I built a free tool to connect independent researchers who need arXiv endorsements with established researchers willing to endorse. Looking for mentors to join.
If you've ever tried to submit to arXiv without an institutional affiliation, you know the pain. You need an endorsement from someone already active in your target category. But if you don't have a university network, you're basically cold-emailing strangers and hoping for the best. Most people never hear back. I personally get a lot of dm's.
I built a free page where independent researchers can submit their paper details and request an endorsement: trybibby.com/request-arxiv-endorsements
It covers CS, math, and stats categories (cs.AI, cs.LG, cs.CL, stat.ML, etc). But can cover any categories based on mentors.
But here's where I need the community's help.
The request side is live. Now I need researchers who are willing to review these requests and endorse people with legitimate work. Think of it like a marketplace — researchers post requests, mentors browse and decide who to endorse. No obligation, no pressure. You just see the paper title, abstract, and category, and decide if the work is worth endorsing. I will be emailing any new requests that come through.
If you're an established researcher and want to help, sign up here: trybibby.com/become-arxiv-mentor
It takes 2 minutes. You'll be able to see incoming requests in your field and choose who to endorse on your own time. Also helps to find collaborators?
I was also thinking of a collaborative google sheet ? what do you think is the best?
Has anyone here endorsed someone before? What made you say yes or no?