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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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Letting go of the way we worked pre-pandemic
As offices have started to open up, Antonia Seymour talks about how not being bound by location means we need to re-think how we work. Hybrid working has been hailed as the future of work with lots of organisations moving towards a part-home, part-office mix in the hope that it will give their workforce the […]
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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. […]
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IOP Publishing announce Nuclear Fusion will become fully Open Access
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) journal Nuclear Fusion (NF) will become fully open access to reflect the increasing demand for more accessible and open science and funders’ mandates requiring authors to publish their work in open access (OA) journals. From January 2023, all articles published in NF, the […]
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IOP Publishing extends open access publishing with its first three Transformative Agreements in the US
Trio of agreements will support greater access to high quality US research worldwide IOP Publishing (IOPP) has signed three new Transformative Agreements (TAs) that will accelerate open access (OA) publishing and extend access to high quality research in the United States (US). The three-year read and publish (R&P) agreements with Princeton University, the University of […]
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82% of European physics researchers are unaware of Plan S
Findings are from a new global study ‘OA in physics: researcher perspectives’ commissioned by leading learned society physics publishers. A new global study from AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society (APS), IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) has found that 82% of physics researchers based in Europe are unaware of Plan S. […]
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IOP Publishing offers authors discounted OA publishing across all its journals
The new policy is part of society publisher’s commitment to increase global equity and inclusion in open access publishing Researchers from countries with lower-middle income economies, as categorised by the World Bank, can now choose open access (OA) publishing in any of IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) journals for a flat charge of £500. The policy builds […]
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Majority of early career researchers in physical science want to publish OA, but face financial barriers
Findings are from a new global study ‘OA in physics: researcher perspectives’ commissioned by leading learned society physics publishers A new global study from AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society (APS), IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) indicates that the majority of early career researchers (ECRs)* want to publish open access […]
