Overview
Where IOP Publishing stands on CRediT
Per IOP Publishing’s own news release (12 May 2025) and confirmed by NISO’s June 2025 adopter post: "IOP Publishing is introducing the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) across all its proprietary journals." This is a portfolio-wide rollout, but IOP’s own support page states CRediT roles remain optional for authors.
Scope: Portfolio-wide (all IOP proprietary journals) as of the May 2025 rollout; CRediT roles are optional for authors, not mandated
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | ScholarOne Manuscripts |
| JATS implementation | IOP’s own submission-support page confirms CRediT is offered but not required: "CRediT roles are optional – We do not mandate any or all authors having CRediT roles, however it is strongly encouraged." Roles, where provided, are displayed in the published article. |
| Production workflow | Roles submitted are displayed in the published article per IOP’s own guidance; CASRAI did not independently confirm a portfolio-wide JATS/Crossref-deposit pipeline beyond IOP’s own general statements. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a IOP Publishing journal
When submitting to an IOP journal, you may declare CRediT roles for each contributor; this is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. If accepted, the roles are published with the article.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative IOP Publishing titles with CRediT capture
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Environmental Research Letters
- Reports on Progress in Physics
- New Journal of Physics
- Physica Scripta
Adoption history
Notable milestones
Corrected 2026-07-16: IOP Publishing’s own press release and NISO’s adopter post date this rollout to May 2025 — not 2019 as an earlier version of this page stated. The rollout is portfolio-wide ("all its proprietary journals") but optional for authors, per IOP’s own support documentation.
Notes
Caveats and context
Status and date corrected 2026-07-16 after cross-checking IOP Publishing’s own 12 May 2025 press release, NISO’s June 2025 adopter post, and IOP’s own "CRediT is optional" support page.
Frequently asked
Common questions about IOP Publishing and CRediT
- Does IOP Publishing require CRediT contributor statements?
- IOP Publishing supports CRediT but does not require it across the whole portfolio. Per IOP Publishing’s own news release (12 May 2025) and confirmed by NISO’s June 2025 adopter post: "IOP Publishing is introducing the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) across all its proprietary journals." This is a portfolio-wide rollout, but IOP’s own support page states CRediT roles remain optional for authors. Many titles encourage structured capture without mandating it.
- Which IOP Publishing journals support CRediT?
- Representative IOP Publishing titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Environmental Research Letters, Reports on Progress in Physics. Scope: Portfolio-wide (all IOP proprietary journals) as of the May 2025 rollout; CRediT roles are optional for authors, not mandated. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my IOP Publishing submission?
- When submitting to an IOP journal, you may declare CRediT roles for each contributor; this is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. If accepted, the roles are published with the article.
- What submission system does IOP Publishing use for CRediT capture?
- IOP Publishing uses ScholarOne Manuscripts. IOP’s own submission-support page confirms CRediT is offered but not required: "CRediT roles are optional – We do not mandate any or all authors having CRediT roles, however it is strongly encouraged." Roles, where provided, are displayed in the published article.
- When did IOP Publishing adopt CRediT?
- IOP Publishing adopted CRediT around 2025. Corrected 2026-07-16: IOP Publishing’s own press release and NISO’s adopter post date this rollout to May 2025 — not 2019 as an earlier version of this page stated. The rollout is portfolio-wide ("all its proprietary journals") but optional for authors, per IOP’s own support documentation.
References
Sources
- IOP Publishing press release (12 May 2025) — "IOP Publishing enhances author recognition with the introduction of CRediT"
- NISO — "IOP Publishing Implements the CRediT Terminology Standard" (niso.org, June 2025)
- IOPscience Publishing Support — CRediT is optional, not mandated
