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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 […]
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20,000 premature US deaths caused by human-ignited fires
Over 80% of premature deaths caused by small smoke particles in the United States result directly from human-ignited fires. This is the outcome of a study published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters. The new study, led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, analyses the impact of smoke particles on air […]
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Drivers in Washington, California, and New York benefit most from switching to electric vehicles
90% of vehicle-owning US households could reduce their bills as well as their carbon footprint by switching to electric vehicles. 85 million households could halve their transport bills by going electric compared to just 25 thousand households if they switched to newer, gasoline-fuelled cars. Adopting an electric vehicle would more than double the number of US […]
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Transformative agreements: making universal access to research a reality
“It’s not if, but how – open access is the future of scholarly publishing, yet the debate on how to accelerate its growth continues,” writes Julian Wilson, Sales and Marketing Director at IOP Publishing in a blog first published by Research Information. IOP Publishing has been an open access (OA) publisher for more than 20 […]
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IOP Publishing recognises the significant achievements of early-career quantum researchers: call for nominations
Following on from the successful international online workshop ‘Quantum 2022′, IOP Publishing (IOPP) is inviting nominations from early career researchers of the quantum science and technology community. Two prestigious international awards will recognise scientific excellence and help to support the development of scientists at two stages of their careers: ‘The International Quantum Technology Early Career […]
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OhioLINK and IOP Publishing sign uncapped transformative agreement
OhioLINK, Ohio’s academic library consortium, has entered into a three-year unlimited transformative agreement with society publisher IOP Publishing (IOPP). Beginning January 1, 2023, the agreement enables authors affiliated with participating OhioLINK member institutions to publish their work open access (OA) at no cost to them. It also provides reading access to all 72 IOPP journals across […]
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SCELC Consortium and IOP Publishing strengthen their commitment to OA publishing
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has finalised an uncapped transformative agreement (TA) with the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) allowing corresponding authors at subscribing institutions to publish their work open access (OA) at no cost to them. The fees for publishing their work openly will be covered by institutional subscription fees paid by participating academic and […]
