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IOP Publishing appoints new sales and marketing director
Julian Wilson to lead global sales and marketing teams IOP Publishing (IOPP) has appointed Julian Wilson as the company’s new sales and marketing director. He will be responsible for the development and execution of the global sales and library marketing strategy which will include building relationships with library customers, academic consortia and corporations. Julian joins […]
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China’s air pollutant reduction success could make it tougher to control climate change
China’s success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect on climate change overall, a new study has found. The research, by scientists from Carnegie Institution for Science, USA, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, China, Tsinghua University, China and the University of California Irvine, USA, used modelling to analyse […]
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IOP Publishing launches first-of-its-kind peer review certification programme
Global offering is the only peer review certification programme tailored for the physical sciences Co-delivered by top-level physicists, it offers a blend of online learning and hands-on peer review experience Achieving ‘IOP trusted reviewer’ status demonstrates an exceptionally high level of peer review competency IOP Publishing (IOPP) is revolutionising peer review learning with the […]
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IOP Publishing celebrates most influential Indian papers with its ‘Top-cited paper awards’
For the third consecutive year, IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) ‘Top-cited paper awards’ celebrate the most influential papers published in India. Recognising the significance of work published in IOPP and partner journals between 2017 and 2019, the top one per cent of the most-cited papers – which amounts to 40 papers – received the award, along with the top most-cited review paper. Spanning five subject areas, the […]
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IOP Publishing commits to adopting double-anonymous peer review for all journals
Pioneering move is part of society publisher’s commitment to improving diversity and equity in science IOP Publishing (IOPP) is proposing to move all its owned journals to double-anonymous peer review, making it the first physics publisher to adopt the approach portfolio-wide. The move is part of IOPP’s dedication to tackle the significant gender, racial and […]
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IOP Publishing celebrates most influential Chinese papers with its ‘Top-cited paper awards’
For the third consecutive year, IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) ‘Top-cited paper awards’ celebrate the most influential papers published in China. Recognising the significance of work published in IOPP and partner journals between 2017 and 2019, the top one per cent of the most-cited papers – which amounts to 213 papers – received the award, along with the top nine most-cited review papers. Spanning six subject areas, […]
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IOP Publishing report reveals continued global imbalance in distribution of peer review
A new global peer review study from IOP Publishing has found that the imbalance in the distribution of peer review continues to be felt by Western and more experienced reviewers. German, US and UK reviewers are more likely to feel overloaded by review requests, with over 40 per cent stating that they receive too many. […]
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Study identifies first step to beating water scarcity
New research has revealed the locations and industries in the USA where efforts to improve water consumption would have the greatest benefit for economic activity and the environment. The study, led by researchers from Virginia Tech, used a spatially detailed database of water productivity to set realistic benchmarks for more than 400 industries and products. […]
