arXiv Limits Submissions to Two Papers per Person per Month
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According to The Decoder on October 11, 2026, arXiv announced that starting October 1, 2026, it will lower the per-person submission limit to two papers per month. The cited reasons: AI tools have pushed arXiv's monthly submissions past 40,000, doubling within two years, with the cs.AI category alone growing more than sixfold, overwhelming volunteer reviewers. No further follow-up reports have been seen.
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- The DecoderArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server
ArXiv announced that from October 1, 2026 it will cap submissions at two per person per month, citing AI tools driving monthly submissions past 40,000, double the level of two years ago, with the cs.AI category alone growing more than sixfold and volunteer reviewers overwhelmed.
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