The REVTEX macro package has been developed to accomodate the preprint needs of the author as well as the production needs of the APS. If you use REVTEX to prepare a manuscript for submission to the Editorial Offices and participation in the author-prepared program, please follow these steps: (a) Review the galley-format output (which is the default style), paying particular attention to the physical presentation of equations, tables, and column width (guidelines for equation breaking and layout are described later and in the Physical Review Style and Notation Guide). (b) In the case of papers subject to length restrictions, estimate the overall length by directly measuring the journal text. Add in the space that will be occupied by any figures (at their final reduction). On the journal page, the two-column area available for text and figures is nominally 9.5 in. (24 cm) deep. (c) Switch to preprint style (see below) and review the output, which is at a larger type size. Check that equations and tables remain satisfactory. A REVTEX facility for ``squeezing'' preprint-style tables is described later. (d) Submit the preprint-style file electronically to the Editorial Offices.
Galley style, which is needed for production of the page that goes to the printer, is produced by the following front matter:
\documentstyle[aps]{revtex}
\begin{document}
Galley style activates the width-changing commands and centers equations by
default. Commands to place equations flush left or flush right are enabled
in galley style, but are not normally needed.
The editors of Physical Review require the traditional form of manuscript for the review process: large typeface for legibility and ease of review; adequate space between typed lines and wide margins, for editor and reviewer marks and comments. This preprint style can be obtained with the following front matter:
\documentstyle[preprint,aps]{revtex}
\begin{document}
Preprint style gives a constant-width output with equations centered.