 Atoms for Peace: an International Journal (AFP)
ISSN (Online): 1741-6418 - ISSN (Print): 1741-640X
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“The atomic age has moved forward at such a pace that every citizen of the world should have some comprehension, at least in comparative terms, of the extent of this development, of the utmost significance to every one of us. Clearly, if the peoples of the world are to conduct an intelligent search for peace, they must be armed with the significant facts of today's existence".
(Atoms for Peace, D. Eisenhower, 8th December 1953).
The development of nuclear power in the years following World War II has been nothing less than remarkable. These accomplishments have helped nations deal with a number of challenges, including energy crises and fears about growing dependence on foreign oil, an increased awareness of the problem of global warming, and, more recently, worries over the diversion of nuclear materials to terrorists. These same concerns were shared internationally.
A number of countries count on nuclear power to meet a large percentage of their electricity and water requirements, thus contributing to reducing the burden on fossil fuels and their environmental impact. Much of the future growth of nuclear power is earmarked for the developing countries, where economic and population growth challenges are the greatest.
The question arises as to what will be the mission of the atom for the next 50 years? The peaceful use of the atom has already been established, and a new theme is needed, recognising that any move forward must continue to incorporate this original goal. Atoms for Peace, as an international journal, stems from the realisation that the world will face unprecedented challenges over the next 50 years to supply clean, sustainable water and electricity to support economic and population growth that will test our available resources. Nuclear energy, as an industry, should take this opportunity to point out the many advancements of nuclear power and other peaceful uses of the atom that have taken place over the past 50 years. Atoms for Peace will use this as an opportunity to highlight the potential role of the atom over the next 50 years.
 Objectives
The objectives of AFP are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the complex role of nuclear energy in society. It serves as an international forum for exchange of ideas and views on the global implications of nuclear technology for economic growth, sustainable development and international security. It also aims to promote and coordinate developments in the field of energy and water resources. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of international security
Atoms for Peace will:
- Bring about the emergence of a new voice in the political discourse over the peaceful use of nuclear energy
- Create an ongoing dialogue between decision makers and the practitioner-stakeholders in nuclear energy, including representatives from industry and the armed forces, as well as various other international constituencies
- Differentiate between those military uses of nuclear necessary for national defence and international security and those which could be detrimental to global stability
- Provide a substantive, politically viable and technically feasible draft framework around which future debate can take place
- Raise the nuclear issue to a position of prominence within the agendas of world leaders
- Facilitate the process of reaching a new global agreement on nuclear security.
Readership
Professionals, academics, researchers, policy makers and managers Contents
The journal will publish high quality papers from a wide variety of disciplinary orientations on the general subject of peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The journal style and dialogue will be inclusive and attempt to involve all those who are interested in issues of atoms for peace (government agencies, national and international, industry, academics, non governmental organisations).
The journal publishes original papers, theoretical (literature review based), empirical (work surveys and case studies) critically reflective work (thought-leadership commentaries) describing and developing pertinent insights into the broad subject matter, conference reports, relevant reports and news, book reviews and briefs. The style will be, as far as possible, free from specialist jargon.
Commentaries on papers and reports published in the Journal are encouraged. Authors will have the opportunity to respond to the commentary on their work before the entire treatment is published.
Special issues devoted to important topics in Atoms for Peace, and related topics, will be published occasionally. Subject Coverage
Geopolitics and ethics
- Philosophies of governance, theories of governance and governance structures
- Strategies for effective stakeholder governance
- Ethics of governmental and nuclear business actions
- Impact of nuclear business on global economic (uneven-even) development
- Social and societal implications, power and domination
- Government-business relationship and public accountability
- Challenge of ownership and responsibility
- Nuclear industrial strategies, ecological prosperity and sustainability
- Media power, transparency, business and government conflict
- Technological innovation
- Globalisation of nuclear research and development
- Technology partnerships
- Research networks
- Systems of innovation
Economy
- International nuclear trade and competitiveness
- Direct investment in nuclear technology
- International nuclear technology transfer
- Nuclear intellectual property protection
Sustainability
- Nuclear technology and environment
- International equity
International security
- Nuclear technological change and security
- Nuclear technology transfer in a security environment
- Regulation of nuclear technology
Global governance of nuclear technology
- International nuclear rule-making
- International nuclear cooperation
- International nuclear technology policy
- Nuclear technology and global ethics
Specific Notes for Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may
only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has
been completely re-written).
