{
  "id": 11360961,
  "title": "ArXiv limits preprint submissions to two per month per submitter, as AI access fuels a record 40,363 submissions in September 2026, vs. 20,569 in September 2024 (Kat Boboris/arXiv)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/arxiv-limits-preprint-submissions-to-two-per-month-per-submitter-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://blog.arxiv.org/2026/10/01/updated-rate-limit-policy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "arXiv, a leading open-access repository for scientific preprints, has implemented new rate limiting measures on preprint submissions. In response to a surge in submissions driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), arXiv will now allow authors to submit a maximum of two papers per month, with a limit of three active submissions at any given time. This change comes as the number of submissions has more than doubled in just two years, reaching 40,363 in September 2026, compared to just 20,569 in September 2024. AI tools are making it easier for researchers to produce large volumes of content quickly, leading to a rise in low-quality, thin papers, and \"salami\" papers where a single work is split into multiple submissions. These issues have overwhelmed arXiv's volunteer moderators, who are responsible for ensuring submissions meet scholarly standards. The policy update aims to distribute the workload of moderators more equitably and protect the integrity of the arXiv corpus. Richard Montgomery, the Chair of the arXiv Editorial Advisory Council, encouraged authors to continue submitting high-quality, original research while adhering to arXiv's codes of conduct and submission guidelines.",
  "summary": "arXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}