Researchers struggle with conflicting publication policies between preprint servers and peer-reviewed venues

Academic researchers face confusion and potential rejection when submitting papers to IEEE and other peer-reviewed conferences after posting to ArXiv, due to unclear or missing IEEE statements about prior publication policies. This creates anxiety about violating submission guidelines, wasting months of work, and damaging their academic reputation. Current solutions fail because publication policies are scattered across different venues, poorly documented, and frequently updated without clear communication.