Here are just some of the reasons why:

• Easy to use web-based submission and article tracking facilities
• FREE publication with no page charges, even for supplementary data such as video clips or computer simulations
• FREE colour figures in the online edition, with some figures published in colour in the print journal at no cost
  (authors are given the option to pay for any non-critical colour figures in print)
• Rapid processing times – receipt to web publication times are just 174 days on average
• The Editor-in-Chief and Executive Board are involved in the assessment of all submissions which ensures a fair, rigorous and constructive peer-review process
• Excellent author service - a friendly and helpful team are available to answer your questions (e-mail msmse@iop.org)
• Impact factor of 1.374, as noted in the 2010 ISI Journal Citation Reports®
• Wide international circulation
• High online visibility - with downloads as high as 11,000 per month in 2010
• Forward citing and reference linking of your paper, allowing the community to find your work with ease
• Our sophisticated alerting services will deliver your research directly to the community
• Professional proof reading and typesetting
• Active, targeted promotion of the journal and selected articles—including attendance at exhibitions, conferences and workshops and electronic promotion via e-mails and the web