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It a shame that arXiv now it is not what it used to be, a very useful pre-print before actual publication. It looks like it is now a pseudo journal masquerading as a pre-print server since apparently arXiv has editorial and review teams that reject papers based on their 'expertises' [1].

Perhaps they think they are reputable now just because Perelman's proof papers were published there and they want to maintain their 'reputation' [2]. The irony is that Perelman would most probably not publish in arXiv if it is in their current pseudo journal status.

[1] Editorial Advisory Council:

https://info.arxiv.org/about/people/editorial_advisory_counc...

[2] Reclusive mathematician rejected honors for solving 100-year-old math problem, but he relied on Cornell's arXiv to publish:

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2006/09/proof-100-year-old-...



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