IOP Publishing

The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to support physics through the various activities of the Institute. The main IOP Publishing headquarters is located in Bristol, England. It also has regional offices in Philadelphia and Beijing. It employs over 500 staff. The first physics publisher to publish a journal on the internet. In 1994, the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity was published as a TeX file. In January 1996, the organization launched the full electronic journals programme on the World Wide Web, ahead of other physics publishers. Physics World, the monthly magazine of the Institute of Physics, was first published in October 1988. The title, published by IOP Publishing won in the App/Digital Edition category for Association/Non-Profit (B-to-B) brands at the Eddie Digital Awards. It also picked up an honourable mention for best Design Cover at the Association/Non-Profit (B-to-B) category in the Ozzie Awards. A member of Purpose-Led Publishing, a coalition formed in partnership with AIP Publishing and the American Physical Society. The initiative is dedicated to prioritising purpose over profit in scholarly publishing, and aims to establish industry-wide standards that promote ethical, high-quality academic communication.

IOPscience is IOP Publishing's the online service platform for journal content. Journals include: Some of these journals are published on behalf of other societies; for example, the Astrophysical Journal group of titles are published in partnership with the American Astronomical Society.