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arXiv submissions double again as AI floods research pipelines
Original: “Open access repositories across the board are seeing a sharp increase in the number of submissions per author, per mont
Open access repositories are reporting a sharp rise in submissions per author per month. arXiv received 9,869 submissions in September 2016, 20,569 in September 2024, and 40,363 this September — submissions have doubled roughly every eight years, with the latest jump accelerating sharply. Commenters attribute the surge largely to AI-assisted and AI-generated paper production straining peer review and curation.
Why now: The startling acceleration in submission numbers, widely linked to AI-generated research, raises concerns about the sustainability of scientific publishing.
Evidence
- “Open access repositories across the board are seeing a sharp increase in the number of submissions per author, per month. In September of 2016, arXiv received 9,869 submissions. In September of 2024, arXiv received 20,569 submissions. This September, arXiv received 40,363… · remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 4
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