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Journals from IOP Publishing show Impact Factor growth
The 2013 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP). Dr Nicola Gulley, Editorial Director of IOP said: “We would like to thank our authors, referees and editorial board members who have contributed to the continued success of the journals. “While the Impact […]
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Used-cigarette butts offer energy storage solution
A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind turbines to store energy. Presenting their findings today, 5 August 2014, in IOP Publishing’s journal Nanotechnology, the researchers have demonstrated the material’s superior performance compared to commercially available […]
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Six months in, and 80% of UK library services sign up to Access to Research
10 million academic articles, including content from IOP Publishing, now included in the initiative. Since launching earlier this year, the Access to Research initiative has grown quickly to include the majority of local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales. This means that researchers, students and members of the public across the UK can now access […]
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Water-polluting anxiety drug reduces fish mortality
A drug that is commonly used to treat anxiety in humans and which regularly finds its way into surface waters through wastewater effluence has been shown to reduce mortality rates in fish. The results, published today, 8 August, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, may have significant implications for existing standard ecotoxicological tests, which […]
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Researchers prove stability of wonder material silicene
An international team of researchers has taken a significant step towards understanding the fundamental properties of the two-dimensional material silicene by showing that it can remain stable in the presence of oxygen. In a study published today, 12 August, in IOP Publishing’s journal 2D Materials, the researchers have shown that thick, multilayers of silicene can […]
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Advanced Digital Imaging Laboratory Using MATLAB®: Questions and answers from the webinar
Professor Leonid Yaroslavsky answers questions that we did not have time for in the IOP ebooksTM Meet the author webinar “Advanced Digital Imaging Laboratory Using MATLAB®”. Are the exercises and files that accompany the book platform dependant? No, the software package is platform independent and can be run on any computer on which a standard […]
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2015 Product Catalogue and prices now available
IOP Publishing’s (IOP) 2015 Product Catalogue and prices are now available on our Librarian Channel. The Product Catalogue is available online to allow IOP to reduce its environmental impact. However, a print/save-on-demand function is available for customers wanting a printed version. If you have any questions about your subscriptions, please contact subqueries@iop.org. Customers in the […]
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IOP ebooks awarded ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing
IOP Publishing’s book programme, IOP ebooks, has been awarded silver in the ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing. The award was presented at last night’s ALPSP 2014 international conference in Heathrow, where the judges recognised the “boldness of IOP’s reinvention of a core business, which sets digital and the user at the heart of its […]
