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American Institute of Physics

Logo: The American Institute of Physics, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American non-profit organization

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies. Its corporate headquarters are at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland, but the institute also has offices in Melville, New York, and Beijing.2 Its revenue was $100 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1931Founded1
  • HeadquartersCollege Park1
  • Websitewww.aip.org
  • Legal form501(c)(3) organization1

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The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies. Its corporate headquarters are at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland, but the institute also has offices in Melville, New York, and Beijing.2

Corporate structure

American Institute of Physics sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • American Institute of Physics College Park

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The AIP was founded in 1931 as a response to lack of funding for the sciences during the Great Depression. The AIP was founded in 1931 at a joint meeting between four physics societies: the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, the Acoustical Society of America, and the Society of Rheology. These were soon joined by the American Association of Physics Teachers, for a total of five societies. It formally incorporated in 1932 consisting of five original "member societies", and a total of four thousand members. As soon as the AIP was established it began publishing scientific journals. By 1943, the AIP published eight journals: Physical Review, Reviews of Modern Physics, Journal of the Optical Society of America, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, American Journal of Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal of Applied Physics, and Journal of Chemical Physics.

A new set of member societies was added beginning in the mid-1960s.

The organization restructured in 2013, creating a new subsidiary, AIP Publishing LLC, to manage physical publications of its journals with a smaller board.

From Wikipedia’s article on American Institute of Physics, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

American Institute of Physics revenue by year1$100.0M in 2023+35% since 2014
0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M$100.0M2014: $74.2M$74.2M20142015: $65.9M$65.9M2015−11%2016: $66.7M$66.7M2016+1%2017: $75.9M$75.9M2017+14%2018: $76.1M$76.1M2018+0%2019: $83.1M$83.1M2019+9%2020: $79.9M$79.9M2020−4%2021: $82.3M$82.3M2021+3%2022: $81.4M$81.4M2022−1%2023: $100.0M$100.0M2023+23%
  • 2023$100.0M1
  • 2022$81.4M1
  • 2021$82.3M1
  • 2020$79.9M1
  • 2019$83.1M1
  • 2018$76.1M1

Timeline

  1. 1931Founded Founded1

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