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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
%% ****** Start of file apsguide4-1.tex ****** %
%%
%% This file is part of the APS files in the REVTeX 4.1 distribution.
-%% Version 4.1 of REVTeX, October, 2009.
+%% Version 4.1p of REVTeX, March 2010.
%%
-%% Copyright (c) 2009 The American Physical Society.
+%% Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 The American Physical Society.
%%
%% See the REVTeX 4.1 README file for restrictions and more information.
%%
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
\author{The American Physical Society}%
\email[REVTeX Support: ]{revtex@aps.org}
\affiliation{1 Research Road, Ridge, NY 11961}
-\date{October 9, 2009}%
+\date{March 11, 2010}%
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
@@ -58,22 +58,13 @@ be emphasized that this is only an \textit{approximation}; a manuscript may be s
in length or appearance after it goes through our production process. This is mostly due to the choice
of fonts and the scaling of figures.
-All manuscripts that are submitted to APS must format correctly under
-the \classoption{preprint} class option. \revtex\ 4.1 is designed to
+\revtex\ 4.1 is designed to
make it straightforward to switch between two-column and single-column
formatting just by changing the class option. Authors may submit with
-either the \classoption{reprint} or the \classoption{twocolumn} class options, but this will be changed to
-the \classoption{preprint} class option upon submission. It is
-imperative that authors check that their papers will format properly
-when this change is made. Papers which do not format correctly under the
-\classoption{preprint} option may be delayed in the review and/or production processes.
-
+either the \classoption{reprint} or the \classoption{twocolumn} class options.
The \classoption{preprint} primarily does three things: It increases
the font size to 12pt, increases the line spacing, and changes the
-formatting to single column. The changes in font size and spacing can
-cause problems. In particular, equations and tables may need to be
-re-formatted. Please see Section \ref{sec:tables} for details in
-fixing table problems.
+formatting to single column.
\subsection{Paper size}
Manuscripts should be submitted to APS formatted for letter size
@@ -121,29 +112,50 @@ macro. The \m{author} macro must not be used for collaborations.
\subsection{Abstract}
The abstract must be specified using the \env{abstract}
environment. Note that in \revtex\ 4.1, the abstract must come before
-the \m{maketitle} command.
+the \m{maketitle} command. \revtex\ 4.1 now allows the the use of the \env{description}
+environment within the abstract to provide \textit{structured abstracts}. For instance, \textit{Physical Review C} would like authors to provide abstracts with sections summarizing the paper's \textbf{Background}, \textbf{Purpose}, \textbf{Method}, \textbf{Results}, and \textbf{Conclusions}. This can be accomplished in the following manner:
+\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{abstract}
+\begin{description}
+\item[Background] This part would describe the
+context needed to understand what the paper
+is about.
+\item[Purpose] This part would state the purpose
+of the present paper.
+\item[Method] This part describe the methods
+used in the paper.
+\item[Results] This part would summarize the
+results.
+\item[Conclusions] This part would state the
+conclusions of the paper.
+\end{description}
+\end{abstract}
+\end{verbatim}
+
\subsection{PACS codes}
If supplying suggested PACS codes, they must be supplied as a
comma-separated list using a single \m{pacs} macro.
\section{References and footnotes}
-\revtex\ 4.1 comes with four Bib\TeX\ style files for formatting
-references, two for the \textit{Physical Review} journals and two
-for \textit{Review of Modern Physics}. Authors are strongly encouraged
+Authors are strongly encouraged
to use Bib\TeX\ when preparing their bibliographies. If Bib\TeX\ is used, current production processes
require that the \texttt{.bbl} file be included directly into the
-manuscript's main \texttt{.tex} file. The following apply whether
-Bib\TeX\ is used or not.
+manuscript's main \texttt{.tex} file. \revtex\ 4.1 comes with two Bib\TeX\ style files for formatting
+references, one for the \textit{Physical Review} journals and one
+for \textit{Review of Modern Physics}. The Bib\TeX\ styles support the optional display of journal article titles in the bibliography. To display the titles, use the \texttt{longbibliography} class option.
+
+The following apply whether
+Bib\TeX\ is used or not.
\begin{itemize}
\item Authors should use the \m{cite} and \m{bibitem} commands to create
bibliographies and to refer to items in the bibliography. ``By hand"
numbering of references should be avoided.
\item \revtex~4.1 provides new syntax for combining multiple citations into a single entry in the bibliography and for putting extra text before and after a reference. Please refer to \textit{\revtex~4.1 Author's Guide} included with the \revtex~4.1 distribution for full details.
\item Footnotes must be specified using the \m{footnote}
-macro. \revtex\ 4.1 will automatically place the footnotes at the end of
-the bibliography by default for the Physical Review
-journals. Footnotes giving additional information about authors (such
+macro. \revtex\ 4.1 will place the footnotes in
+the bibliography for the \textit{Physical Review}
+journals. Please note that even if you don't use Bib\TeX, you may have to run Bib\TeX\ to get the footnotes to appear. Footnotes giving additional information about authors (such
as e-mail addresses) must not be specified using the \m{footnote}
macro (see Section~\ref{sec:authors}).
\item Avoid custom footnotes using \m{footnotemark} and \m{footnotetext} [except in the context of tables (see
@@ -325,15 +337,7 @@ message).
The standard \LaTeXe\ table formatting environments are supported as is
the use of the \texttt{longtable} package. Tables may be reformatted
during production to meet APS style guidelines.
-\subsection{Single column formatting}
-Because \classoption{preprint} formatting is used during the editorial and
-production processes, authors must ensure that their tables format
-correctly under the \classoption{preprint} option. Tables are
-particularly sensitive to this change because the font size and line
-spacing increase
-making tables wider and longer. This means some tables may no longer
-fit upon the page. It is the author's responsibility to fix this
-before submitting the manuscript. Here are some helpful hints:
+Here are some helpful hints for trying to get tables formatted correctly:
\begin{itemize}
\item Use the \texttt{longtable} package to get tables to break
across pages.
@@ -373,8 +377,7 @@ be used whenever possible.
When typesetting using \classoption{twocolumn}, tables can either span
a single column or both columns. Using the '\verb+*+'-ed version of
the \env{table} or \env{longtable} environments produces wide tables
-that span the columns. For submissions to APS, authors should ensure that that their tables format
-correctly under the \classoption{preprint} option.
+that span the columns.
Tables that are very wide and that may be better typeset in a
landscape orientation (rotated 90 degrees) should be enclosed in a