The Journal for Radiation Physics, Radiation Chemistry and Radiation Processing
A multidisciplinary journal linking science and industry

Radiation Physics and Chemistry is a multidisciplinary journal that provides a medium for publication of substantial and original papers, reviews, and short communications which focus on research and developments involving ionizing radiation in radiation physics, radiation chemistry and radiation processing.

Radiation Physics and Chemistry aims to publish articles with significance to an international audience, containing substantial novelty and contributions to science. We expect that articles present new insight or hypothesis testing, that they focus on radiation effects or applications of ionizing radiation, provide uncertainties and statistical analysis where relevant, and present their findings in context with discussion of past and recent literature. The editors reserve the right to reject, with or without external review, articles which do not meet these criteria. This could include articles which are very similar to previous publications, except that target substrates, materials, analyzed sites or experimental methods have been changed.

A fuller though not exhaustive list of topics that are considered for publication include:

Radiation Physics

Fundamental processes in radiation physics
• Interaction mechanisms for example scattering and absorption of photon and particle radiations
• Attenuation coefficients
• X-ray fluorescence
• Cherenkov effect
• Polarization
• Effects of periodic structures (Bragg diffraction, channelling, parametric x-radiation, etc)
• Mathematical methods in radiation physics, reference data

Radiation sources and detectors
• Accelerator and radionuclide spectra and other properties
• Radiation fields from point and extended sources
• Detector response functions
• Basic physics of Dosimetry
• Radiation transport
• Buildup factors



Radiation Chemistry

• Ionizing radiation induced ionic and radical reactions
• Kinetics and mechanism of radiolysis reactions
• Pulse radiolysis technique and measurements
• Nanoparticle production by ionizing radiation
• Radiation induced chain reactions, polymerization
• Irradiation effects on polymers
• Dose and dose rate effects
• LET effects on chemical reactions
• Pollutant removal by ionizing radiation
• Computational models on radiation chemical reactions

Papers on photochemistry, microwave chemistry and thermochemistry are believed to belong to the scope of RPC only if they have strong relevance to radiation chemistry. EPR papers will only be considered for publication when the method is used for clarifying radiation chemical processes, e.g. by determining the nature of the transient intermediates. Radiochemistry papers such as tracer technique, radon or other radionuclide measurements, isotopic constitutions fall outside the scope of the journal.

Radiation Processing

Radiation Sterilization
• Microbiology
• Toxicology
• Biocompatibility
• Validation

Food irradiation
• Microbiological quality
• Chemical effects
• Nutrition
• Detection induced radioactivity

Polymers
• Synthesis
• Polymerization
• Curing
• Grafting
• Crosslinking
• Degradation
• Composites

Environmental
• Effluent gas
• Waste water
• Water purification
• Toxin reduction
• Sludge
• Recycling of wastes

Radiation effects
• Semiconductors
• Gemstones
• Crystals
• Ceramics

Dosimetry and process control
• Dosimeter systems
• Analytical instrumentation
• Environmental influence
• Measurement uncertainty

Radiation sources and facilities for radiation processing
• Electron Accelerators
• Gamma and x-ray facilities
• Safety issues
• Transport of radioisotopes

