The intention is to provide articles and material within the magazine that:
Above all, each article should be a good read, telling a story that describes some interesting physics. We will have succeeded if you feel motivated in your studies or are intrigued by something you’ve read in the magazine.
A sample of the
contents of the magazine
is available.
The magazine does not publish book reviews, and the editors regret that they are unable to return unsolicited copies of books sent for review.
Physics Review magazine was first conceived in May 1990 when Philip Allan publishers were planning to launch a new physics magazine to extend their range of A-level support magazines. They sought original ideas from a number of university physics departments concerning the establishment of such a magazine.
Several staff at York
were particularly excited by the possibilities and Professor Jim Matthew
(Department of Physics) and Dr John Szymanski (Department of Electronics)
jointly wrote a proposal outlining a range of possible approaches to the
design, content and overall philosophy of the new magazine. This proposal was
successful and led to the establishment of a multidisciplinary editorial board
based at York, whose joint efforts led to the first issue being circulated to
schools in September of 1991.