July 2023
Physical Review adheres to the following policy with respect to use of terms such as "new" or "novel": All manuscripts reporting original research that are accepted for publication in the Physical Review journals are expected to contain new results in physics. Phrases such as "new," "for the first time," etc., therefore should normally be unnecessary. Furthermore, such phrases could be construed as claims of priority, which the editors may not be able to assess and may therefore decide to rule out.