Physics World, the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, has been named best ‘Magazine – Professional Association or Royal College’ at the annual MemCom Awards held in London, UK.
The MemCom Awards recognise excellence in membership communications and are judged on criteria including creativity, editorial quality and effectiveness in meeting communication objectives.
Published for the Institute by IOP Publishing, Physics World covers the latest developments in the global physics community, and includes features from the world's leading physicists and science writers. Members of the Institute consistently identify the magazine as one of their most important member benefits. In a 2011 member survey, 87 percent of respondents named Physics World as one of their top three reasons for joining and maintaining their Institute membership.
In 2011, Physics World launched a new digital version of the magazine, viewable online and via apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. The digital version forms part of a new digital-only membership grade called IOPimember. Over 1000 new IOPimembers have joined the Institute since launch in February 2011.
In the last few weeks, Physics World has been nominated in three other awards - ‘Best Use of Social Media’ at the SIPAwards; 'Cross-Media Project 2012' at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards; and ‘Best Video Journalism' at the Online Media Awards.
