European Physical Journal A

European Physical Journal A (EPJ A, fully The European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei) is the nuclear physics journal recognized by the European Physical Society, co-published by Springer and EDP Sciences with the Società Italiana di Fisica as a partner. Founded in 1998 and issued monthly, it operates as a hybrid journal.European Physical Journal A（EPJ A，全称 The European Physical Journal A: Hadrons and Nuclei）是欧洲物理学会认可的核物理专业期刊，由 Springer 与 EDP Sciences 联合出版，意大利物理学会亦为合作方，1998 年创刊，现为月刊，采混合开放获取模式。^[1]

Scope

EPJ A is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal presenting new and original research results in experimental, theoretical and computational nuclear and hadronic physics, in a variety of formats including regular articles, reviews, letters and sections devoted to viewpoints and tools.EPJ A 是一份采用单盲评审的期刊，刊发实验、理论与计算核物理和强子物理领域的全新原创研究成果，体裁包括常规论文、综述、快报，以及侧重观点与工具方法的专门栏目。

• Hadron physics: structure and dynamics of hadrons, baryon and meson spectroscopy, hadronic and electroweak interactions of hadrons, nonperturbative approaches to QCD, and phenomenological approaches to hadron physics.强子物理：涵盖强子的结构与动力学、重子与介子谱学、强子的强相互作用与电弱相互作用，以及非微扰量子色动力学方法和强子物理的现象学途径。
• Nuclear and quark matter: nuclear structure and reactions, structure and function of nanostructures, few-body and many-body systems, and heavy-ion physics.核与夸克物质：包括核结构与核反应、纳米结构的结构与功能、稀薄体系与多体体系，以及重离子物理。
• Nuclear physics and astrophysics: hypernuclei, radioactive beams and nuclear astrophysics, with radioactive-beam and compact-star work growing strongly in recent years.核物理与核天体物理：涉及超核、放射性束流以及核天体物理等方向，其中放射性束流与致密天体等方向近年来增长明显。
• Balance of experiment and theory: the journal is organized under three separately headed boards covering experimental physics, nuclear theory, and hadron physics with quark matter, giving experiment and theory parallel editorial weight.实验与理论的平衡：该刊按实验物理、核理论、强子物理与夸克物质理论三个板块分别设主编，形成实验与理论并重的双轨结构。
• Multiple formats: besides regular articles it runs reviews, viewpoints and perspectives, and tools-for-experiment-and-theory sections, with active topical issues and special collections.多种体裁：除常规论文外，还设综述、观点与前瞻、实验与理论工具等栏目，专刊与专题合集也相当活跃。

Placing hadron physics, quark matter and nuclear astrophysics under one title is what distinguishes EPJ A from single-domain journals, and it makes the journal one of the most concentrated publication outlets for European nuclear physicists, experimental and theoretical alike.把强子物理、夸克物质与核天体物理并置在同一本刊物里，是 EPJ A 区别于单一领域期刊的关键，也使它成为欧洲核物理实验与理论研究者最集中的发表出口之一。

History

• 1920: Its predecessor Zeitschrift für Physik was founded by Springer and became one of the leading physics journals in Europe, appearing in four parts from 1975 until 1997.1920：前身 Zeitschrift für Physik 由 Springer 创刊并由 德国物理学会（德国）主办，长期是欧洲最重要的物理学期刊之一，1975 年起以四个分辑的形式出版至 1997 年。
• 1994 to 1998: Springer and EDP Sciences agreed to merge Zeitschrift für Physik with Journal de Physique and to incorporate Italy's Il Nuovo Cimento, creating the European Physical Journal series.1994 至 1998：Springer 与 EDP Sciences 决定合并 Zeitschrift für Physik 与 Journal de Physique，并纳入意大利的 Il Nuovo Cimento，以此组建欧洲物理期刊系列。
• January 1998: EPJ A began publication as a merger of Zeitschrift für Physik A, Acta Physica Hungarica A and Il Nuovo Cimento A, with Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei as its direct predecessor.1998 年 1 月：EPJ A 正式出版，由 Zeitschrift für Physik A、Acta Physica Hungarica A 与 Il Nuovo Cimento A 三者合并而来，Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei 是其直接前身。
• 2007: Enzo de Sanctis became editor-in-chief and Ulf-G. Meißner joined that July to handle theoretical papers, after the first editor-in-chief Thomas Walcher's term ended in 2006.2007：Enzo de Sanctis 出任主编，同年 7 月 Ulf-G. Meißner 加入并分管理论论文，首任主编 Thomas Walcher 的任期于 2006 年结束。
• From 2018: the theory section was split in two, theory I covering nuclear physics and theory II covering hadron physics and quark matter, sharpening the division of editorial responsibility.2018 年起：理论板块一分为二，理论一为核物理，理论二为强子物理与夸克物质，主编分工随之细化。^[2]

Editors

The EPJ A editorial office sits at the Società Italiana di Fisica (Italy) in Bologna, with production at Springer (Germany) in Heidelberg and editorial and distribution services provided by EDP Sciences (France). The complete board is available on the journal website.EPJ A 的编辑部办公室设在 意大利物理学会（意大利）博洛尼亚，生产办公室设在 Springer（德国）海德堡，另由 EDP Sciences（法国）负责其编辑与传播事务。完整名单可在期刊官网查到。

• Editor-in-Chief for experimental physics is Silvia Leoni of the University of Milan (Italy), spokesperson of the AGATA European project, working on gamma spectroscopy of stable and exotic nuclei away from stability.现任实验物理板块主编为 Silvia Leoni，她任职于 米兰大学（意大利），也是 AGATA 欧洲项目的科学发言人，专长是稳定核与远离稳定线奇异核的伽马能谱研究。
• Editor-in-Chief for theoretical nuclear physics is Dario Vretenar of the University of Zagreb (Croatia), whose work covers nuclear energy density functionals, weak interactions and nuclear fission.核理论板块主编为 Dario Vretenar，任职于 萨格勒布大学（克罗地亚），研究涉及核能量密度泛函、弱相互作用与核裂变。
• The hadron physics and quark matter section remains headed by David Blaschke, who works in theoretical nuclear physics including extreme systems such as compact stars.强子物理与夸克物质板块由 David Blaschke 继续担任主编，他专注核物质的理论物理，包括致密星体等极端体系。
• Former editors-in-chief María José García Borge and Thomas Duguet moved to managing editors for reviews and invited viewpoints and perspectives, together with Patrizia Rossi and Ulf-G. Meißner, in the change effective 1 January 2025.前任主编 María José García Borge 与 Thomas Duguet 转为综述与受邀观点栏目的管理编辑，同任管理编辑的还有 Patrizia Rossi 与 Ulf-G. Meißner；三人均于 2025 年 1 月 1 日的换届中转任此职。