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Call for Paper Proposals: PRPER seeks paper proposals for a new Focused Collection on Qualitative Methods in Physics Education Research (PER), A Critical Examination. Interested authors should submit 500-word proposals for full papers by November 15, 2021 go.aps.org/3ze0Rmg

Join APS TV Host Clara Nellist as she sits down with the editors of PRX Intelligence, a new @APSPhysics journal. Watch them introduce their vision for a publication dedicated to research at the intersection of physics, AI & machine learning. #APSSummit26 youtu.be/3UpwDhHLGRE

📣 Announcing APS Open Science — a new open access journal to expand global participation in trusted #physics research. Submissions open in February. Learn more: go.aps.org/4owoTBK

👋 Meet PRX Intelligence — our new open access journal for research at the intersection of #ArtificialIntelligence, #MachineLearning, and #Physics. Submissions open in February. Learn more: go.aps.org/447cCw8

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Reviewer Excellence Award winners: go.aps.org/3Y59tdK Their commitment to rigorous, constructive peer review helps maintain the integrity and quality of the Physical Review journals. #PeerReviewWeek

Our portfolio of peer-reviewed journals continues to rank among the top publications in physics, according to the 2024 Journal Citation Reports from @Clarivate. Click through for a look at our highlights from this year’s report. 🔗 go.aps.org/44uDyqk

RT @APSphysics: The first SCOAP3 assessment of open science practices gave our journals high marks. A review of @PhysRevLetters, @PhysRevC,…

Our refreshed data availability policy is now in effect on all 17 of our journals. That means any research we publish will have a statement detailing where data can be accessed. Learn more about the policy below. 👇

Don’t miss our discussion about #physics doctoral students and the importance and challenges of finding a research group. It’s happening at our next Physical Review Journal Club on Oct. 24. Register for free: go.aps.org/4dNNxIA

Congratulations to Tim Stelzer for receiving the 2024 Reviewer Excellence Award. Find out who else won: go.aps.org/3Y59tdK

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Our refreshed data availability policy means that all articles in the Physical Review journals will have a statement detailing where data can be accessed. It goes into effect for @PhysRevD and @PRX_Energy on Sept. 4 and our other journals by year end. 🔗 go.aps.org/3WMXq40

According to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2024), Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) achieved a 2.6 Journal Impact Factor Score.

Just in: We've signed @C0PE and @STMAssoc's United2Act Consensus Statement. As a signatory, we are dedicated to advancing action against paper mills and committed to collective action and readiness to respond swiftly to calls for action. Learn more: #consensus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">united2act.org/#consensus

"[cOAlition S's 'Towards Responsible Publishing' proposal] misrepresents the academic publishing system, and fails to recognize the valuable role that society publishers can and should play in any future evolution of the system." Read our full response: bit.ly/3tVtWW2.

Today, we reaffirmed our commitment to building a more sustainable future by joining the #SDGPublishersCompact — a pact that brings together publishers in support of the @UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. More on our #sustainability initiatives: go.aps.org/479OF69.

"How do moments add up to a life in physics?" by @allisonjardim et al. This work details the sharing and coconstructing of the stories of three women's lives in physics, and the value of this approach to physics education research. @PhysRevPER journals.aps.org/prper/abstract…

We are very pleased to announce PRPER's latest impact factor: 3.1 Many thanks to all of the authors, referees, editors, readers, and librarians who have made this year a success! #JCR2023

Assessing thinking skills in free-response exam problems: Pandemic online and in-person by Fatema Al-Salmani, Jordan Johnson, and Beth Thacker. (Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010131) Learn more: go.aps.org/3MBHI6O.

Does the dog in the car have kinetic energy? A multiage case study in the challenges of conceptual change. Authors: R. G. Tobin, Sara J. Lacy, and Sally Crissman. (Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010133) Learn more: go.aps.org/3oiVIsD.

Rubric-based holistic review represents a change from traditional graduate admissions approaches in #physics. Authors: Nicholas T. Young, N. Verboncoeur, Dao Chi Lam, and Marcos D. Caballero (Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 19, 010134) ➡️ go.aps.org/3MgHroy.