Formatting APS Journal Articles :: Title Page
The title of a manuscript should reflect its subject matter. If the title is exceptionally vague, e-mail the author and request a new title.
The first letter of the first word of the title should be capitalized. All other words should be lowercase except for proper nouns and abbreviations. Exception: If the first "letter" is actually a number or Greek letter, then capitalize the next letter.
If it makes sense, delete the words The, A, or An as the first word of the title.
Delete any punctuation (e.g., a period) at the end of the title unless it is written as a question.
Avoid using dashes in the title (repunctuate accordingly, preferably with a colon).
Abbreviations are permitted, especially for chemical names (e.g., 5-HT3). Abbreviations used in the title should be spelled out in the key words. Abbreviations are not defined in the title but should be defined somewhere in the abstract or text.
Some companion articles contain a main title with a different subtitle for each companion enumerated as I., II., III., etc; subtitles are denoted with a roman numeral followed by a period.
Use the «t» code to begin the title for a copyrighted article; if the article is not copyrighted, the «t1» code is used instead.
You do not need to indicate where the title should break in your coded manuscript. The break will be added by the printer according to our guidelines. Any changes to the title break should be made at proof stage.
The Toolkit automatically changes most capital letters to lowercase. Therefore, if there are supposed to be capital letters in abbreviations or terms, you will have to go back and manually change the title to reflect this.