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arXiv readiness check

Seven quick questions to see whether your paper is ready to post. No sign-in, and your answers never leave your browser. The same check is required before you post an abstract on ResearchGuild.

1. What kind of paper is it?

Original researchOriginal research paperA paper that reports new work: new methods, experiments, results, data or proofs. reports new results. A surveySurvey or review paperA paper that summarises and organises existing work on a topic rather than reporting new results. arXiv's CS section only accepts these after they have passed peer review elsewhere. summarises existing work. A position paperPosition paperA paper that argues for a viewpoint or direction for a field rather than reporting new results. Like surveys, arXiv's CS section only accepts these after peer review elsewhere. argues for a viewpoint.

2. Is there a complete English version?
3. Is the draft finished (methods, results, references to current work)?
4. Primary category

The one categoryCategory (subject class)arXiv's topic label for a paper, such as cs.AI (Artificial Intelligence) or cs.CL (Computation and Language). Moderators and readers use it to route and find papers. that best fits your main contribution. Not sure? Read choosing your primary category.

5. Are you an author submitting your own work?
6. Do you already have an endorsement code from arXiv for this category?What's an endorsement code?Endorsement codeA short code arXiv gives you when it asks for an endorsement. An endorser enters it on arXiv's form to endorse you. Here it stays hidden until a reviewer has opened your full paper.
7. Will you avoid mass-asking endorsers elsewhere while your abstract is open?