All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors,
sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are
available on the Submission of
Papers web-page.
You may send one copy in
the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details of file formats
in Author
Guidelines) to Prof. Dr. André Maïsseu
Please include in your submission the title of the Journal
Editors and Members of the Editorial Board
Honorary Advisory Board Dr. Hans Blix
IAEA Former President
11429 Stockholm
SWEDEN Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Central Complex
Trombay
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 085
INDIA Prof. Pierre-Gilles De Gennes
Nobel Prize of Physics
Institut Curie – Recherche
11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75231 Paris Cedex 5
FRANCE Senator Tokio Kano
Diet Office Room 737
Sangiin Giinkaikan 2-1-1
Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8962
JAPAN Editor in Chief Prof. Dr. André Maïsseu
WONUC
49, rue Lauriston
75116 Paris
FRANCE
a.maisseu@wonuc.org
Editorial Board Members Dr. Abu Mohammad AsgarkhaniAb
University of Tehran
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Enghelab Ave.
P.O.Box 1466-6448
Tehran
IRAN Omer F. Brown, IIOm
Harmon, Wilmot & Brown, L.L.P.
1010 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite 810
Washington, D.C. 20005
USA Michel ClercMi
Association Droit à l’Energie
9 avenue Percier
75008 Paris
FRANCE Igor FomitchevIg
CG-STEINR
Rue Novoriyazanskaya, 8-A
107078 Moscow
RUŠIAN FEDERATION Prof. Dr. Monika HintereggerMo
University of Graz
Department of Civil Law, Foreign and International Private Law
Universitaetsstrasse 15/D4
8010 Graz
AUSTRIA Prof. Jean-Pierre MachelonJe
Université “René Descartes" Paris V
Faculté de Droit
10 avenue Pierre Larousse
92240 Malakoff
FRANCE Prof. Said MahmoudiSa
Professor of International Law
Stockholm University
Faculty of Law
106 91 Stockholm
SWEDEN Dr. Ram MohanRa
Fellow
National University of Juridicial Sciences
Aranya Bhavan, 10A, LA Block
Salt Lake City – 700098
Calcutta
INDIA Prof. Patricia Ordóñez de PablosPa
Universidad de Oviedo
Departmento de Administracion de Empresas
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas
Avd del Cristo
s/n 33071 Oviedo-Asturias
SPAIN Dr. Bruno PellaudBr
Chalet San Diego
Chemin de la Bourgeoisie 3
CH-1977 Icogne
SWITZERLAND Prof. Dr. Diva E. PuigDi
Legal Advisor
Nuclear Law
Cerrito 507 esc 44 y 45
Montevideo CP 11.000
URUGUAY Prof. Michel QuentinMi
University of Liege
Faculty of Law
BELGIUM Dr. Atanas SemovAt
Institut de Droit International
Mladost 98 V A 31
Sofia 1797
BULGARIA Dr. B.B. SinghB.
Hooseinally Visram & Co.
Solicitors, Advocates and IPR Attorneys
23A, Usuf Building
Fort, Mumbai 400 023
INDIA Dr. A. A. SoltaniehA.
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tehran
IRAN Dr. Fritz SteinhauslerFr
Prof. of Physics and Biophysics
Universität Salzburg
Stanford European Forum
Hellbrunnerstrasse 34
A-5020 Salzburg
AUSTRIA Prof. Nguyen Trieu TuNg
Hanoi National University
334 Nguyen Trai Road
Hanoi
VIET NAM
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