Physical Review A (PRA) publishes important developments in the rapidly evolving areas of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, quantum information, and related fundamental concepts.PRA covers atomic, molecular, and optical physics, foundations of quantum mechanics, and quantum information, including:Fundamental conceptsQuantum informationAtomic and molecular structure and dynamics; high-precision measurementAtomic and molecular collisions and interactionsAtomic and molecular processes in external fields, including interactions with strong fields and short pulsesMatter waves and collective properties of cold atoms and moleculesQuantum optics, physics of lasers, nonlinear optics, and classical optics