Announcement
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IOP Publishing supports ‘We Share the Salary’ campaign urging employers to disclose salary information in job advertisements
As founding partner of the ‘We Show the Salary‘ campaign, IOP Publishing (IOPP) is urging other employers to disclose salary information in all their job advertisements. IOPP is championing this business-led initiative to help promote greater transparency and equity in the job market. Research by ‘We Show the Salary’ reveals that fewer than four in […]
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Academic publishers must respond to reviewer fatigue
The Institute of Physics Publishing is making innovative efforts to broaden the referee pool beyond the usual suspects, says Laura Feetham-Walker. Peer review is under pressure. The increase in global scientific output, coupled with ever-increasing demands on academics’ time, has led an increasing number of peer reviewers to feel overburdened. One obvious way to relieve that […]
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IOP Publishing report reveals peer review capacity not used to its full potential
A new global study from IOP Publishing (IOPP) has found that certain peer review communities continue to feel overburdened by reviewer requests, while others remain underrepresented. The survey, which generated over 3,000 responses from peer reviewers from across the globe, revealed regional and career-stage disparities: Laura Feetham-Walker, Reviewer Engagement Manager at IOPP, said: “As research […]
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IOP Publishing's #WorkInPublishing networking event – sharing stories, building connections
Those who work in academic publishing know what an exciting and rewarding career it can offer. That’s why at IOP Publishing we’re passionate about encouraging others to consider publishing when thinking about the future. Yesterday, as part of #WorkInPublishing week, we welcomed a group of university students and recent graduates to our new Bristol office. […]
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10,000 IOP Trusted Reviewers (and counting!)
In 2020, we introduced the IOP Trusted Reviewer status, a formal certification for reviewers of outstanding quality. Our goal is to create a future generation of outstanding peer reviewers with the confidence to provide careful and constructive feedback. Today, an impressive 10,000 reviewers have achieved that status. Nkosi Muse, our 10,000th IOP Trusted Reviewer, tells us why […]
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IOP Publishing’s response to the OSTP memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research
We share the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) ambition of making research immediately accessible to the public. Indeed, open science is a priority for us, and we are proud of the progress we have made. Already this year more than half the articles we have published from US-based researchers are open to the […]
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Lack of grants from funding agencies biggest barrier to OA publishing in the physical sciences, study finds
Findings are from a new global study ‘OA in physics: researcher perspectives’ commissioned by leading learned society physics publishers Over half (53%) of physical science researchers want to publish open access (OA) but 62% say a lack of monies from funding agencies prevents them from doing so. The finding comes from a new global study […]
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IOP Publishing honoured for its contribution to the literature of physics, astronomy, and mathematics
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has been honoured with the 2022 Physics-Astronomy-Math (PAM) Division Award. Granted by the Special Libraries Association, the award recognises individuals or organisations that provide a significant contribution to the literature of physics, astronomy, or mathematics, and acknowledges work that demonstrably improves the exchange of information in one or more of these areas. […]
