When/if a manuscript is accepted for publication, the manuscript and the compuscript file will be forwarded from the Editorial Offices to the production group. Standard procedures for production will be in effect, and the author will receive the correspondence associated with routine manuscript publication. The manuscript will be returned to the author with the page proofs. The manuscript will be thoroughly marked to indicate where file changes were needed, and the author will be responsible for a thorough reading of the proofs.
Note: For Physical Review Letters, proofs are not normally sent. If requested by the author, page copies are sent by FAX.
Although the author has assumed the responsibilities of keyboarding and proofreading, the production staff will still perform a complete check of the article and will insert editorial style changes. The changes are made to the file at the production site. If their number is very high it may be more efficient for the production process to proceed in the conventional manner, and this is done. We do not ask the author to make the changes.
Page proofs should be carefully checked. Return the marked manuscript and the corrected proofs to the address indicated on the cover sheet; the necessary corrections will be handled by the production staff. The electronic file should not be sent at this stage.