Cover Letter to the Editor (jacs-cover-letter)

When to trigger

• The manuscript is ready and you need the cover letter for Paragon Plus
• You must justify broad interest and JACS fit to the handling editor
• You need to disclose related/prior submissions or overlapping work
• You want to flag suggested or excluded reviewers in the letter

What the editor decides from the letter

The handling editor triages on broad interest and fit before sending to review. The cover letter is your one paragraph to make that case clearly — it complements, never repeats, the abstract.

Structure (short, one page)