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Early Retirement of Old Vehicles Won't Save the Planet: A Study
Lifespan caps for Light-Duty vehicle (LDV) fleets have limited effectiveness for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and could drive up costs and material use finds a new study published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. The research shows that although LDVs contribute 17% to the annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, imposing a 15-year lifespan cap on […]
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Librarian Spotlight: An interview with Ingrid Haas
Thanks to Ingrid Haas, Librarian at TU Wien and member of IOP Publishing’s Library Advisory Board, for agreeing to take part in our Librarian Spotlight interview series. “Accuracy, curiosity, openness and enjoying working with data and people.” I like working with people. Working at the access point to knowledge and helping people to find what […]
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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 and Zhejiang University celebrate Progress in Attosecond Science
IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Zhejiang University (ZJU) are proud to announce the IOPP-ZJU International Symposium: Progress in Attosecond Science. Bringing together leading attosecond science researchers from across the globe, the IOPP-ZJU International Symposium will cover the full range of ultrafast techniques and the systems that help us better understand this science, including attosecond x-rays, attosecond metrology, high-harmonic […]
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Successful transformation comes from within
In a world where the demands for transformation and change are ever-present, how can academic publishers respond? Charlotte Talmage reflects on a panel discussion at the London Book Fair on how publishers can manage change. I was privileged to host a panel discussion at the London Book Fair last month, at which we proposed that meaningful and […]
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Five National Laboratories in the US secure transformative agreements with IOP Publishing driving open access to research
Five prominent National Laboratories in the United States have secured transformative agreements with IOP Publishing (IOPP), advancing open access (OA) to research at scale. Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory join a growing number of academic institutions that drive the growth of […]
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IOP Publishing celebrates cutting-edge quantum research on World Quantum Day
World Quantum Day (14 April) is an international initiative launched by scientists from more than 65 countries to promote public understanding of quantum science and technology worldwide. The date – “4.14” – marks the first three digits of Planck’s constant, a value in quantum mechanics that is used to describe the behaviour of particles at […]
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IOP Publishing and IPEM mandate reporting of sex and gender in research
IOP Publishing (IOPP) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) have introduced checks for sex and gender equality for all manuscripts submitted to their jointly published journal Physiological Measurement. In line with the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines, which were introduced to ensure that sex and gender considerations are […]
