At JCAP a cover letter is mandatory only on revision, not first submission, but a short covering note still shapes editor routing. Here is what to put in it, the scope-and-keyword fit argument, the arXiv-id rule, and a template you can adapt.


At JCAP a cover letter is mandatory only on revision, not first submission, but a short covering note still shapes editor routing. Here is what to put in it, the scope-and-keyword fit argument, the arXiv-id rule, and a template you can adapt.