Accreditation and Quality Assurance has established itself as the leading information and discussion forum for all aspects relevant to quality, transparency and reliability of measurement results in chemical and biological sciences. The journal serves the information needs of researchers, practitioners and decision makers dealing with quality assurance and quality management, including the development and application of metrological principles and concepts such as traceability or measurement uncertainty in the following fields: environment, nutrition, consumer protection, geology, metallurgy, pharmacy, forensics, clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, and microbiology.
 
Information is provided in the following main columns:
 
General Paper - scientific progress and new insights
Practitioner's Report - competent applications of metrological concepts in real-world cases, 'best practice' in metrology in chemistry
Reviews – critical evaluation of current practical and theoretical knowledge
Discussion Forum - unorthodox ideas, remarkable observations, diverging views, and stimulating questions
In addition, readers will learn more about recent developments of legislation and standardization, international bodies, or meetings, and get the latest news and announcements.
 
Detailed coverage of all topics relevant to quality and reliability in chemical measurement
Topics include accreditation practice and implementation of quality assurance programs
Presents scientific and technical contributions, short communications, discussion and position papers

Editors
Editors-in-Chief
 
Ales Fajgelj
Office of the Deputy Director General
Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna, Austria
e-mail: acqual.editoraf@gmail.com
 
Adriaan van der Veen
Dutch Metrology Institute
Delft, The Netherlands
e-mail: avdveen@acqual.org
 
Intercontinental Advisory Board
 
G. Berben
Walloon Agricult. Research Centre, Gembloux, Belgium
 
R. Bou Khozam
Atomic Energy Commission, Beirut, Lebanon
 
W. Bremser
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-Prüfung, Berlin, Germany
 
V. Cesio
Chemical Faculty, Montevideo, Uruguay
 
K. Chiba
National Metrology Institute of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
 
S. Ellison
LGC, Teddington, Middlesex, UK
 
H. Emons
European Commission, Joint Research Centre , Geel, Belgium
 
B. Guettler
PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
 
B. Hibbert
University of New South Wales, School of Chemistry, Sydney, Australia
 
A. Kallner
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
 
B. Kim
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
 
H. Li
National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, China
 
B. Lombard
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, Maisons-Alfort, France
 
L. Mackay
National Measurement Institute, Sydney, Australia
 
T. Meisel
Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria
 
Z. Mester
National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada
 
J. Morrow
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA
 
M. Sega
National Metrology Institute, Torino, Italy
 
S. Sidney
National Laboratory Association, Johannesburg, South Africa
 
D. Tholen
Dan Tholen Statistical Consulting, Traverse City, MI, USA
 
R. Wielgosz
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Sèvres, France
 
A. Williams
Mytchett, Camberley, UK