The typical file will start off with a LaTeX documentstyle line and begin the document:
\documentstyle[aps,pra]{revtex}
\begin{document}
Next comes the \draft command, which instructs REVTeX to print
out the suggested PACS numbers from the \pacs{#1} command:
\draftThe title is entered with the
\title{#1} command:
\title{The title of the paper goes here}
Now the author(s) and address(es) are entered:
\author{Jackson P. Jones}
\address{321 Main Street, Everville,
Illinois 12345-6789}
The \author{#1} and \address{#1} commands may be repeated as
a pair. Bottom-of-page footnotes to the author may be set using LaTeX's
normal \thanks{#1} command. LaTeX's normal footnote commands are
also enabled for use in REVTeX . Bottom-of-page footnotes of any kind
should only be used by authors publishing in a journal that allows such
footnotes (e.g., Physical Review C and D). Use recent
issues of the particular journal as a guide. If unsure, use endnotes
instead of footnotes (see Sec. vJ.).
The \date{#1} command can optionally be entered if the author wishes
to have dates print on the manuscript. #1 represents the date of
receipt at the Editorial Office. This date will be inserted at the
production site. Using \today will cause LaTeX to insert the
current date whenever the file is run:
\date{\today}
The \maketitle command must be entered just before the abstract.
Don't forget this command or the title, author(s), address(es), and date
will not print!
\maketitleNow enter the abstract in the abstract environment:
\begin{abstract}
In this paper we show the result of . . .
\end{abstract}
The final piece of the front matter is the \pacs{#1} command. This
should be included even if #1 is empty.
\pacs{23.23.+x, 56.65.Dy}