The inaugural ceremony of the journal Accelerator: Science, Technology & Applications (ACCEL), a new peer-reviewed English journal focusing on particle accelerator science, was held on June 18 at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility of the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS). Representatives from top research institutions and universities attended the event. The ceremony was hosted by Fengwei Chen, Party Secretary of SARI.
Full-chain Coverage Backed by a World-Class Editorial Board
Academician Zhentang Zhao, ACCEL's Editor-in-Chief and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), delivered the opening address and unveiled the journal's development roadmap. He noted that global accelerator science has entered a golden age of rapid technological iteration: high-energy physics colliders are advancing toward the 100 TeV frontier, next-generation light sources are revolutionizing beam brightness performance, and innovative accelerator concepts keep breaking gradient limits. Within this context, he stated that the field is in urgent need of a publication that bridges fundamental research, engineering development and practical applications.
Designed to deliver full-chain coverage spanning the science-technology-application continuum, ACCEL prioritizes interdisciplinary research and tangible real-world impact. Beyond core sections covering accelerator physics and advanced accelerator concepts, the journal will feature dedicated columns for large-scale scientific facilities, medical and industrial applications, as well as the integration of artificial intelligence with accelerator science. It aims to act as a connecting hub between major scientific infrastructures and their user communities, driving collaborative innovation across academia, industry and research institutions.
Zhentang Zhao also introduced the journal's 40-member editorial board, which he chairs as Editor-in-Chief. Haixiao Deng, SARI Director, serves as Executive Editor. The board comprises five academicians from CAS and CAE, alongside leading international scholars from Italy, Switzerland, Japan, etc., with international members accounting for 25% of the total panel.
Editorial Symposium Maps Out Long-term Development Path
Following the inauguration, a special symposium themed "Building a World-Class Academic Journal" was held. Editorial board members had in-depth discussions covering multiple key topics: attracting high-impact original research papers, developing thematic special issues centered on major scientific facilities, expanding participation from international editorial board members, elevating the journal's global visibility, and optimizing manuscript submission and peer review workflows.
Participants agreed that the launch of Accelerator: Science, Technology & Applications fills a critical gap in China's academic publishing ecosystem for particle accelerator disciplines. They expressed full confidence that the journal will evolve into a vital academic nexus linking Chinese and international researchers, industrial practitioners and educators in accelerator science, while amplifying China's academic influence within the global accelerator community.
About the Journal
Accelerator: Science, Technology & Applications (abbreviated as ACCEL; Chinese title: 《粒子加速器》; ISSN: 3118-0019) is an international peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by SARI, and co-published with KeAi Publishing, an affiliate of Elsevier. The inaugural issue is scheduled for release in September 2026.
Journal official website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/accelerator-science-technology-applications/editorial-board/
Editorial contact email: accel@sari.ac.cn
