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Use when targeting The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL) or deciding whether an astrophysics manuscript fits this rapid short-format high-impact venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.

When to use

• targeting The Astrophysical Journal Letters
• deciding if a manuscript fits ApJL
• choosing between ApJL, ApJ, and Nature Astronomy
• assessing significance bar and length limits
• checking desk-reject criteria
• evaluating time-critical discoveries
• assessing first detections or measurements
• reviewing method and evidence bar

When not to use

• replacing the journal's current official submission guidelines

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