Should arXiv screen authors by credentials? Researchers clash over gatekeeping
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-14
tdietterich proposed that arXiv could reject submissions from authors lacking publication records or credentials, or even require oral examinations to verify understanding. ObhishekSaha strongly disagrees, calling credential-based rejection the worst form of gatekeeping and a violation of the Mertonian norm of universalism. The debate centers on whether scientific publishing should screen content or authors as AI-generated paper submissions proliferate.
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