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Milestone Letters

Edited by Martin Blume

Letters from the Past — A PRL Retrospective: This week's Milestone Letters were originally published in 1974.

Milestone Letters: Discovery of the J/ψ

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Editorial: Helpful Reviews

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American Physical Society initiates recognition program for "Outstanding Referees"

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Essay: The Tau Lepton and Thirty Years of Changes in Elementary Particle Physics Research

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Physical Review Focus: Squeezed into Darkness

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Timeline

The timeline features events related to the Physical Review and PRL, as well as seminal developments in physics after 1893. We also list a few important papers published by the journals. Each week, papers published in PRL will be highlighted separately as Milestone Letters.

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In Oct 2007, 90% of new papers received by Physical Review Letters were sent to referees within 14 days; in Oct 2004, 65% were sent out within 14 days.