Why is my paper non-scholarly or non-research?

SSRN must determine if a paper meets the criteria of scholarly content. The presence of citations, references, footnotes, or endnotes is a key indicator of scholarly work. When a submission lacks these, it may suggest the content is an opinion, editorial, advocacy, or review piece rather than a scholarly contribution. Non-scholarly content does not meet our submission requirements.

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