Posting Preprints After Conference Rejection | Generated by AI
Question: Can we post our paper on arXiv even if it is not accepted by NeurIPS or CVPR?
Answer:
Yes. You can absolutely post your paper on arXiv even if it is rejected (or not submitted) to conferences like NeurIPS or CVPR. This is very common in AI/ML research. β
How it usually works
- Researchers upload before submission (preprint)
- Or upload after rejection
- Or upload while under review
- Or upload after acceptance (camera-ready version)
All are normal practices.
Why people still post on arXiv
- Share ideas early π
- Get citations even without conference acceptance
- Get feedback from community
- Establish priority (prove you did it first)
- Help others reproduce results
- Build research portfolio
Many influential papers were never accepted to top conferences but became popular via arXiv.
Conference policy (important)
Most ML/AI conferences allow arXiv preprints, including:
- NeurIPS
- CVPR
- ICML
- ICLR
They follow double-blind review, but arXiv posting is still allowed.
Typical timeline
- Upload to arXiv
- Submit to conference
- If rejected β keep arXiv version
- Improve paper
- Resubmit to another venue
Example reality
Lots of papers:
- stay arXiv-only
- later become widely cited
- later accepted in workshops or journals
So conference acceptance β required for arXiv.
Bottom line
Yes β you can publish on arXiv:
- without conference submission
- after rejection
- independently
- anytime
This is standard academic practice.