2023
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IOP Publishing celebrates outstanding peer reviewers
In recognition of the vital role peer review plays in preserving quality and integrity in the physical sciences, IOP Publishing (IOPP) announces today their outstanding peer reviewers. The Outstanding Reviewer of the Year Awards are given annually to commend top reviewers for their outstanding peer review efforts over the past year. The outstanding reviewers were selected from the […]
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IOP Publishing and Morressier partner to develop a state-of-the-art submission and peer review system
Collaboration seeks to boost efficiencies, improve the quality and integrity of scientific outputs, and enhance the author and reviewer experience IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Morressier have entered into a new partnership to develop an integrated, state-of-the-art platform that will streamline the peer review and journal submission process. The partnership aims to improve efficiencies for authors and […]
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Trio of OA agreements in Asia mark a first for IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has secured its first transformative agreements (TAs) in Asia, reflecting the society publisher’s ambition to deliver open access (OA) at scale globally. The three-year read and publish agreements with the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) will deliver a […]
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Chief Executive Antonia Seymour shares her vision of the future of publishing
In a series of perspectives from leaders across non-profit and profit organisations in the publishing industry, Chief Executive of IOP Publishing, Antonia Seymour, describes what motivates her and what developments are the most challenging for the industry to overcome. “The outputs of science are all-pervasive — scientists change the world. It’s their curiosity and their […]
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What is the future of book publishing?
Head of ebooks, David McDade looks back at ten years of IOP ebooks publishing and reviews the highs and lows of launching a brand new books programme. It’s 2013 and the UK is still in the afterglow of the 2012 Olympics, scientific breakthroughs are being made across the globe, including at the incredible IceCube South Pole […]
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IOP Publishing releases its 2022 highlights report
The report sets out how IOP Publishing (IOPP) accelerated its transition toward open science and continued to deliver impact, recognition and value to the scientific community. Antonia Seymour, chief executive of IOP Publishing says: “The sector-wide shift towards open access publishing has truly begun. We share the ambitions of policy makers and funders to make […]
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IOP Publishing supports the Publishers Association Inclusivity Action Plan
We are proud to support the Publishers Association’s newest iteration of its ‘Inclusivity Action Plan’ to promote equality, diversity and inclusion within the industry’s workforce. Created alongside leading diversity and inclusion social enterprise Creative Access, the plan sets out ten commitments for publishing businesses to undertake over the period 2023 to 2026. The pledges outlined […]
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More than half of cocoa from the world’s largest producer cannot be traced to its origin
Over 55% of cocoa exports from Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading cocoa producing country, cannot be traced to their origins, leaving consumers in the dark about the chocolate they eat. Lack of traceability raises difficulties under forthcoming EU legislation which will see chocolate producers held responsible for ensuring exports are not linked to deforestation. Cocoa […]
