RMP Submission Instructions for Reviews

Electronic Submission

We prefer to receive initial submissions in PDF format, as this simplifies the refereeing process. The style should be two columns per page, with figures embedded. Send PDF files to rmptex@aps.org.

After an article has been reviewed and any changes made in response to referee suggestions, send us the source file, which should be prepared in LaTeX, using our REVTeX macros. For production purposes, text and graphics should be kept separate. Please do not embed figures in your text or include captions in your figures. The last item of text should be a list of figure captions. The header should include the word "preprint", to allow us to print out a double-spaced copy for copymarking. For example:

There are two modes of electronic submission:

  1. Send by email to rmptex@aps.org. When sending LaTeX files for production, do not embed graphics in the text. You may email text and figures separately or compress them and send together. Figure files should be named in this form: authorname_fig01.eps. For more information on figures, see Figures. If you are using UNIX, see Using UNIX to compress files.
  2. Make an electronic submission at the APS manuscript upload website, http://authors.aps.org/ESUB/. Follow the instructions, which include registering if you are a first-time user of this site. You will be able to select Reviews of Modern Physics as you go through the submission procedure. Your submission will be assigned a code. The system then advises RMP that we have a submission with that code name on the e-server, and we retrieve it.

Files prepared in Microsoft Word can sometimes be used for production if prepared in accordance with Word Guidelines. Send MS Word files by email to rmptex@aps.org.

Hard Copies

No hard copy need be submitted if you send an electronic file. However, if you did not send an electronic file you can submit a hard copy. It should be double-spaced, in "preprint" format (not two columns), and printed on only one side of the page. Group any figures or tables at the end and include a separate, double-spaced list of figure captions. Send the manuscript to

Reviews of Modern Physics
The American Physical Society
Box 9000
1 Research Road
Ridge, NY 11961-9000