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Member Record: IOP Publishing Ltd

Title IOP Publishing Ltd
Class Professional Publisher (Large)
URL http://ioppublishing.org/
Owner The Institute of Physics
Address Temple Circus
Temple Way
Bristol
BS1 6HG, UK
Copyright link http://authors.iop.org/atom/help.nsf/0/C643C5BA22858ED780257AA200413D5E?OpenDocument
Copyright policy IOP requests an ‘Assignment of Copyright’ for open access articles but provides re-use of the content under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY licence (licences on partner titles may vary), which complies with the policies of most funders and governments.
Any exceptions to this are set out where appropriate on individual journal home pages.
Complaint email custserv@iop.org
Complaint policy In the first instance any complaints should be directed to customer services, custserv@iop.org.
Publication charge link http://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/openaccess
IOP’s article publication charges are available on individual journal homepages and via our open access policy page.
Publication charge policy IOP’s article publication charges are set at the level necessary to cover associated publishing costs and sustain IOP’s services to the research community. IOP’s prices also reflect the high rejection rates of our journals. Authors publishing on an open access basis are only charged for accepted papers (IOP’s journals have rejection rates of between 50-75%). Charges on open access only titles and some partner titles vary due to historical differences and where there are other sources of funding. Please check the individual journal pages.
OA journals 7 gold, 40 plus hybrid journals
OA articles Approximately 10k in 2012
Initiatives IOP Publishing is committed to providing long term, sustainable access to quality scientific research for everyone, whilst maintaining high value, trustworthy author and reader services which enhance scientific communication and progress. IOP’s open access initiatives include:

  • Options for gold open access on over 40 journals
  • CC-BY standard license for majority gold open access papers
  • Compatibility with majority of OA mandates such as RCUK and NIH
  • Offering a 10% discount on gold open access to referees on hybrid journals
  • Providing free or low cost access to nearly all IOP’s published content if you are in a developing country http://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/developing-countries-access
  • Enabling self-archiving of the accepted version (green OA) with a 12-month embargo on all journals
  • Supporting the posting of pre-prints
  • Long term collaboration with arXiv
  • Being a SCOAP3 partner
  • Different OA models and funding mechanisms explored with partners, institutions and consortia
  • No double dipping: APC’s taken into account in subscription prices in a published annual statement
Peer review policy http://atom.iop.org/atom/help.nsf/WebHelp/WebPeerReviewPolicy?OpenDocument
All journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) are peer reviewed and our journals are devoted to publishing high-quality, novel work in a timely fashion. For most IOP journals the peer-review is managed in-house, ensuring an efficient service. For every article that passes an initial assessment, (normally) two independent experts are selected to act anonymously as referees (“single blind”) and these referees submit reports which recommend whether the article should be accepted or rejected. If the referees give conflicting advice, a senior referee or Editorial Board member will normally act as an adjudicator.