<font size="2"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">[Forwarding from the Institute of Physics Publishing. --Peter Suber.]<br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br><font size="2" face="Arial">IOP Publishing press release </font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">3 February 2011 – Immediate release</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Physics gets personal</b></font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Announcing the launch of video abstracts
in New Journal of Physics</b></font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><i>New Journal of Physics</i> (NJP) has today
announced the launch of video abstracts as a new integrated content stream
that will give all authors the opportunity to go beyond the constraints
of the written article to personally present the importance of their work
to the journal's global audience. The first examples of the new author-supplied
videos are now live at </font><a href="http://www.njp.org/videoabstracts" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><u>http://www.njp.org/videoabstracts</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">.
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Early contributions include videos from the
groups of David Wineland, National Institute of Standards and Technology
and J Ignacio Cirac, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, talking about
scalable ion traps for quantum information processing, and quantum superposition
of living organisms. Researchers from more than 25 countries are represented
by the videos abstracts that are published today.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">One of the first contributors, Neil Wilson
of the University of Warwick, UK,<b> </b>said of the service<b> </b><i>“We
are very excited to have the opportunity to feature a video abstract alongside
our NJP article. Embracing the possibilities of online media in this way
allows us to present our work as we see it, and helps focus interested
readers on what we believe the key points to be. We hope that being able
to put faces to names, and visualize some of the research in action, will
add a human touch and so help the scientific community to grow closer”.
</i>His video on the structure and topography of free-standing chemically
modified graphene<b> </b>can be viewed at </font><a href="http://iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/12/12/125010/" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><u>http://iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/12/12/125010/</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Launched in 1998, NJP is an open-access journal
co-owned by the </font><a href="http://www.iop.org/" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><u>Institute
of Physics</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> and </font><a href="http://www.dpg-physik.de/" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><u>Deutsche
Physikalische Gesellschaft</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> and
published by IOP Publishing. The introduction of this new video service
reflects the journal’s founding objectives to embrace the opportunities
afforded by the online medium towards making physics research as accessible
and available as possible worldwide. </font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">“<i>This is a first for a physics journal
and is another example of how New Journal of Physics is looking to push
boundaries to provide new online services for our authors and readers</i>”
said Professor Eberhard Bodenschatz, Editor-in-Chief of the journal. “<i>Authors
can convey their research in new and novel ways to provide increased visibility
for them, and an enriched user experience for our wide readership.</i>”</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Video abstracts in NJP are permanently free-to-view
and, in line with the journal’s open-access publishing model, include
functionality for sharing through social media channels towards maximizing
community engagement, interaction and visibility.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">The new service is being launched using Brightcove
video sharing technology. Brightcove is the current market leader in this
arena. IOP Publishing has made this investment as part of the company’s
ongoing commitment to developing and offering technological solutions to
improve global scientific communication. </font>
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<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>ENDS</b></font>
</p><p><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Notes to Editors</b></font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">For further information, contact Karen Watts,
Public Relations Manager at IOP Publishing on +44 (0)117 930 1110 or e-mail
<b><a href="mailto:karen.watts@iop.org" target="_blank">karen.watts@iop.org</a></b>.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>New Journal of Physics</b></font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Launched in 1998 by the Institute of Physics
and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, <i>New Journal of Physics</i>
(NJP) was the first open-access journal to cover the whole of physics.
Now established as one of the leading journals in physics, NJP has an Impact
Factor of 3.31 and every month articles in the journal are downloaded over
80,000 times by readers in more than 180 countries.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">NJP’s prime objective is to serve the whole
physics community by providing the widest possible dissemination of peer-reviewed,
cutting-edge research, and removing financial barriers for readers worldwide.
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<br><a href="http://www.njp.org/" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>http://www.njp.org</b></font></a>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>DPG</b></font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">The German Physical Society (DPG) with a
tradition extending back to 1845 is the largest physical society in the
world with more than 59,000 members. The DPG sees itself as the forum and
mouthpiece for physics and is a non-profit organisation that does not pursue
financial interests. It supports the sharing of ideas and thoughts within
the scientific community, fosters physics teaching and would also like
to open a window to physics for all those with a healthy curiosity. </font>
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<br><a href="http://www.dpg-physik.de" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>www.dpg-physik.de</b></font></a>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>IOP Publishing</b> <br>
IOP Publishing provides publications through which leading-edge scientific
research is distributed worldwide. IOP Publishing is central to the Institute
of Physics (IOP), a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned
by IOP Publishing goes to support science through the activities of IOP.
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</p><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Beyond our traditional journals programme,
we make high-value scientific information easily accessible through an
ever-evolving portfolio of community websites, magazines, conference proceedings
and a multitude of electronic services. Focused on making the most
of new technologies, we’re continually improving our electronic interfaces
to make it easier for researchers to find exactly what they need, when
they need it, in the format that suits them best.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Karen Watts</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Public Relations Manager</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">IOP Publishing</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Dirac House, Temple Back</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Bristol, BS1 6BE</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Tel +44 (0)117 930 1110</font>
<br><font size="2" face="Arial">Email <b><a href="mailto:karen.watts@iop.org" target="_blank">karen.watts@iop.org</a></b></font>
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