Distribution of Printed Journals Resumes August 4

Update: AIP Publishing will resume distribution of printed journals on August 4, 2020.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, AIP Publishing paused the distribution of printed journals from April 3, 2020. Distribution of printed journals will resume on August 4, 2020. Back issues will be mailed out to customers during the month of August.

FAQs

Why am I no longer receiving print copies of journal issue(s) that I have a 2020 subscription for?

Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we are experiencing significant disruption to global distribution networks. We therefore decided to pause all distribution of AIP Publishing printed journals from March 31, 2020 until August 4, 2020.

When will I start to receive my print copies again?

We will resume distribution of print copies on August 4, 2020. Customers can expect it to take several weeks before they receive their back issues.

When AIP Publishing starts sending my print copies again, will I be sent the issues that I’ve missed during this period?

Yes. We have continued to print our journals and they have been securely stored at the printers. You will receive all of the print copies you missed that were published online during this period.

Does this pause apply to all AIP Publishing journals?

AIP Publishing paused distribution of printed copies of the following titles:

  • Applied Physics Letters (last mailed Volume 116 Issue 11, issue date March 16, 2020)
  • Chaos (last mailed Volume 29 issue 4, issue date December 1, 2019)
  • Journal of Applied Physics (last mailed Volume 127 issue 11, issue date March 21, 2020)
  • Journal of Mathematical Physics (last mailed Volume 61 issue 2, issue date February 1, 2020)
  • Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (last mailed Volume 48 issue 4, issue date December 1, 2019)
  • Low Temperature Physics (last mailed Volume 46 issue 2, issue date February 1, 2020)
  • Physics of Fluids (last mailed Volume 32 issue 2, issue date February 1, 2020)
  • Physics of Plasmas (last mailed Volume 27 issue 2, issue date February 1, 2020)
  • Review of Scientific Instruments (last mailed Volume 91 issue 2, issue date February 1, 2020)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics (last mailed Volume 152 issue 11, issue date March 1, 2020)
  • Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (last mailed Volume 47 issue 2, issue date February 2, 2020)
  • Acoustics Today (last mailed Volume 16 issue 1, issue date January 1, 2020)
  • Journal of Rheology (last mailed Volume 64 issue 2, issue date March 1, 2020)
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A (last mailed Volume 38 issue 2, issue date March 1, 2020)
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B (last mailed Volume 38 issue 2, issue date March 1, 2020)
  • American Journal of Physics (last mailed Volume 88 issue 4, issue date April 1, 2020)
  • The Physics Teacher (last mailed Volume 58 issue 4, issue date April 1, 2020)
  • Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (last mailed Volume 89 issue 3, issue date March 15, 2020)

Can I access the journal content online?

If you hold a bundle subscription through your institution or society membership (print + online access), then you will be able to access the journal online. Online access is not affected, nor is the online publication of our journal content, so you can expect to see journals publishing according to their usual schedules on our platform Scitation.

If I have a print only subscription, can I get access to the journal content online?

If you would like to add online access to your journal subscription, please contact us to add online content to your package.