Phil* sites are platforms for the philosophical community to discuss, connect, and share in an open environment. That’s why we have developed a Content Policy and Code of Conduct outlining what is and is not allowed on the Phil* sites. These standards apply around the world to all types of content and activity on our platforms.

Content Policy

PhilPapers and PhilArchive accept works of various types, including articles, books, and dissertations, primarily in philosophy. We also accept works outside philosophy when they are interdisciplinary and of clear interest to philosophers. All books and papers submitted should be of professional quality. Works are typically available online, but we also accept references to offline works.

The following types of content and activity are prohibited on all Phil* sites:

• Content that threatens, harasses, or bullies others, or encourages others to do so.
• Content that contains unauthorized personal or confidential information about others.
• Content that impersonates another person in a misleading or deceptive manner.
• Spam, including excessive, repetitive, or otherwise abusive submissions of papers, files, or versions of existing works.
• Content that infringes, misappropriates, or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy.
• Content or activity that violates applicable laws or regulations or would give rise to civil liability.
• Fraudulent or pornographic content.
• Content that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harassment against any individual or group.
• Content that is violent or threatening, or that promotes violence or threats against any person or entity.

Submitting a paper or uploading a new version should serve a legitimate scholarly or administrative purpose. Excessive or repetitive submissions, including the repeated uploading of versions without a reasonable academic or technical justification, are prohibited. Users must not abuse submission or versioning features by repeatedly uploading, replacing, or resubmitting content in a manner that disrupts the services, circumvents moderation, or creates an unreasonable burden on the platforms or their users.

Legitimate revisions, corrections, and updates to scholarly works are permitted. However, PhilPapers and PhilArchive reserve the right to determine when the frequency, volume, or pattern of submissions or version uploads constitutes excessive use or abuse of the platform.

Prohibited Behaviour

In addition to submitting prohibited content, the following behaviours are prohibited on Phil* sites:

• Disrupting, damaging, or interfering with the normal operation or use of any Phil* site.
• Excessively or repetitively submitting content or uploading versions of works in violation of this policy.
• Creating multiple accounts to evade punishment, bypass restrictions, or circumvent moderation.
• Attempting to circumvent submission limits, account restrictions, or other enforcement measures.

Enforcement

We may enforce these rules in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to:

• Removing content or versions.
• Asking users to stop prohibited activity.
• Temporarily or permanently suspending accounts.
• Removing privileges from accounts or imposing additional restrictions, including limits on submissions or version uploads.

We may take action based on the frequency, volume, and pattern of activity, as well as its impact on the operation and use of our platforms. Excessive submissions or version uploads may result in restrictions or suspension, even where the individual submissions would otherwise be permissible.

Enforcement measures may be applied at our discretion, depending on the nature, severity, and persistence of the behaviour.