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<!DOCTYPE html><html data-wf-domain="www.purposeledpublishing.org" data-wf-page="656f581aa97bd9cd681e2afc" data-wf-site="656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9"><head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>Purpose-led Publishing</title><meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" name="viewport"/><meta content="Webflow" name="generator"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/css/purpose-led-publishing.webflow.292171d0f.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" rel="preconnect"/><link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin="anonymous"/><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1.6.26/webfont.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">WebFont.load({ google: { families: ["Merriweather:300,300italic,400,400italic,700,700italic,900,900italic"] }});</script><script type="text/javascript">!function(o,c){var n=c.documentElement,t=" w-mod-";n.className+=t+"js",("ontouchstart"in o||o.DocumentTouch&&c instanceof DocumentTouch)&&(n.className+=t+"touch")}(window,document);</script><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/659d162b9b3017ddad3840f6_Favicon.png" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/659d1550958d26f71ffc51ea_PLP_Webclip.png" rel="apple-touch-icon"/></head><body class="body"><section class="section_pink section"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer main-container w-container"><div class="div-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/659c1e643872beb4cca06777_PLP-White-logo.svg" loading="lazy" data-w-id="968be908-a63b-043e-5d3c-4eaa3e3d2e31" alt="Purpose-led Publishing Logo" class="image logo"/></div><div class="div-block"><img class="image" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/6576edeb6cf282fac16c5d4a_PLP-Logo-strip.png" alt="IOP Publishing, APS and AIP logos" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 84vw, (max-width: 767px) 36vw, (max-width: 991px) 38vw, 39vw" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/6576edeb6cf282fac16c5d4a_PLP-Logo-strip-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/6576edeb6cf282fac16c5d4a_PLP-Logo-strip-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/6576edeb6cf282fac16c5d4a_PLP-Logo-strip-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/6576edeb6cf282fac16c5d4a_PLP-Logo-strip.png 1154w"/></div><div class="div-block stack"></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer container w-container"><h1 class="heading">About Purpose-Led Publishing</h1><div id="w-node-_7bba8778-c96b-ffc4-ac91-b7e9902553eb-681e2afc" class="w-layout-layout quick-stack-5 wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-_7bba8778-c96b-ffc4-ac91-b7e9902553ec-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p>Purpose-Led Publishing is a coalition of three publishers in the field of physical sciences: AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society and IOP Publishing.<br/><br/>Together, as publishers that will always put purpose above profit, we have defined a set of industry standards that underpin high-quality, ethical scholarly communications. <br/><br/><strong>We are proudly declaring that science is our only shareholder.</strong></p></div><div id="w-node-_7bba8778-c96b-ffc4-ac91-b7e9902553f6-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><div style="padding-top:56.17021276595745%" class="w-embed-youtubevideo youtube"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ghv89SbJ0ys?rel=0&controls=1&autoplay=0&mute=0&start=0" frameBorder="0" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%;pointer-events:auto" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" title="Purpose-Led Publishing"></iframe></div></div></div></div></section><section data-w-id="7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23d6" class="section black"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer main-container black w-container"><h2 class="white-h2">Our Promise</h2><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23da-681e2afc" class="w-layout-layout quick-stack-3 wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23db-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell pink_header"><h3 class="pink-h4">We will always: </h3></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23de-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell cell"><p class="promise_grid">Invest 100% of our funds back into science </p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23e1-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell cell"><p class="promise_grid">Publish only the content that genuinely adds to scientific knowledge</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23e4-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="promise_grid">Ensure our terms are reasonable</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23e7-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="promise_grid">Put research integrity ahead of profit</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23ea-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="promise_grid">Admit our errors and set them right</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23ed-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23ee-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell pink_header"><h3 class="pink-h4">We will never: </h3></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23f1-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="promise_grid">Relinquish our not-for-profit status</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23f4-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="promise_grid">Have shareholders for whom we put profit above purpose</p></div><div id="w-node-_7e94d173-35d5-965a-08b2-f554cf2f23f7-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer container w-container"><h2>News</h2><div class="collection-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><div class="w-layout-hflex flex-block"><div class="div-block-5"><h3 id="Purpose-Led Publishing enhances access to APS Global Physics Summit through expanded programme of inclusive virtual events" class="pink-h4">Purpose-Led Publishing enhances access to APS Global Physics Summit through expanded programme of inclusive virtual events</h3><p>Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP) members AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society, and IOP Publishing are hosting multiple satellite sites for the 2025 APS Global Physics Summit. In an era where the global exchange of scientific knowledge is more critical than ever, these sites will be local, online extensions of the Global Physics Summit, making the event more accessible for all. Through these sites, scientists around the world will be able to directly engage with the cutting-edge discussions and collaborations happening in Anaheim, CA, in March 2025.