The steady growth of physics literature and the rise in journal subscription prices are outstripping library budgets and shelf space. The publishing landscape is experiencing rapid change in other dimensions too, especially in the development of new technology. The Internet now provides readers, authors and publishers with powerful new tools to deliver and access information. Authors benefit from the high visibility of publishing their papers on the Institute of Physics Web site, already one of the most accessed sites in physics. For example, we act as the receiving house for new submissions and handle most correspondence, leaving Editors to concentrate more on persuading authors to submit papers and to play a key role in scientific issues.
Editors select all referees and make publication decisions.
We have a number of papers going through which take advantage of the electronic medium with links and supplementary material as well as others containing multimedia elements such as video clips and simulations. We believe that authors will increasingly use these features which are not possible in printed journals. NJP has all the usual features expected of an electronic journal including alerting, searching and citation linking. Articles are available in PDF and HTML formats. The journal's editors and staff, together with the publishing partners, are committed to building NJP into the leading scientific journal in its field by publishing articles of outstanding scientific quality with broad appeal and high impact across a broad spectrum of physics.