On Jul 24, 2007, at 10:36 PM, Jung-Tsung Shen wrote:
>
> I guess Andrew was saying that APS prevents the users to modify the
> .bst file and other revtex4 files in any way so the paper submission
> qualifies as compuscript, which translates to free publication,
> compared with several thousand dollars ... I am not sure APS has any
> ways of knowing the authors modify those files, though.

I'm sure they can't tell what you have done on your own computer...  
but the issue would arise when you send in a tex file that shows a  
bunch of extra URLs when they compile it. Then when you get back the  
proofs you have to deal with it (if not sooner). So it may not  
prevent compuscript status but it will be something you have to deal  
with eventually.

Adam has a great suggestion in dropping the .aux file onto the  
bibdesk window to select the cited entries. This is about the only  
slow part of creating a secondary paper-specific bib file. Also  
exporting a minimal bibtex file should do the trick.

I'll try to contact someone at APS with ties to the revtex packages.  
The compuscript guide has the following vague statement:

URL’s should be specified using the \url macro.
BibTEX will automatically take care of this if the
url field is used.

So the problem is revtex's style file is telling bibtex to include  
(and nicely format) URL's whenever the url field is used. The problem  
comes in the difference of usage for the url field. Most people  
currently use it as a field for reference and linking whereas the  
revtex style file was written assuming that if a bibtex entry has a  
url field then it is a crucial part of the citation and should be  
printed in the paper. This assumption is true only for citations of  
web material, and not typically for citations of print (where the  
journal, vol, and page are sufficient).

Adam, thanks for some great tips on bibdesk usage, I find new  
favorite features every day!

-Andy






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