2012
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Board member access to journal archive extended
From 1 January 2013, editorial board members on all IOP wholly owned titles and selected partner journals will be given access to the full online archive for the journals on which they serve. At present, as a board member you have access to the current year’s content and a ten-year back file (where applicable). Under […]
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Spotlight on ORCID
What is ORCID? ORCID is an acronym for Open Researcher and Contributor ID system. Begun as a non-profit community-based effort by members of the academic research community, the primary goal of the ORCID project is to clearly attribute scholarly output to individual researchers via a unique, opaque identifier. Many different types of scholarly works can […]
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IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd announce publishing partnership
IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd have announced a new five-year partnership to publish two established journals in the field of laser physics, Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters. As a result of this new deal, IOP will begin publishing Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters in January 2013. In addition, Laser Physics Letters will be […]
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Delivering solar geoengineering materials may be feasible and affordable
A cost analysis of the technologies needed to transport materials into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of sunlight hitting Earth and therefore reduce the effects of global climate change has shown that they are both feasible and affordable. Published today, 31 August 2012, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, the study has shown […]
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New Editor-in-Chief appointed for Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Dr Jason S Gardner has been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, a leading international publication in condensed matter physics. Dr Gardner is currently a research scientist in experimental condensed matter physics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg and Indiana University, USA. He has already made an […]
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Algerian Government signs five year deal to widen access to physics research
The Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has signed a five-year agreement with IOP Publishing to provide access to key content to over 60 institutions across Algeria. This new partnership will greatly improve access for Algerian scholars to cutting edge scientific research, giving them access to over 400 thousand papers from over 60 […]
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Suzy Lidström appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for Physica Scripta
Dr Suzy Lidström has been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief of Physica Scripta, a leading international journal for experimental and theoretical physics. Dr Lidström is currently self-employed, working with Swedish researchers on their publications. She undertakes a range of tasks from proofreading and copy-editing through to assisting with funding applications. She has a degree in […]
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Jellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robot
American researchers have created a robotic jellyfish, named Robojelly, which not only exhibits characteristics ideal to use in underwater search and rescue operations, but could, theoretically at least, never run out of energy thanks to it being fuelled by hydrogen. Constructed from a set of smart materials, which have the ability to change shape or […]
