Thomas Dietterich

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arXiv caps each author at two submissions per month

Warned arXiv authors about the new limits

In October, arXiv capped each researcher at two submissions per month after AI tools drove September submissions to a record 40,363. The policy, effective October 1, also limits active submissions to three. Nearly 300 volunteer moderators check about 1,000 papers a day.

Updated Oct 19

Notable Quotes

Attention arXiv authors. Because of the exponential increase in submissions, arXiv is limiting the number of papers that a person can submit each month to two.

from arXiv caps each author at two submissions per month · Updated Oct 19

Analysis of submissions shows that some authors are submitting dozens of papers. This takes moderation resources away from the rest of us, which causes delays in our papers being released.

from arXiv caps each author at two submissions per month · Updated Oct 19