Guidlines
For Authors
To ensure a smooth submission and publication process, all authors are kindly requested to carefully read and follow the guidelines and documents provided below. Compliance with these instructions is essential to meet the required standards for review and potential publication.
- Instructions on how to prepare your article: click here
- Publication rights form (to be signed by at least one author):
click here - Ethical guidelines: click here
- Author guideline for conference proceedings: click here
- Full Paper Template: click here
- Presentation Template: click here
Authors are strongly encouraged to ensure that their manuscripts strictly follow the provided template, formatting rules, and ethical standards prior to submission. Non-compliant submissions may be returned for correction or may not be considered for review. Careful preparation will not only facilitate a smoother review process but also increase the chances of acceptance and successful publication in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS).
How to cite in an IOP conference series paper?
The following information is intended to provide an overview of how to cite articles published in the IOP Conference Series titles. Please note that the full publication record for all IOP journals and proceedings can be found in IOPscience.
- All proceedings in IOP Conference Series are published as a single volume of the relevant title. Typically, each volume has just a single issue but very large volumes may be split into two or more issues for ease of reading and navigation.
- Papers published in IOP Conference Series titles use an article numbering system that means that papers should be cited by using the six-digit article number in place of a page number (see examples below).
- Every article has its own unique identifier called a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
- Articles can be linked via the Crossref system.
- The pages in the PDF file of each article are numbered from 1. These page numbers should not normally be included in a reference. However, if it is desirable to indicate the length of an article, this can be done by including the number of pages, in parentheses, after the article number.
Examples of citations to conference proceedings:
References to conference papers should include:
- Author(s)
- Year of publication
- Title of conference (in italics, initial letter of each significant word should be capital)
Example:
- Mahanta N K and Abramson A R 2012 Thermal conductivity of graphene and graphene oxide nanoplatelets 13th Intersociety Conf. on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems
Examples of citations to conference series
- Barry R Holstein 2009 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 173 012019
- V V Kramarenko et al 2016 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 43 012029
- S Adarsh et al 2016 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 149 012141
Generative AI (including ChatGPT)
Considering the evolving capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), including large language models (LLMs) and AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, this policy outlines acceptable and unacceptable uses of these tools by reviewers.
Why this policy matters
Generative AI tools can offer real benefits when used responsibly, such as improving clarity, readability and accessibility of peer review reports. They can help reviewers communicate feedback more effectively and overcome language barriers.
However, these tools are not infallible. They can produce misleading or fabricated content, lack accountability, and cannot guarantee confidentiality. Uploading manuscript material to GenAI platforms may expose sensitive data to third parties, breaching author rights and privacy laws. Misuse of AI in peer review risks damaging trust in the process and undermining research integrity.
This policy aims to balance these considerations, safeguarding confidentiality, accuracy, and fairness while allowing transparent use of AI for language improvement.
GenAI tools are not expert peers. They lack higher-level reasoning and critical thinking, are prone to generating false or misleading content (“hallucinations”), and cannot take responsibility for the material they produce. They also lack the legal personality to sign publishing agreements or licenses and cannot be held accountable for ethical compliance.
Acceptable and Unacceptable Uses of GenAI: click here
Final Notes for Authors
Authors are strongly encouraged to ensure that their manuscripts fully comply with the provided template, formatting guidelines, and ethical standards prior to submission. Submissions that do not meet these requirements may be returned for correction or may not be considered for review. Careful preparation will not only facilitate a smoother review process but also increase the likelihood of acceptance for presentation at ISOPA 2026.