_scheduled": scheduled_count}
             
@@ -347,6 +370,9 @@ class ScraperScheduler:
             return 0
             
         revoked_count = 0
+        revoked_jobs = []
+        already_gone_jobs = []
+        failed_jobs = []
         
         try:
             # Get all jobs
@@ -355,51 +381,58 @@ class ScraperScheduler:
             for job in jobs:
                 # Remove any job that processes papers or uploads (but keep the main hourly scheduler)
                 if ('paper_process_' in job.id or 'test_paper_process_' in job.id or 
-                    'process_paper_' in job.id or 'csv_upload_' in job.id or 'manual_paper_' in job.id):
+                    'process_paper_' in job.id or 'csv_upload_' in job.id or 'manual_paper_' in job.id or
+                    'startup_paper_' in job.id):
                     try:
                         _scheduler.remove_job(job.id)
                         revoked_count += 1
                         
-                        try:
-                            from .models import ActivityLog
-                            ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
-                                action="revoke_apscheduler_job",
-                                status="success",
-                                description=f"Revoked APScheduler job: {job.name} (ID: {job.id})"
-                            )
-                        except Exception:
-                            print(f"✅ Revoked APScheduler job: {job.id}")
+                        # Collect job info for single log entry
+                        job_info = {
+                            "job_id": job.id,
+                            "job_name": job.name,
+                            "next_run_time": job.next_run_time.isoformat() if job.next_run_time else None,
+                            "args": job.args
+                        }
+                        revoked_jobs.append(job_info)
+                        
+                        print(f"✅ Revoked APScheduler job: {job.id}")
                     
                     except JobLookupError as e:
-                        # Job already removed/completed - this is normal, just log it
-                        try:
-                            from .models import ActivityLog
-                            ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
-                                action="revoke_apscheduler_job_already_gone",
-                                status="info",
-                                description=f"Job {job.id} was already completed or removed: {str(e)}"
-                            )
-                        except Exception:
-                            print(f"ℹ️  Job {job.id} was already completed or removed")
+                        # Job already removed/completed - this is normal
+                        already_gone_jobs.append({
+                            "job_id": job.id,
+                            "reason": str(e)
+                        })
+                        print(f"ℹ️  Job {job.id} was already completed or removed")
                     
                     except Exception as e:
                         # Other error - log it but continue
-                        try:
-                            from .models import ActivityLog
-                            ActivityLog.log_error(
-                                error_message=f"Error removing job {job.id}: {str(e)}",
-                                source="ScraperScheduler.revoke_all_scraper_jobs"
-                            )
-                        except Exception:
-                            print(f"❌ Error removing job {job.id}: {str(e)}")
+                        failed_jobs.append({
+                            "job_id": job.id,
+                            "error": str(e)
+                        })
+                        print(f"❌ Error removing job {job.id}: {str(e)}")
             
-            if revoked_count > 0:
+            # Create single comprehensive log entry with JSON data
+            if revoked_jobs or already_gone_jobs or failed_jobs:
                 try:
+                    import json
                     from .models import ActivityLog
+                    
+                    revocation_data = {
+                        "total_revoked": revoked_count,
+                        "revoked_jobs": revoked_jobs,
+                        "already_gone_jobs": already_gone_jobs,
+                        "failed_jobs": failed_jobs,
+                        "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
+                    }
+                    
                     ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
                         action="revoke_all_scraper_jobs_apscheduler",
                         status="success",
-                        description=f"Successfully revoked {revoked_count} APScheduler jobs"
+                        description=f"Successfully revoked {revoked_count} APScheduler jobs. See extra_data for details.",
+                        **{"revocation_details": json.dumps(revocation_data)}
                     )
                 except Exception:
                     print(f"✅ Successfully revoked {revoked_count} APScheduler jobs")
diff --git a/scipaperloader/scrapers/manager.py b/scipaperloader/scrapers/manager.py
index 808d957..f39bf23 100644
--- a/scipaperloader/scrapers/manager.py
+++ b/scipaperloader/scrapers/manager.py
@@ -32,13 +32,23 @@ class ScraperManager:
         # No more Redis client initialization - using APScheduler now
     
     def _get_scheduler(self):
-        """Get the APScheduler instance from Flask app config."""
+        """Get the ScraperScheduler instance from Flask app config."""
         try:
             return current_app.config.get('SCHEDULER')
         except RuntimeError:
             # Outside application context
             return None
     
