Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science

In the early 1950s, the National Research Council's Committee on Nuclear Science announced its support for an annual volume of review articles that covered recent developments in the field of nuclear science. One of the key proponents of creating the journal was Alberto F. Thompson, who had previously helped establish Nuclear Science Abstracts in 1948.{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.7.072406.100001|title=Preface|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear Science|year=1957|volume=7}}{{cite journal|doi=10.1002/asi.5090080402|title=Alberto F. Thompson, 1907-1957|year=1957|last1=Brownson|first1=Helen L.|last2=Fry|first2=Bernard M.|journal=American Documentation|volume=8|issue=4|pages=243–245}} The Committee on Nuclear Science consulted the nonprofit publishing company Annual Reviews for advice, and Annual Reviews agreed to publish the initial and subsequent volumes. Members of the Committee acted as the editorial board for the first volume, which was published in December 1952. Published under the title Annual Review of Nuclear Science, it covered nuclear science developments in 1950. Beginning with Volume 2, James G. Beckerley was editor, with Martin D. Kamen, Donald F. Mastick, and Leonard I. Schiff as associate editors. From Volume 3 onward, Annual Reviews assumed all responsibility for the journal from the National Research Council.{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.1.072406.100001|title=Preface|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear Science|year=1952|volume=1}}

In 1978, the journal's name was changed to the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. This name was judged to be more reflective of the journal's content, which also included particle physics.{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.28.072506.100001|title=Preface|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science|year=1978|volume=28|doi-access=free}} Under Annual Reviews's Subscribe to Open publishing model, it was announced that the 2020 volume of Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science would be published open access, a first for the journal.{{cite web|url=https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/jisc-supports-pioneering-open-access-model-subscribe-to-open-10-mar-2020| title=Jisc supports pioneering open access model Subscribe to Open|date=10 March 2020}} As of 2020, it was published both in print and electronically.{{cite web|url=https://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates| title=Expected Publication Dates| access-date=5 October 2020| website= Annual Reviews}}

The Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is helmed by the editor. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors.{{cite web |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/page/authors/editorial-policies |title=Editorial Principles and Policies |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=30 September 2020}} Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted. Peer review of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.{{cite web |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/page/authors/author-instructions/unsolicited-authors |title=Information for Unsolicited Authors and Reviewers |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Annual Reviews}}

Dates indicate publication years in which someone was credited as a lead editor or co-editor of a journal volume. The planning process for a volume begins well before the volume appears, so appointment to the position of lead editor generally occurred prior to the first year shown here. An editor who has retired or died may be credited as a lead editor of a volume that they helped to plan, even if it is published after their retirement or death.

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• James G. Beckerley 1953–1957{{cite journal |author-first=Alberto F. |author-last=Thompson |title=Preface |journal=Annual Review of Nuclear Science |date=December 1952 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=annurev.ns.1.072406.100001 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.1.072406.100001 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ns.1.072406.100001 |access-date=29 July 2021|url-access=subscription }}{{cite journal |title=Preface |journal=Annual Review of Nuclear Science |date=December 1958 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=annurev.ns.8.072406.100001 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.8.072406.100001 |doi-access=free }}
• Emilio Segrè 1958–1977{{cite book |url=https://www.nap.edu/read/10470/chapter/18#309 |title=Emilio Gino Segrè January 30, 1905–April 22, 1989 |date=2002 |publisher=The National Academies Press |volume=81 |doi=10.17226/10470 |isbn=978-0-309-08476-5 }}{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.26.072506.100001|title=Preface|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear Science|year=1976|volume=26|issue=1|pages=annurev.ns|bibcode=1976ARNPS..26...26.}}{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=J.D. |title=Preface |journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science |date=December 1992 |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=annurev.ns.42.072506.100001 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.42.072506.100001 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ns.42.072506.100001 |access-date=29 July 2021 |quote=The change in title between 1977 and 1978 marked a change in Editorship |url-access=subscription }}
• John David Jackson 1978–1993{{cite web|url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11511022.html| title=John David Jackson| access-date=2 October 2020|website=American Institute of Physics }}
• Chris Quigg 1994–2004{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.44.072606.100001|title=Preface|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science|year=1994|volume=44|author-first=J.D. |author-last=Jackson}}{{cite web |title=COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE SCIENCE - VOLUME 54, 2004 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2004,nucl |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=29 July 2021}}
• Boris Kayser Appointed 2004,{{cite journal|doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.54.101404.100001|title=Preface by Boris Kayser|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science|year=2004|volume=54|issue=1|pages= |bibcode=2004ARNPS..54...54. |quote=The present volume was assembled largely by our predecessors.}} credited 2005–2010{{cite journal |last1=Kayser |first1=Boris |title=Preface by Boris Kayser |journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science |date=December 2005 |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=annurev.ns.55.102405.100001 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.55.102405.100001 |bibcode=2005ARNPS..55...55. |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ns.55.102405.100001 |access-date=29 July 2021|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web |title=EDITOR OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE SCIENCE - VOLUME 60, 2010 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2010,nucl |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=29 July 2021}}
• Barry R. Holstein Appointed 2009,{{cite journal |author-first=Barry R. |author-last=Holstein |doi=10.1146/annurev.ns.59.102109.100001 |title=Preface by Barry R. Holstein|journal=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science|year=2009|volume=59|issue=1|pages= |bibcode=2009ARNPS..59...59. |quote=The current volume, which was primarily assembled by the previous editorial team, clearly demonstrates the broad scope of the field}} credited 2011–2023{{cite web |title=EDITOR OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE SCIENCE - VOLUME 61, 2011 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2011,nucl |website=Annual Reviews |access-date=29 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Planning Editorial Committee - Volume 73, 2023 |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?2023,nucl |website=Annual Reviews Directory |access-date=23 May 2023}}
• Wick C. Haxton, Michael E. Peskin Appointed 2023.{{cite web |title=Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Current Editorial Committee |url=https://www.annualreviews.org/db/directory?0000,nucl |website=Annual Reviews Directory |access-date=23 May 2023}}

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