What do I need to get started when I am ready to submit my work to SSRN?

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).
• Paper, if uploaded, must be in PDF format and display all authors and their affiliations.
• Other relevant information to include:

  • Working Paper Series.
  • Citation, if published.
• Some content types, such as medical papers, have additional requirements such as evidence that patient confidentiality, patient consent, and conflict of interest and/or funding concerns have been addressed. These are detailed during the submission process, see this FAQ SSRN Medical or Health Care Preprint Checklist for more information
• Review SSRN’s Terms of Use.

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