arXiv to Cap Submissions at Two Papers per Month as Volume Doubles
arXiv's monthly submissions have doubled to about 40,000 in two years, prompting a new cap of two papers per author per month from October 1. The move has drawn backlash, with optimization researcher Peter Richtarik arguing arXiv should remain a repository for all papers.
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