What are SSRN's submission guidelines?

A free SSRN User Account with a complete author profile is required to submit a paper.

Additional requirements include:

• Paper title (in English)
• Date the paper was written
• Abstract/summary of the paper (in English)
• Names, current affiliations, and valid email addresses of all authors
  - Organizations cannot be listed as authors (exceptions are government- or academic-related organizations)
• Copyright holder permission (if applicable)
• A full-text PDF
  - Full-text PDF must be in English and display the title and all authors with their affiliations
• An AI disclosure statement (if using AI)
  - AI disclosure statement must be included with the abstract and display on the PDF
• Other relevant information to include:
  - Manuscript Identification
  - Working Paper Series
  - Citation, if published
• Some content types, such as medical papers, have additional requirements. These include ensuring that patient confidentiality, patient consent, and any conflict of interest or funding disclosures have been properly addressed. These details are outlined during the submission process. See our SSRN Medical or Health Care Preprint Checklist for more information.

Are all content types eligible? 
No. SSRN accepts studies with rigorous methodology and original findings, meeting our posting standards.

Content types that are typically NOT accepted include: 

• Abstract-only submissions
• Books / book chapters
• Calls for papers
• Class assignments / course projects  
• Conference proceedings 
• Frameworks
• Guides and how to's 
• News articles 
• Non-English content
• Non-scholarly articles
  - Including, but not limited to: Articles with no references, some commercial/marketing material 
• Presentation slides 
• Published papers in certain disciplines 
• Research written by high school students and faculty

Will all eligible content be posted? 
No. Submissions may be rejected for missing information, failure to meet Research Integrity standards and editorial policies, or non-compliance with our Terms of Use and other guidelines. 

Undisclosed substantial AI use and high submission volumes may lead to rejections and account closure. We may decline batch submissions and reserve the right to close accounts at our discretion, without prior notice, if misuse concerns or review workload are significant.

Will SSRN explain why a paper was rejected? 
No. Rejection decisions are final. We do not provide individualized reasons for each rejection due to the high volume of submissions we process, and we are not able to share detailed explanations even upon request.

What is SSRN's appeals policy?
SSRN does not reconsider decisions to reject submissions. Where a decision has been made in accordance with SSRN’s posted policies and/or editorial judgment, we are unable to review or respond to appeals. We encourage authors to carefully review our policies prior to submission.
 

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