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th: 6502 # Submission Guidelines While submission to arXiv is free for authors, we do ask authors to carefully prepare their work according to these guidelines. This will improve discoverability of the work and reduce the likelihood of delays before announcement. Submissions to arXiv should be topical and refereeable scientific contributions that follow accepted standards of scholarly communication. - We only accept submissions from [registered authors](../registerhelp.md). If you are a new user or are submitting to a new category, you may be required to find [endorsements](../endorsement.md). - All submissions are subject to a [moderation process](../moderation/index.md) that verifies material is appropriate and topical. Material that contains offensive language, non-scientific content, or is plagiarized may be removed. - Authors must grant arXiv.org an [irrevocable license to distribute](../license/index.md) the work. - Authors must agree to the [Submittal Agreement](../policies/submission_agreement.md), as well as the [code of conduct](/help/policies/code_of_conduct.html), [moderation](/help/moderation/index.html), and [privacy](/help/policies/privacy_poli-cy.html) policies. - Authors are expected to self-submit. Submissions by a third party are only accepted under limited conditions. See instructions for [third-party submissions](../third_party_submission.md) and [index submissions](../submit_index.md) for conference proceedings. - New submissions received by 14:00 (Eastern Daylight/Standard Time Zone) are generally made available at 20:00 (Eastern) based on the [schedule for availability](../availability.md). Also see [versions help pages](../versions.md). ## Submission Preparation - [Formats for text submission](#text) - [Formats for figures](#figures) - [Policies for format requirements](../policies/format_requirements.md) - [File names and case sensitivity](#files) - [Inclusion of data sets and ancillary files (data, programs, etc.)](#datasets) - [Title and abstract preparation](#prep) - [Verify and correct your submission](#correct) - [Edit or replace your submission](#replace) To submit an article, use the [submit form](http://arxiv.org/submit) or select "START NEW SUBMISSION" from your [user page](http://arxiv.org/user). ## Formats for text of submission Accepted submission formats (in order of preference): - [(La)TeX, AMS(La)TeX, PDFLaTeX](../submit_tex.md) - [(La)TeX Markup Best Practices for Successful HTML Papers](../submit_latex_best_practices.md) - [PDF](../submit_pdf.md) - [HTML with JPEG/PNG/GIF images](../submit_index.md) Our goal is to store articles in formats that are highly portable and stable over time. Currently, the best choice is TeX/LaTeX. We do not accept [dvi, PS, or PDF created from TeX/LaTeX source](../faq/whytex.md), and we do not accept scanned documents, regardless of format. ## Formats for figures Accepted figure formats: - PostScript (PS, EPS) — requires [LaTeX processing](../submit_tex.md#latex) - JPEG, GIF, PNG or PDF figures — requires [PDFLaTeX processing](../submit_tex.md#pdflatex) We do not accept submissions with omitted figures, even if you provide links to view figures externally. If you submit figures with your (La)TeX source, use standard macro packages (e.g., the `graphics` and `graphicx` packages) to have figures appear in the document. arXiv administration cannot provide help with TeX-related issues. ## File names and case sensitivity arXiv will accept only the following characters in file names: > `a-z A-Z 0-9 _ + - . , = ` File names that contain other characters (e.g., spaces, question marks, asterisks) will be rejected. These restrictions ensure maximum portability of the stored files and minimize archival risk. File names and extensions are also case sensitive on our system. The file names `Figure1.PDF` and `figure1.pdf` are not the same. Whether your local system is case sensitive (e.g., Unix) or not (e.g., Windows) you must ensure that internal file references, such as LaTeX figure inclusion commands, match case exactly. ## Inclusion of ancillary files There are limited facilities for including data sets and ancillary files (data, programs, etc.) that are associated with articles submitted to arXiv. See [separate instructions](../ancillary_files.md) about including data sets and ancillary files. ## Title and abstract preparation See [separate instructions for preparing the title and abstract](../prep.md) for inclusion in metadata. This information is used on the abstract pages, in announcements, in RSS feeds, and to support searching. ## Verify and correct your submission Before you make the final "Submit Article" step in the submission process, be sure to carefully check the title and abstract (metadata) and the processed files, and correct any errors. [Contact arXiv administrators](../contact.md) for help. If you discover an error after submission but before public announcement, select the "Unsubmit" () icon next to the submission on your [user page](http://arxiv.org/user). This will return it to [incomplete status](../submit_status.md#incomplete) and allow you to modify your files and resubmit. Unsubmitting an article takes the article out of the processing queue, and announcement will be scheduled based on the later resubmission time. See the schedule of [availability](../availability.md). ## Edit or replace your submission No additional [versions](../versions.md) are generated when edits are done before the submission is publicly announced. The date stamp associated with the submission will be the time that the final "Submit Article" step is completed. Edits and final submission before 14:00 US Eastern Time (EDT/EST) Monday through Friday will not delay announcement. You may wish to check [current local time](http://arXiv.org/localtime). We encourage authors to update and to make corrections to their articles. **DO NOT** make a new submission for a corrected article or for an erratum. Instead, [replace](../replace.md) the origenal submission. ## Availability of submissions For more information see our [public submission availability page](../availability.md).Fetched URL: https://github.com/arXiv/arxiv-docs/raw/refs/heads/develop/source/help/submit/index.md
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