The Decoder· Jonathan Kemper·· 5 d ago
ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server
ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server
AI summary
Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month. Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold. According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 71Second 71
Not admittedSum of both 142 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：AI论文洪流致arXiv限投，涉AI工具与影响
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: The Decoder · the-decoder.com