Scholars Push Back on Reported arXiv Submission Cap: "Repository of ALL Papers"

IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-06

A possible submission cap on arXiv is drawing pushback from researchers. Optimization researcher Peter Richtarik publicly objected: arXiv should be a repository of ALL papers, just as X/Twitter is a central square for ALL voices—no cap needed. If a cap is introduced, he asks, what site would replace arXiv as the central paper repository? Igor Carron voiced hard agreement.

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