Uploading arXiv Files (www.arXiv.org)

Authors can upload source files directly from the arXiv database.  Many Authors (primarily in Physics and Math) post their research on the arXiv server as a resource for other researchers.  Authors may then wish to submit their article directly from the arXiv database.  An Author wishing to do this would likely know the arXiv code, which consists of a string of letters and numbers identifying the particular database (e.g. hep-th or physics.acc-ph) followed by a forward slash and a 7-digit number unique to this database (e.g., hep-ex/0401001, physics/0401001, math.AG/0401002).

The ability to upload these files directly to the system is controlled in PolicyManager on 'Edit Article Types' page.  Journals can specify which Article Types allow files to be uploaded directly from the arXiv server.

Authors would then be able to attach the arXiv file to their EM submission, on the 'Submit Manuscript' or 'Submit Invited Manuscripts', 'Attach Files' page.  The compressed arXiv file (tar.gz format) is then unpacked and the individual source files are included in the 'Attach Files' list for the submission.