Unsubmission with Endnote style

If you ever submit a manuscript to Molecular Physics, do not use the Endnote style as provided by Thomson-Reuters (http://endnote.com/downloads/style/molecular-physics)!!!

Instead of placing references in brackets [1], the standard Endnote style does so in superscript2 (and without brackets). Moreover, it not only does so in the text, but also in the reference list.. :-(
(further minor issues: grouping together of references, author names as entered and not by initials)

Because of using this Style, and not checking if it was correct (my mistake!), today our manuscript [3] was "unsubmitted" so I could redo the references and re-submit. Normally, a journal would simply ask for a (technical) revision, but this was the first time a manuscript was "unsubmitted".. Curious.
PS. After doing the revision of the references, it was accepted within the hour. :-)

If you need a better version of the Endnote Style for Molecular Physics, I've put it on my website (note, use the Shift+Click to Save As..). Please note that I'm not claiming it's perfect yet; simply, it corrects the glitches mentioned above.
PS. Of course, this is probably not limited to Mol. Phys. only, but also other journal styles need to be checked before submission!!

References
[1] http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/style/reference/tf_O.pdf
2 http://endnote.com/downloads/style/molecular-physics
[3] Ll. ArmanguĂ©, M. SolĂ , M. Swart, "Nuclear magnetic resonance shieldings of water clusters: Is it possible to reach the complete basis set limit by extrapolation?", Mol. Phys. 2013, accepted for publication (Special Issue in honour of Prof. Trygve Helgaker)

Update
Final data for reference 3:
Mol. Phys. 2013111, 1332-1344
DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2013.793832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2013.793832

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