diff --git a/docs/users/guides/editorial/production/initial_production.rst b/docs/users/guides/editorial/production/initial_production.rst
index d7448ae008b21eaced6f42827505a22fb5ab59b4..db4e7ddaee2de96a0b748d88ca6069ac5750c8f7 100644
--- a/docs/users/guides/editorial/production/initial_production.rst
+++ b/docs/users/guides/editorial/production/initial_production.rst
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ Step-by-step procedure
       and should be in textbf. No ``comma`` but rather an ``and`` before
       the last author. If multiple authors and affiliations, use ``\textsuperscript``
       and positive integer labels, with a ``$\star$`` for the corresponding author.
+      If all authors are from the same institution, there is no need for superscripts
+      (except to mark the corresponding author if desired).
       If multiple email addresses are given, reference them with ``$\dagger$, ...``.