January 2023
The writing of the title deserves special care. It should convey the greatest amount of information in the smallest number of words.
Words that do not carry information, such as “The...”, “A...”, “On...”, “Investigation of...”, “Study of...”, should be omitted. Avoid titles framed as queries. Avoid using prepositions at the beginning of titles, such as “Towards...” or “About...”.
Do not use words that praise the quality of the work (precise, important, accurate), the name of the accelerator or type of detector used, names of people or places, newly coined words or nonstandard acronyms, “More about...”, “...revisited”, or dangling participles (...using...).
Do not use serial numbers in titles unless the number is followed by a specific title, such as “Inelastic scattering of protons. IV. Coupled-channel analyses.” If you wish to use a serial number, please provide information on the other published articles in the series.
For Comments, use the form:
Comment on “Title of the original paper”
For Replies, use the form:
Reply to “Comment on ‘Title of the original paper’
For Replies submitted to Physical Review Letters, include only the author name(s) of the original Letter, followed by Replies or Reply and a colon. Use et al. for three or more authors.
Shastry Replies:
Birol and Benedek Reply:
Winter et al. Reply:
Footnotes to the title are not permitted.