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IOP ebooks

The IOP ebooks™ collection brings together innovative digital publishing with leading authors from across the physical sciences. Our mission is to provide a compelling platform for our authors’ work, to make their voices heard and to advance knowledge and learning.

As a society publisher we are able to provide a high-quality, personal service to authors, and deliver impact and visibility in the global scientific community.

Access as an individual

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Access as an institution

For those wishing to purchase IOP ebooks packages on behalf of an institution or organisation.

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Book types

Our ebook collections offer high-quality research across the physical sciences. They have been created to meet the needs of students, early-career researchers and established leaders in the respective fields.

Research and reference texts
Valuable topic overviews that provide a way into the primary literature via extensive references. They include monographs, handbooks and edited collections.

Course texts
These texts are for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students and include a range of features such as reader exercises and interactive Q&A content to support learning.

Broad interest titles
Accessible insights into the latest hot topics, often taking a multidisciplinary approach.

Our ebook publishing features

  • Published in a comprehensive range of digital formats including HTML, PDF, Kindle and EPUB3 formats.
  • All titles are also available to buy in full colour print format.
  • Multimedia content including videos, animations and interactive elements are an integral feature of many titles.
  • Unlimited access for all readers at purchasing institutions.

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Author benefits

  • Global reach and impact for your work – at more than 1000 purchasing institutions worldwide
  • Rapid production times – typically three months from the submission of your manuscript to publication
  • A friendly and personal service – a dedicated editor will guide you through the publishing process
  • Working to promote science – we reinvest our financial surplus in advancing science via the activities of the Institute of Physics and our many partner societies
  • Raising your profile – our sales and marketing teams create targeted and timely promotions ensuring demand for your book
  • Remuneration – fair and transparent payment for authors

Our partner series

We also publish books in collaboration or on behalf of partner societies.

AAS – IOP Astronomy
An exciting collection of astronomy and astrophysics books in partnership with the American Astronomical Society.

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Biophysical Society – IOP series
Developed with the Biophysical Society, this series aims to build a definitive library in biophysics and related topics.

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IPEM – IOP series
Text and reference books in medical physics, biomedical engineering and related subjects, produced through collaboration with the Institute for Physics and Engineering in Medicine.

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