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Radiation Research and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
22 May 2023
Submission deadline
Ongoing
In September 2015, the member states of the United Nations adopted a resolution on “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (UN General Assembly 2015). The resolution includes 17 “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) complemented by 169 Targets, and represents an urgent call for action to fight poverty together with improving health and education, reducing inequality and inducing economic growth. In doing so, the environment including oceans and forests should be preserved and challenges due to climate change be effectively addressed (https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Together with Springer Nature we have decided to establish a ‘Collection’ that will include publications relevant for the UN SDGs. Upon acceptance, the papers will be published in this Collection. Authors are invited to submit papers that address radiation or radiological protection related to one or more of the 17 UN SDGs. Submitted papers will undergo the regular peer review process i order to maintain the high scientific quality of publications in the journal of 'Radiation and Environmental Biophysics'. Should a paper initially submitted for the Collection be considered outside the remit of the Collection then it may still be considered for a ‘regular’ issue. With this initiative we support Springer Nature in promoting the UN SDGs. Radiation is a double-edged sword: it is an indispensable tool in medicine and industry but its use, if not justified and safe, can impair health and the environment. We invite all those working in radiation research and radiological protection to describe how they contribute to the sustainable development for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

Editors

  • Werner Rühm Werner Rühm , 

    Werner Rühm

    Professor Werner Rühm is affiliated to the Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute of Radiation Medicine, Neuherberg, German.

  • Jing Chen Jing Chen , 

    Jing Chen

    Dr Jing Chen is affiliated to the Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, K1A 1C1, Canada. Dr. Chen is currently Chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).

  • Anna A. Friedl Anna A. Friedl , 

    Anna A. Friedl

    Professor Anna A. Friedl is affiliated to the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.

  • Emilie van Deventer Emilie van Deventer  &

    Emilie van Deventer

    Dr Emilie van Deventer is Head of the Radiation and Health Unit, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health Division of Universal Health Coverage/Healthier Populations, 20, avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Dr. Van Deventer (from the World Health Organisation - WHO), is the team leader of the Radiation Program in the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health at WHO. This program covers the public health aspects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation safety.

  • Andrzej Wojcik Andrzej Wojcik

    Andrzej Wojcik

    Professor Andrzej Wojcik is affiliated to Stockholm University, Centre for Radiation Protection Research, Stockholm, Sweden.

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