Physical Review D is published by the American Physical Society, whose Council has the final responsibility for the journal. The Editor in Chief, advised by the APS Committee on Scientific Publications, possesses delegated responsibility for overall policy matters concerning all APS journals. The editors of Physical Review D are responsible for the scientific content and other editorial matters relating to the journal.
Editorial policy is guided by the following statement adopted in April 1995 by the Council of the APS:
"It is the policy of the American Physical Society that the Physical Review accept for publication those manuscripts that significantly advance physics and have been found to be scientifically sound, important to the field, and in satisfactory form. The Society will implement this policy as fairly and efficiently as possible and without regard to national boundaries."
Physical Review D has an Editorial Board whose members are appointed for three-year terms upon recommendation of the editors after consultation with the APS Division of Particles and Fields and Topical Group in Gravitation. Board members play an important role in the editorial management of the journal. They assist in selecting referees, in identifying new referees, in advising on specific papers where special assistance is called for, and by participating in the formal appeal process.
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