2021
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IOP Publishing makes abstracts openly available
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has joined the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA), a collaboration between publishers, infrastructure organisations, librarians, and researchers to promote the open availability of abstracts. IOPP will deposit abstracts of their scholarly communications with Crossref, the not-for-profit Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration agency bringing together abstracts in a common format in one searchable […]
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How has scientific agreement on the anthropogenic nature of climate change evolved in 10 years?
New research shows the scientific consensus has strengthened since 2009 Scientific support for the link between human activity and climate change has strengthened to the extent that there is now near universal agreement. Whereas in 1996, reports hedged statements with phrases such as “the balance of evidence suggests…” (Houston et al 1996), this evolved to […]
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IOP Publishing makes sustainability pledge as founding signatory of Publishing Declares
We are proud to announce that we have signed Publishing Declares, a sustainability pledge with 39 other founding signatories from across the industry led by the Publishers Association. The purpose of Publishing Declares is to raise awareness of the sustainability issues most relevant to the UK book and journal publishing industry; to aid the discovery […]
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Three new academic journals to meet growing demand for environmental research
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching three new, fully open access (OA) journals, extending the publisher’s Environmental Research series. IOPP’s Environmental Research Series now comprises of six titles that collectively address all major areas of environmental science. Environmental Research: Health (ERH) and Environmental Research: Climate (ERCL) will both open submissions from today. The third new journal, Environmental Research: Ecology (ERE) will open for submissions later in […]
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Congratulations to the Nobel Prize in Physics winners
IOP Publishing would like to congratulate Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi on winning the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. They have been awarded the prize for their ground-breaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems. Syukoro Manabe and Klaus Haselmann have been jointly awarded half of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for their physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming. Giorgio Parisi was awarded […]
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IOP Publishing’s ‘top-cited paper awards’ celebrate the most influential Indian research papers
For the fourth consecutive year, IOP Publishing (IOPP) is celebrating the significance of Indian research with its ‘top-cited paper awards’. The awards are presented to corresponding authors from India who are in the top one per cent of the most-cited articles published within IOPP’s portfolio of journals between 2018 and 2020. The top-cited papers spanned […]
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Physics World Jobs relaunches with a host of improved features
Physics World, the world’s leading physics magazine, has relaunched Physics World Jobs with a host of improved features to help job seekers find their next role. With a diverse range of opportunities for scientists at all career stages, the new site makes online applications easier with the ability to create an account, to save vacancies, […]
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Registration opens: IOP Publishing’s free-to-attend Environmental Research 2021 conference
Following COP26, participants will connect with leading environmental experts to discuss the direction and effectiveness of the latest research and inspire global action Scientists, academics and policymakers dedicated to tackling environmental threats can now register to attend IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) Environmental Research 2021 conference. Taking place virtually between 15 and 19 November, participants will connect […]
