When the REVTeX compuscript (preprint style) is ready to go, it should should be submitted to the Editorial Offices in conformance with the printed procedures in the first issue of each volume of Physical Review A, B, C, D, E, and L. The following procedures are those unique to compuscript processing.
Papers intended for the compuscript production program should be submitted and resubmitted by electronic mail or by DOS-formatted floppy disk. (See details below.)
Earlier in the compuscript program, compuscripts were often submitted in conventional paper form, with the electronic file sent to the editorial office only after acceptance for publication. Experience has shown, however, that the program works best if the electronic file is supplied at the outset. If a compuscript is submitted in conventional paper form, the author will be asked to supply it at once in electronic form.
Paper copies of a compuscript, generated in the editorial office from the author's file, are sent to referees. During the review process, correspondence from the Editor to an author is generally in paper form via conventional mail. Unless requested otherwise by the author, the manuscript and original figures are not returned.
When a compuscript is changed in response to recommendations and criticisms from the review process, or to present other corrections and author revisions, the full file should be resubmitted. Please include a summary of the changes made, and state whether or not figures have been modified. Any new or revised figures should be forwarded as described below.
Avoid resubmission by conventional means (paper, postal mail); continue to use one of the electronic modes.