arXiv Is Rate Limiting Submissions Because It Can’t Keep up With AI Slop
arXiv now limits authors to two monthly submissions after AI-written papers overwhelmed moderators.
arXiv will limit each researcher to two submissions per calendar month and three active submissions at a time after AI-written papers overwhelmed volunteer moderators. September volume rose from 9,869 papers in 2016 to 20,569 in 2024 and 40,363 in 2026, while computer science submissions sextupled. arXiv cites thin papers, salami-sliced studies, and dense AI-written submissions that fail its scholarly standards. It previously halted computer-science review and position papers, required endorsements for new authors, and said it would ban AI-slop submitters for a year.
- Authors are limited to two submissions per month and three active at once.
- September submissions reached 40,363 in 2026, double 2024.
- Computer science submissions have grown sixfold.
- Earlier steps included endorsements and one-year bans for AI slop.
- Organizations
- arXiv
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The academic publisher said submissions have doubled in the past two years and moderators are having a hard time keeping up.
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