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prl-cover-letter

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Use when writing the cover letter for a Physical Review Letters submission, which must justify to APS editors why the work meets PRL's importance-and-broad-interest criteria. Drafts the editorial case; does not edit the manuscript itself.

When to use

• Writing PRL cover letter
• Justifying importance and broad interest
• Reframing after decline on importance/breadth
• Suggesting or opposing referees

When not to use

• Editing the manuscript itself
• Writing an abstract or summary

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