arXiv holds also trigger when a moderator proposes changing a paper's primary category

tdietterich · x · 2026-10-31

In his thread explaining why papers get put on hold, arXiv moderator Thomas Dietterich added that beyond low classifier scores on the author's chosen primary category, a hold can also occur when a moderator proposes assigning a different primary category.

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