The Institute of Physics is a scientific membership organisation devoted to increasing the understanding and application of physics. It has an extensive worldwide membership (currently over 34,000) and is a leading communicator of physics with all audiences from specialists through government to the general public. Its publishing company, IOP Publishing, is a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of physics.

The Institute of Physics is committed to the principle of academic freedom and aims to implement this principle in all our activities:

• In the Institute's international relations programme, we aim to establish and maintain open and constructive relationships with academic institutions and learned societies from all countries
• IOP accepts applications from individuals to its conferences and meetings irrespective of race, religion or nationality
• Equally, IOP Publishing accepts submissions from all individuals irrespective of race, religion or nationality; uses international referees; and is always vigilant for bias in the peer review system.

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