+    def _get_raw_scheduler(self):
+        """Get the raw APScheduler instance for direct job scheduling."""
+        try:
+            scheduler_wrapper = current_app.config.get('SCHEDULER')
+            if scheduler_wrapper:
+                return scheduler_wrapper.scheduler
+            return None
+        except RuntimeError:
+            return None
+    
     
     def _clear_delayed_tasks_from_apscheduler(self) -> int:
         """Clear delayed tasks from APScheduler - clean replacement for Redis manipulation.
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ class ScraperManager:
             return 0
         
     def start_scraper(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
-        """Start the scraper system."""
+        """Start the scraper system and immediately schedule papers for the current hour."""
         try:
             # Get current scraper
             self.current_scraper = get_scraper()
@@ -104,13 +114,25 @@ class ScraperManager:
             
             scraper_name = self.current_scraper.get_name()
             
-            ActivityLog.log_scraper_command(
-                action="start_scraper",
-                status="success",
-                description=f"Started scraper: {scraper_name}. Use /trigger-immediate endpoint to immediately schedule papers instead of waiting for the next hourly boundary."
-            )
+            # Immediately schedule papers for the remaining time in the current hour
+            immediate_scheduled_count = self._schedule_papers_for_current_hour()
             
-            return {"status": "success", "message": "Scraper started successfully. Papers will be scheduled at the next hourly boundary, or use /trigger-immediate to schedule immediately."}
+            if immediate_scheduled_count > 0:
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_command(
+                    action="start_scraper",
+                    status="success",
+                    description=f"Started scraper: {scraper_name}. Immediately scheduled {immediate_scheduled_count} papers for the remaining time in this hour."
+                )
+                
+                return {"status": "success", "message": f"Scraper started successfully. Immediately scheduled {immediate_scheduled_count} papers for processing in the remaining time this hour."}
+            else:
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_command(
+                    action="start_scraper",
+                    status="success",
+                    description=f"Started scraper: {scraper_name}. No papers available for immediate scheduling in the current hour."
+                )
+                
+                return {"status": "success", "message": "Scraper started successfully. No papers available for immediate scheduling this hour."}
             
         except Exception as e:
             ActivityLog.log_error(
@@ -339,19 +361,27 @@ class ScraperManager:
                      .limit(papers_needed)
                      .all())
             
-            ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
-                action="select_papers",
-                status="info",
-                description=f"Selected {len(papers)} papers from statuses {input_statuses} (requested: {papers_needed})"
-            )
+            try:
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                    action="select_papers",
+                    status="info",
+                    description=f"Selected {len(papers)} papers from statuses {input_statuses} (requested: {papers_needed})"
+                )
+            except RuntimeError:
+                # Outside application context - use print fallback
+                print(f"📋 Selected {len(papers)} papers from statuses {input_statuses} (requested: {papers_needed})")
             
             return papers
             
         except Exception as e:
-            ActivityLog.log_error(
-                error_message=f"Error selecting papers: {str(e)}",
-                source="ScraperManager.select_papers_for_processing"
-            )
+            try:
+                ActivityLog.log_error(
+                    error_message=f"Error selecting papers: {str(e)}",
+                    source="ScraperManager.select_papers_for_processing"
+                )
+            except RuntimeError:
+                # Outside application context - use print fallback
+                print(f"❌ Error selecting papers: {str(e)}")
             return []
     