Full Length Article
Short Communications
Review articles

Editors-in-Chief
Christopher Chantler
University of Melbourne School of Physics, Parkville, 3010, Australia Email Christopher Chantler (Radiation Physics)
Jay LaVerne
University of Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, Notre Dame, Indiana, IN 46556, United States Email Jay LaVerne Radiation Chemistry, Particle Track Structure, Interfacial Radiation Effects, Radiation Effects in Condensed Phases, Heavy Ion Radiolysis.
Piotr Ulański
Technical University of Lodz Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Wroblewskiego 15, 93-590, Lodz, Poland Phone +48 42 631 3184 Email Piotr Ulański (Radiation Processing)
Consulting Editors
David Bradley
University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom Photon interactions and biomedical applications of synchrotron sources
Arne Miller
Denmarks Technical University - Risø Campus, Roskilde, Denmark (Radiation Processing)
Laszlo Wojnárovits
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (Radiation Chemistry)
Associate Editors in Radiation Physics
Mark Bailey
Denmarks Technical University - Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark Email Mark Bailey (Monte-Carlo Modelling, Dosimetry, Radiation Interactions, Radiation Effects in Materials, Radiation Processing)
Malcolm Cooper
University of Warwick Department of Physics, Bransford Avenue, CV4 7AL, Coventry, United Kingdom Email Malcolm Cooper (Photon Scattering, Synchrotron Radiation, Magnetic Materials)
Paola D'Angelo
University of Rome La Sapienza Department of Chemistry, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy Email Paola D'Angelo XAFS, Molecular Dynamics, Coordination Chemisrty, Solution Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry.
William Dunn
Kansas State University Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 3002 Rathbone Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States Email William Dunn(Nondestructive Evaluation Methods, Monte Carlo Methods, Modeling and Analysis of Radiation Measurement Systems)
Manuel García-León
National Center of Accelerators, Facultad de Física, 41092, Sevilla, Spain Email Manuel García-León (Radioactivity, Radiation Detection, Environmental Radioactivity, Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS), Ion Beam Analysis Techniques, XRF, 14C Dating, Applied Nuclear Physics)
Mayeen Uddin Khandaker
Centre for Biomedical Physics School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences Sunway University, 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Email Mayeen Uddin Khandaker Cyclotron production of radionuclides, Thermoluminescence dosimetry, Assessment of environmental radiation and development of removal technique, Radiation shielding, Nuclear data evaluation, Synthesis of BNNT nano-structured materials.
Alessio Mangiarotti
University of São Paulo Institute of Physics, Caixa Postal 66318, 05315 970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Email Alessio Mangiarotti (Bremsstrahlung, Photon Scattering, Electron Scattering, Monte Carlo Simulation, Charged Particle Detector)
John Mattingly
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695, United States Email John Mattingly(Radiation Detection, Nuclear material, Fast Neutrons, Organic Scintillators, Gamma Spectroscopy)
Ladislav Musilek
Czech Technical University in Prague Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Brehova 7, 115 19, Praha, Czech Republic Email Ladislav Musilek (Ionising radiation interactions, radiation detection and dosimetry, radiation applications)
Paul Norman
School of Physics & Astronomy,Head of Physics & Technology of Nuclear Reactors Reader in Nuclear Engineering & Reactor Physics,University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom Email Paul Norman Fission, Fusion, Radiation, Nuclear, Reactor 
Eric Shirley
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Sensor Science Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8441, United States Email Eric Shirley
Pedro Vaz
University of Lisbon Higher Technical Institute Technological and Nuclear Campus, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal Email Pedro Vaz Radiological Protection, Dosimetry, Shielding, Medical Applications of Radiation, Monte Carlo Methods, Nuclear Technology
Associate Editors in Radiation Chemistry
Amitava Adhikary
Oakland University, Dept. of Chemistry, 146 Library Drive, Rochester, MI-48309-4451, USA Email Amitava Adhikary Radiation chemistry of DNA and protein damage, Aminyl radicals, Minor-groove-ligands, Nanoceria
Emilio Bucio
National Autonomous University of Mexico Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico Email Emilio Bucio(Radiation-Grafting, Smart Polymers, Drug Delivery)
Xavier Coqueret
Institute of Molecular Chemistry Reims, BP 1039, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France Email Xavier Coqueret (Radiation-induced polymerization and grafting, natural polymers, composite materials)
Marie Davídková
Nuclear Physics Institute Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež 130, 250 68, Rez, Czech Republic Email Marie Davídková Radiation chemistry of DNA and protein damage, Monte-Carlo Modelling, Track Structure in Radiation ChemistryDose Rate Effects in Radiation Chemistry
Vladimir Feldman
Lomonosov Moscow State University Department of Chemistry, Vorobyovy Gory, 119991, Moskva, Russian Federation Email Vladimir Feldman (Free Radicals in Solids and Polymers, EPR, Low Temperatures, Matrix Isolation)
Muriel Ferry
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Saclay Center, 91191, Gif sur Yvette, France Email Muriel Ferry Radiation chemistry, Polymers, Ageing.
Stephen Mezyk
California State University Long Beach Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1250 N. Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, 90840-9401, United States Email Stephen Mezyk
Gustavo Varca
Energy and Nuclear Research Institute, Avenida Lineu Prestes 2242, Cidade Universitária, 05508-000, São Paulo, Brazil Email Gustavo Varca (Pharmaceutics, Nanobiotechnology, Biomacromolecules, Polymers)
Associate Editors in Radiation Processing
Dieter Ehlermann
Brüsseler Ring 63, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Email Dieter Ehlermann(Food Irradiation)
Olgun Guven
Hacettepe University Department of Chemistry, Beytepe, 06800, Ankara, Turkey Email Olgun Guven (Polymers)
Wolfgang Knolle
Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering, Permoserstrase 15, D-04303, Leipzig, GermanyEmail Wolfgang Knolle (Polymers)
Kim Morehouse
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 6502 South Archer Road, College Park, IL 60501, United States Email Kim Morehouse (Radiation Processing, Food Irradiation)
Anuradha Prakash
Chapman University Food Science Program, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, United States Email Anuradha Prakash (Food Quality, Food Processing, Food Irradiation)
Andrew Whittaker
University of Queensland Centre for Advanced Imaging, Research Road, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia Email Andrew Whittaker (Polymers)