I am writing a short paper in the area of combinatorics.


When the paper is complete, I would like to be able to submit it to arXiv.


The reasons that I would like to submit to arXiv are:


1. To obtain a date and time stamp from a central authority so that I can prove the work is mine.
2. To promote access to the paper under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license


Although I have created an account on arXiv, because I am not affiliated to any academic institution, it appears that it might be difficult to get the paper accepted by arXiv.


For example see,


arxiv.org/help/submit



> 
> The following information is also required for submission:
> 
> 
> Institutional affiliation for the
>  author(s) must be provided. Official
>  report number(s) from the author(s)
>  institution(s) must be provided.
> 
> 
> 


Also the following blog article does not appear encouraging:


[Does The Arxiv Blacklist Authors ?](http://www.scientificblogging.com/quantum_diaries_survivor/does_arxiv_blacklist_authors_help_finding_out)


Does anyone on math*overflow* have any advice on how to submit to arXiv (or a similar database) without an academic affiliation?


Thanks in advance for any advice.



Submitting to arXiv when unaffiliated
I think you need to be endorsed first. See this link: <http://arxiv.org/help/endorsement>