     def process_paper(self, paper: PaperMetadata) -> Dict:
@@ -567,3 +597,119 @@ class ScraperManager:
             "processing_papers": processing_count,
             "current_hour_quota": self.get_current_hour_quota()
         }
+    
+    def _schedule_papers_for_current_hour(self) -> int:
+        """Schedule papers for processing in the remaining time of the current hour.
+        
+        Returns:
+            int: Number of papers scheduled
+        """
+        try:
+            # Get papers that should be processed this hour
+            papers = self.select_papers_for_processing()
+            
+            if not papers:
+                return 0
+            
+            # Get raw APScheduler instance for direct job scheduling
+            scheduler = self._get_raw_scheduler()
+            if not scheduler:
+                ActivityLog.log_error(
+                    error_message="Raw APScheduler not available for immediate paper scheduling",
+                    source="ScraperManager._schedule_papers_for_current_hour"
+                )
+                return 0
+            
+            # Calculate remaining time in current hour
+            current_time = datetime.now()
+            next_hour = current_time.replace(minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0) + timedelta(hours=1)
+            remaining_seconds = int((next_hour - current_time).total_seconds())
+            
+            # Don't schedule if less than 2 minutes remaining
+            if remaining_seconds < 120:
+                ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                    action="start_scraper_immediate_scheduling",
+                    status="info",
+                    description=f"Skipping immediate scheduling - only {remaining_seconds} seconds remaining in current hour"
+                )
+                return 0
+            
+            # Schedule papers at random times within the remaining time
+            scheduled_count = 0
+            scheduled_papers = []
+            
+            for paper in papers:
+                try:
+                    # Random delay between 1 second and remaining time minus 60 seconds buffer
+                    max_delay = max(1, remaining_seconds - 60)
+                    delay_seconds = random.randint(1, max_delay)
+                    run_time = current_time + timedelta(seconds=delay_seconds)
+                    
+                    # Generate unique job ID
+                    import uuid
+                    job_id = f"startup_paper_{paper.id}_{int(current_time.timestamp())}_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
+                    
+                    # Schedule the job
+                    from ..scheduler import _process_single_paper
+                    scheduler.add_job(
+                        func=_process_single_paper,
+                        trigger='date',
+                        run_date=run_time,
+                        args=[paper.id],
+                        id=job_id,
+                        name=f"Startup Process Paper {paper.id}",
+                        replace_existing=True
+                    )
+                    
+                    scheduled_count += 1
+                    
+                    # Collect paper info for logging
+                    paper_info = {
+                        "paper_id": paper.id,
+                        "paper_doi": paper.doi,
+                        "job_id": job_id,
+                        "scheduled_time": run_time.isoformat(),
+                        "delay_seconds": delay_seconds
+                    }
+                    scheduled_papers.append(paper_info)
+                    
+                except Exception as e:
+                    ActivityLog.log_error(
+                        error_message=f"Failed to schedule paper {paper.id} during startup: {str(e)}",
+                        source="ScraperManager._schedule_papers_for_current_hour"
+                    )
+            
+            # Create single comprehensive log entry
+            if scheduled_papers:
+                try:
+                    import json
+                    scheduling_data = {
+                        "total_scheduled": scheduled_count,
+                        "scheduled_papers": scheduled_papers,
+                        "timestamp": current_time.isoformat(),
+                        "remaining_time_seconds": remaining_seconds,
+                        "trigger": "startup_immediate_scheduling"
+                    }
+                    
+                    ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                        action="startup_immediate_scheduling",
+                        status="success",
+                        description=f"Scheduled {scheduled_count} papers for immediate processing during startup for remaining {remaining_seconds}s in current hour. See extra_data for details.",
+                        **{"scheduling_details": json.dumps(scheduling_data)}
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    # Fallback to simple logging
+                    ActivityLog.log_scraper_activity(
+                        action="startup_immediate_scheduling",
+                        status="success",
+                        description=f"Scheduled {scheduled_count} papers for immediate processing during startup"
+                    )
+            
+            return scheduled_count
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            ActivityLog.log_error(
+                error_message=f"Error in startup immediate scheduling: {str(e)}",
+                source="ScraperManager._schedule_papers_for_current_hour"
+            )
+            return 0