Policies and procedures
Honors policies, procedures, and guidelines
The APS honors policies, procedures, and guidelines oversee the nominations, eligibility, processes, selection, and more for our forms of funding and recognition.
Prepare your nomination materials and review the submission process to recognize your colleagues and students.
Prepare your Fellowship nomination materials and review the submission process.
Selection Committees recommend recipients to the appropriate entity for approval, if qualified nominees are available.
As approved by the Council of Representatives on April 10, 2025.
All payments and travel reimbursements are made via ACH direct deposit to US bank accounts or wire transfer for non-US bank accounts.
Selection Committees are formed by the related APS unit.
Rules and instructions for nominating a historic site in physics
Discover the process for establishing a prize or award and fundraising to sustain it.
Meetings and events policies and guidelines
These policies and guidelines oversee abstracts, sessions, attendee conduct, health and safety, and other aspects of APS meetings and events.
APS members may be invited to present one scientific abstract per meeting.
APS is focused on ensuring safe and productive meetings for all participants.
These guidelines are provided to help ensure we can all engage in inclusive, respectful, and productive discussions throughout conferences and events.
As a welcoming global hub for physicists, APS is delighted to include presenters and attendees from beyond the US at our scientific meetings and events.
Everyone has a responsibility to create a collegial and professional environment that advances physics and accelerates discovery.
APS may assist scientific conferences relevant to our mission with publicity.
Share your research with the physics community at APS meetings and events.
All APS members and members of reciprocal societies are eligible to submit abstracts.
APS is grateful to the exhibitors who share their products and services with our meeting and event attendees.
We look forward to welcoming you at APS meetings and ensuring your needs are met.
APS offers accessible pricing to remove barriers to attendance for scientists in lower-income countries.
The session chair guidelines ensure that chairs are prepared before and during the meeting to oversee a successful session.
APS is grateful to the sponsors who support our meeting by sharing their products and services and promoting their brand at our meetings.
Membership policies and guidelines
The APS membership policies and guidelines oversee the eligibility and processes for membership.
APS agrees to extend reciprocal membership privileges to individual members of the Institute of Physics, and the Institute of Physics agrees to extend reciprocal membership privileges to individual APS members.
APS supports students and early-career members through up to 15 consecutive years of discounted dues pricing: four years of Undergraduate Student eligibility, six years of Graduate Student eligibility, and five years of Early-Career eligibility.
By completing your APS membership purchase, renewal, or meeting registration, you acknowledge and agree to our terms and conditions.
Society and organization policies and procedures
Policies and procedures overseeing the governance of APS, including the selection of and responsibilities of leaders.
As approved by the Board of Directors on April 21, 2026.
As approved by the Council of Representatives, April 20, 2026.
As approved by the Council of Representatives, April 20, 2026, and adopted by the Board of Directors, April 21, 2026.
Ethics policies, procedures, and guidelines
The APS ethics guidelines influence our policies and procedures to ensure our members, awardees, leaders, and others associated with our organization uphold proper conduct.
These Standards present ethical expectations for all members to follow.
Ethics and honesty ensure the integrity of physics and the welfare of our communities. Science is best advanced when performed in environments free from any form of harassment, discrimination, or bullying.
Everyone has a responsibility to create a collegial and professional environment that advances physics and accelerates discovery.
Web policy
APS's web policy oversees the personal data we collect related to our site visitors.
How APS uses and protects any personal information collected when a user accesses any APS website.
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