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> an increase in thin papers of narrow scope, as well as ‘salami’ papers, where a single work is broken up and submitted as a set of smaller papers. There is also a marked increase in dense, AI-written papers. AI tools are making it easy for authors to flood arXiv [and others with] low-value papers.

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arXiv has updated our policy on rate limiting for all submitters. This update was made to fairly distribute moderator time & support the arXiv community of staff, volunteers, readers & authors. Please read our announcement to learn more: https://blog.arxiv.org/2026/10/01/updated-rate-limit-policy/

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ

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A DDoS attack of terrible "work" on preprint servers... > arXiv submission rates have steadily increased since our founding in 1991. In September, arXiv received 40,363 submissions in a single month – a new record.

blog.arxiv.orgFair Moderation, Equitable Access, and AI: arXiv’s Updated Rate Limit PolicyarXiv, and the scientific community at large, are facing a watershed moment. Scholarly publishing is currently changing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing a…

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ

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Some interesting material analysis here of the model @arxiv.bsky.social uses (blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/a...) is possible versus a more generic and publicly funded repository like CERN's zenodo.org, which is also under heavy load by the same forces of course: blog.zenodo.org/2026/09/15/2...

blog.zenodo.orgZenodo performance: an update on the current situationZenodo is a free and open digital archive built by CERN and OpenAIRE, enabling researchers to share and preserve research output in any size, format and from all fields of research.