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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • A Letter to the Editors with suggestions of suitable referees
  • The submitted manuscript is a PDF document prepared with the PIP LaTeX template
  • The manuscript adheres to the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines
  • The authors comply with the journal's Ethical Guidelines

Author Guidelines

How to submit your manuscript

Submit a single PDF generated using the journal LaTeX template.

Do not upload source files at this stage. Source files will be requested only after acceptance.

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Important: Submissions not prepared using the LaTeX template may be returned without review.

Before you submit

  • The manuscript is prepared using the journal LaTeX template
  • The PDF includes all figures, tables, and references
  • All authors approved the submission
  • The work is not under consideration elsewhere

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Submission process

  1. Initial submission: upload a single PDF.
  2. Peer review: the PDF is used for evaluation.
  3. After acceptance: authors will be asked to provide LaTeX source files and figures.

About the manuscript format

The LaTeX template defines the article structure, reference format, figures, and layout. Please follow the template. Additional formatting instructions are not required.

Scope and editorial policy

Manuscripts must contain substantial new results that advance our knowledge of physics.
The areas of foundations of physics, history of physics, and physics education are out of scope. Submissions proposing unsubstantiated unifying theories or redefinitions of established theories without strong support in current literature will be rejected.
Authors must choose at submission between traditional review and open review.
Submissions must not be previously published nor under consideration elsewhere.

Submission details

  • Provide a cover letter including the contribution of each author
  • Suggest potential reviewers (names, affiliations, email addresses)
  • Use LaTeX syntax for formulas when entering title and abstract in the submission system

Supplementary material

Authors are encouraged to submit supplementary material (data, code, videos, extended tables). This material is subject to the same license as the manuscript.

Publication and policies

The journal operates under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Authors must comply with the ethical guidelines.
There is no page limit. However, very long manuscripts may incur higher publication costs (see APC).

Editorial process

Traditional review: anonymous peer review.
Open review: reviewers disclose their identity and reports may be published alongside the article.

After acceptance

Accepted manuscripts are copyedited for language and style. Authors will receive proofs for final corrections.

Copyright Notice

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