Journal Graphics Redesign (April 30, 2002)

The new URL, http://referees.aps.org [1], incorporates the entry page to the referee server and referee information update form along with the page that used to be called "General information for referees".
The referee server has also been enhanced and provides more information and options to the referees. It will enable referees to see manuscripts that we have asked them to review for us.  If the manuscript is available as an electronic file, referees will be able to download the manuscript in several different formats.  They will also be able to return a report using a web interface. Further enhancements are planned.

(1/9/2002)
As part of our effort to create a uniform look for the APS online research journals and related web pages, the online journal navigational bars for PRA, PRB, PRC, PRD, PRE, PRL,  PRST-AB, and PROLA have now been updated to match the graphics on the APS Research Journals web site.  We have tried to minimize any alteration of the content and location of links within each journal homepage, however, should you encounter any problems finding the information you are looking for please send email to webmistress@aps.org [2]

(8/29/2001)
The home page for the APS Journals [3] has been redesigned.  It now has a simpler, less cluttered format, similar to that of the individual journals:

• Links to individual APS publications are arrayed down the left-hand side of the page, and links across the top (repeated at the bottom) lead to new pages which provide access to information and services in a number of categories.
• A convenient lookup box near the top allows users to go directly to any article in APS journals, from 1893 to the present, if they know the bibiliographic citation information [volume and page (or article identifier, for articles published in the new e-first mode)].
• The middle of the page provides recent news about APS journals, and displays current images from Physical Review Letters and Physical Review Focus.

Details about the information pages:

• The links at the top and bottom lead to pages which collect information and services of particular interest to various categories of users (Authors, Referees, Librarians [4]) and to pages for various categories of information/services (Subscriptions, Online Services, Help, Contact Information) which cut across categories of users.
• The Authors page includes links to frequently accessed services and information of interest to authors, such as the Style and Notation Guide, the PACS scheme, the Manuscript Submission/Resubmission Server, the Copyright Transfer Form, the Author Status Inquiry System, and the Accepted Manuscript Status Inquiry System, and to a wide range of other material.
• Similarly, the Referees page includes links to the Referee Response Form, the PACS scheme, and other material.
• The new Librarians/Institutional Information home page [4] has been established to help librarians, corporate and institutional representatives, and subscription agents to find pertinent information in an easy format. Read more [5].
• The Online Services page lists, and provides links to, a
  variety of online services associated with the APS journals (aside from the online journals themselves), such as the Manuscript Submission/Resubmission Server, the Author Status Inquiry System, the Accepted Manuscript Status Inquiry System, the Advance Listing of Accepted Papers, the Article Purchases server (which allows those who do not subscribe to a journal to quickly obtain access to an article) and the APS/BNL Mirror of the Eprint Archive.
• The Help page links to the help pages for the online journals, and to other information pages relevant to the journals.
• The Contact Information page provides information about how to contact (via mail, email, web, phone, and/or fax) the appropriate part of the Journals operation for various purposes.

Where have the links gone:

For the convenience of users familiar with the previous configuration of the home page, we provide a list, organized by the previous arrangement, of where to find various services/information:

• Links to the individual journals, formerly at the top of the page, are now arrayed on the left of the page.
• Information about linking to APS journals, formerly found just under the listing of journals, is now accessible via the Help page.
• The material formerly found under the Launch heading is now found under Recent News in the center of the home page.
• The Publishing Information links, formerly in the left hand column, are to be found as follows:

• The information pages for the individual journals are integrated with the online journals.  Go to the journal of interest (via the appropriate link on the left-hand side of the Journals home page), and choose the appropriate information categories from the top of the journal home page.
• The Manuscript Submission/Resubmission server may be reached via the Authors page (in the Manuscript Submission section).
• The PACS scheme may be found via the Authors page (in the Manuscript Preparation section) or the Referees page.
• The Style and Notation Guides for PR/PRL and RMP may be found via the Authors page (in the Manuscript Preparation section).
• Author Status Inquiry System may be found via the Authors page (in the Review Process section) or the Online Services page.
• Accepted Manuscript Status Inquiry System may be found via the Authors page (in the Postacceptance section) or the Online Services page.
• Email Referee Response Forms may be found via the Referees page.
• Information about EPAPS may found on the Authors page (in the Manuscript Preparation section).

• Links to Subscription information, formerly at the bottom of the left hand column, are found on the new Subscriptions page, accessed via one of the principal information links at the top and bottom of the home page.
• Site Navigation links, formerly in the right hand column, are to be found as follows:

• PROLA [6], Physical Review Focus [7], and the Index are now among the journal links on the left side of the home page.
• The Advance Listings of Accepted Papers may be found via the Online Services page.
• Tables of Contents are an integral feature of the individual journals (reached via the links on the left side of the home page).
• Abstracts are an integral feature of the online journals, the Index, and the Advance Listings of Accepted Papers
• Information for Authors and for Referees may now be reached via the links at the top and bottom of the home page.
• The APS/BNL Mirror of the Eprint Archive may be found via the Online Services page.

• Links to the APS home page, formerly near the bottom of the right hand column of the Journals home page, may now be found at the top of the home page (click on the name "American Physical Society" or on the APS logo in the upper right hand corner) and the bottom of the page.
• Contact Information, formerly near the bottom of the right hand column, is now one of the principal information links at the top and bottom of the page.

More changes to come, and feedback:

Over the next few months, further changes will be made to many of our web pages, to improve their clarity and usefulness.

Comments and questions about our web pages may be sent to webmistress@aps.org [2].