</p><a href="/post/purpose-led-publishing-enhances-access-to-aps-global-physics-summit">Find out more</a></div><div class="div-block-4"><img loading="lazy" alt="Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP) members AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society, and IOP Publishing are hosting multiple satellite sites for the 2025 APS Global Physics Summit. In an era where the global exchange of scientific knowledge is more critical than ever, these sites will be local, online extensions of the Global Physics Summit, making the event more accessible for all. Through these sites, scientists around the world will be able to directly engage with the cutting-edge discussions and collaborations happening in Anaheim, CA, in March 2025." src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 991px) 48vw, 50vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-1080.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-1600.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080.jpg 1920w" class="image-3"/></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><div class="w-layout-hflex flex-block"><div class="div-block-5"><h3 id="AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society and IOP Publishing create new ‘Purpose-Led Publishing’ coalition" class="pink-h4">AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society and IOP Publishing create new ‘Purpose-Led Publishing’ coalition</h3><p>AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society, and IOP Publishing have joined forces to create Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP), a new coalition with a promise to always put purpose above profit. </p><a href="/post/aip-publishing-the-american-physical-society-and-iop-publishing-create-new-purpose-led-publishing-coalition">Find out more</a></div><div class="div-block-4"><img loading="lazy" alt="AIP Publishing, the American Physical Society, and IOP Publishing have joined forces to create Purpose-Led Publishing (PLP), a new coalition with a promise to always put purpose above profit. " src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 991px) 48vw, 50vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-1080.jpg 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080-p-1600.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65a50908ef3e439bb33f6330/65bccf8cd1b3fc56358906d2_PLP-1920x1080.jpg 1920w" class="image-3"/></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="section"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer container w-container"><h2 class="heading-3">How we give back to science</h2><div id="w-node-_92e14c07-522c-1aae-5284-de5ecda19b90-681e2afc" class="w-layout-layout quick-stack-5 wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-_92e14c07-522c-1aae-5284-de5ecda19b91-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"><p>We are united by our not-for-profit status, with all the funds made from publishing going back into the research ecosystem. Our collective contributions support the physical science community globally through a range of initiatives, including educational training and mentorship programmes, and awards and grants — all geared toward making science accessible and inclusive to everyone.<br/><br/></p></div><div id="w-node-_92e14c07-522c-1aae-5284-de5ecda19b93-681e2afc" class="w-layout-cell"></div></div></div></section><section data-w-id="e53b75b1-46b3-9ae1-439b-f101100929b1" class="section black"><div class="w-layout-blockcontainer main-container black w-container"><div id="w-node-e53b75b1-46b3-9ae1-439b-f101100929b3-100929b1" class="w-layout-layout wf-layout-layout"><div id="w-node-e53b75b1-46b3-9ae1-439b-f101100929b4-100929b1" class="w-layout-cell"><h3 class="pink-h4">Purpose-Led Publishing Contacts:</h3></div><div id="w-node-e53b75b1-46b3-9ae1-439b-f101100929b7-100929b1" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="paragraph-2">Rachael Harper, Head of Marketing Communications, IOP Publishing: <a href="mailto:Rachael.harper@ioppublishing.org?subject=PLP%20Page">Rachael.harper@ioppublishing.org</a><a href="mailto:torres@aps.org?subject=PLP%20Page"></a></p></div><div id="w-node-_19ef1d2a-b222-688a-ebc3-f6f82cdd4968-100929b1" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="paragraph-2">Sara Girard, Head of Marketing and Communications, AIP Publishing: <a href="mailto:sgirard@aip.org?subject=PLP%20page">sgirard@aip.org</a><br/></p></div><div id="w-node-d055f814-073f-b177-1946-8b4c6ff8f40c-100929b1" class="w-layout-cell"><p class="paragraph-2">Anna Torres, Head of Strategic Communications, American Physical Society: <a href="mailto:torres@aps.org?subject=PLP%20Page">torres@aps.org</a></p></div><div id="w-node-e53b75b1-46b3-9ae1-439b-f101100929c4-100929b1" class="w-layout-cell"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/656f5abe7c824d34af2fe6d6_PLP%20Logo%20Pink%20White%20TM.svg" loading="eager" width="250" alt=""/></div></div></div></section><script src="https://d3e54v103j8qbb.cloudfront.net/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.dc5e7f18c8.js?site=656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9" type="text/javascript" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/656f581aa97bd9cd681e2af9/js/webflow.9307f2ecc.js" type="text/javascript"></script></body></html>