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Researchers

At IOP Publishing, we bring together the values of a scholarly society with the expertise and efficiency of a global publisher. For more than 150 years, we have been supporting researchers to ensure their work makes an impact and gets the recognition it deserves.

Our publications

Our product portfolio includes more than 100 open access and hybrid journals covering all STEM areas and beyond. You can submit your work for consideration in one of our growing collection of journals, conference proceedings and online science news magazines. Most of these are published in partnership with other learned societies.

Publish your work with us

We are helping to create a new future in which universal access to physics research is a reality. There are a range of options through which to publish your work on an open access basis, with all of our journals having the same high standard of peer review and publication support.

Peer review at IOP Publishing

Integrity is at the heart of our peer review process. Our aim is to empower and enrich our peer reviewer community who, together with our in-house experts, ensure a fair, rigorous, and impartial review process that advances high quality research. Join our peer review community and find out how you can develop your reviewer skills.

IOP Excellence: free online training courses

Strengthen your research practice with our IOP Excellence online courses. Learn at your own pace and receive certification on completion. 

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Support through the publishing process

If you need help navigating the publishing process, take a look at our Publishing Support website, where you will find all the information you need to publish your article with us.

Visit our Publishing Support website

We also have 60 members of staff across our global offices dedicated to managing the peer review process so that reviewers and board members can concentrate on the science.


Are you eligible for OA publishing under a transformative agreement?

You may be eligible for funding under a transformative agreement. IOP Publishing has agreements with more than 900 institutions, funders, and consortia to manage the cost of article publication charges (APCs) for open access publishing. This means you may be eligible to publish on an open access basis at no cost to you.

Check your eligibility

Did you know?

29,600

In 2024, more than 29,600 corresponding authors chose to publish their papers with us

120

Over 120 Nobel laureates and Field Medal winners have now published their work with us since 2004

35,000

In 2024, more than 35,000 reviewers delivered fast, efficient and professional peer review for our journals