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A free SSRN User Account is required to submit a paper. You will also need:

• Paper title (in English).
• Date the paper was written.
• Abstract/summary of the paper (in English).
• Names, affiliations, and email addresses (if available) of all authors.
• Copyright holder permission (if applicable).
• A full-text PDF that displays the title and all authors with their affiliations.
• An AI disclosure statement (if using AI).

• 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. For more information, please refer to the SSRN Medical or Health Care Preprint Checklist in our FAQ.
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