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The IOP Journal Archive is a comprehensive digital collection of all the work published by the Institute which is more than 10 years old, going back to 1874.

The archive offers an essential foundation of knowledge for researchers, representing over 1000 volume years and 150,000 articles of high-quality science from the best authors and some of the most significant journals in the physical sciences.

The archive contains fully searchable PDFs with linked references. High resolution scanning has ensured that the text, data and tables of every article are easy to read. Content from the most recent ten years continues to be included with your current subscriptions.

Adding the IOP Journal Archive to your collection gives you access to:

  • Over 1000 volume years of journals
  • Over 150,000 articles
  • Over 1.5 million pages of scientific research

See a complete list of titles included in the archive.

Permanent Purchase Option

The archive is available to buy for a one-time-fee. You can either load content locally or have permanent rights to view the data through the IOP web server. Customers interested in this option can choose to pay in up to five instalments. If you would like to discuss purchasing the archive please contact your IOP Regional Representative for more information, or download more information (PDF format)

Annual Subscription Option

The archive is also available as an annual subscription.

Please ask your agent to add the archive to your subscription order, or contact custserv@iop.org for a proforma invoice to be sent to you. Alternatively, download an order form (PDF format).

German Higher Education Institutions

The Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover (TIB) has licensed the Institute of Physics Journal Archive (1874-1995) in perpetuity on behalf of the German education community. All state funded higher education institutions in Germany are eligible to apply for free permanent access to the archive, including Universities, Polytechnical Schools (Fachhochschulen) and Research Institutions. Full details on registering to receive the archive can be found by visiting www.nationallizenzen.de.

For further queries regarding the Institute of Physics Journal Archive agreement with TIB, licensing and accessing the Archive, please contact:

TIB-Lizenzen - TIB Licensing Team
Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
German National Library of Science and Technology
Welfengarten 1B, 30167 Hannover / Germany
Tel.: +49 511/762-8030, Fax: +49 511/715936
E-mail: anmeldung.nationallizenzen@tib.uni-hannover.de

UK Higher and Further Education Institutions

The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has licensed the Institute of Physics Journal Archive (1874-1998) in perpetuity on behalf of the UK education community. All higher and further education institutions in the UK are eligible to apply for access to the archive.

Registration for the Institute of Physics Journal Archive requires that a licence agreement is completed and returned for your institution to receive free permanent access to the archive. Full details on registering to receive the archive can be found by visiting the JISC website at www.jisc.ac.uk/coll_ioparchive.html.

For further queries regarding the Institute of Physics Journal Archive agreement with JISC, licensing and accessing the Archive, please contact:

Yann Amouroux
Institute of Physics Publishing
Tel: 0117 930 1230
Email: yann.amouroux@iop.org
Liam Earney
Joint Information Systems Committee
Tel: 020 7848 1716
Email: l.earney@jisc.ac.uk