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INTRODUCING
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Manuscript Preparation

Journal Descriptions
Style Guides and Templates (incl. BibTex and EndNote)
Tips for Preparing Your Manuscript
Language Editing
Electronic Art Guidelines
Multimedia
OCIS Codes

Peer Review and Production

Overview of Peer Review Process
Manuscript Tracking
Comments and Replies
Early Posting
Why Peer Review Matters, by Michael D. Duncan
Production Process Step-by-Step
Issues in Progress

Publication Charges and Reprints

Publication Charges
Optional Open Access
Color Charges
Reprint Orders

Submission Instructions

Before You Get Started
Ready to submit your manuscript? Here's what you need to complete the process:
1. Co-author contact information
2. Reviewer contact information
3. Cover letter, if applicable
4. Manuscript file
5. OCIS codes

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Ethical Guidelines

Ethical Guidelines Documents
Editorial on Plagiarism

Copyright and Permissions

Copyright Transfer
Author Posting Policy
NIH Public Access Policy
Permissions





Journal-Specific Information

Optics Letters
Page limit is increasing to 4 pages, effective for new submissions beginning 1 May 2013

JOCN
Authors consult the JOCN Author page

Applied Optics, JOSA A & JOSA B
New manuscript templates are available for Word and RevTeX.

Photonics Research
New open access journal to launch June 2013—see submission guidelines

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