2022
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IOP Publishing's colleague conference highlights early-career research barriers
‘If scientists are successful, we are successful.’ That was the message of publishing director Miriam Maus, at PubCon – IOP Publishing’s staff conference – which focussed on trends in publishing and how publishers can support scientists in delivering high quality research. IOP Publishing’s annual internal conference for publishing colleagues had an exciting line up of key […]
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Wealthiest homeowners most at risk of wildfire hazard
The top ten per cent most valuable homes in the western United States are 70% more likely to be in high wildfire hazard areas than median-value properties, measured by county, according to a new study published today in Environmental Research Letters. Researchers at Resources for the Future, an independent research institution in Washington, DC, used […]
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Study: Existing oil, gas, and coal extraction sites need to be closed down to stay within 1.5C, findings show
Ceasing new oil, gas, and coal development is not enough – already built extraction facilities must be prematurely decommissioned – warns a new study released today in Environmental Research Letters. The study finds that, in the absence of large-scale carbon capture or removal, nearly 40% of developed fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the […]
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First image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy published on behalf of the American Astronomical Society
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. The results, announced today at multiple press conferences around the world, have been published in ten papers in a special issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, which is published by IOP Publishing on behalf of the American Astronomical […]
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Banana spots can help tackle food waste – study finds
Banana peels hold the key to reducing tonnes of food waste. A new study released in Physical Biology reveals how the browning of this household staple can be explained and modelled. A team of researchers at Florida State University have produced a new method of simulating spot patterns on bananas, providing new insight into how this […]
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Increasing confidence and trust in research: cracking down on misconduct
Author: Kim Eggleton, IOP Publishing’s Research Integrity and Inclusion Manager According to Retraction Watch, a website which keeps tabs on research papers withdrawn from scientific journals, from the millions of papers published every year, about 30,000 retractions have been added to the Retraction Watch database. This number is expected to rise dramatically as research misconduct becomes […]
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IOP Publishing rewards outstanding reviewers for their contribution to science
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. Each year outstanding reviewers are selected by IOPP’s journal editors based on the quality, quantity, and timeliness of their reviews. From the more than 30,000 reviewers who have submitted reports to journals published by IOPP in 2021, 20 have received an Outstanding Reviewer […]
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Situation in Ukraine
The Institute of Physics condemns without reservation the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s actions are a violation of one of the most fundamental norms of international law that prohibit the use or threat of force by one state against another. As the UK and Ireland Learned Society and Professional Body for physicists and a global […]
