ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

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 insightsPractitioner's Report - competent applications of metrological concepts in real-world cases, 'best practice' in metrology in chemistryReviews – critical evaluation of current practical and theoretical knowledgeDiscussion Forum - unorthodox ideas, remarkable observations, diverging views, and stimulating questionsIn addition, readers will learn more about recent developments of legislation and standardization, international bodies, or meetings, and get the latest news and announcements.

认证和质量保证已成为与化学和生物科学测量结果的质量、透明度和可靠性有关的所有方面的主要信息和讨论论坛。期刊为从事质量保证和质量管理的研究人员、从业人员和决策者提供信息需求，包括在以下领域制定和应用计量原则和概念，如可追踪性或计量不确定性：环境、营养、消费者保护；地质学、冶金、药学、法医学、临床化学和实验室医学、微生物学。信息在以下主要栏目中提供：一般文件----科学进步和新见解实践报告——计量概念在现实世界中的应用，化学计量中的“最佳实践”审查----对当前实践和理论知识的批判性评价讨论论坛——非正统的观点、引人注目的观察、不同的观点和令人激动的问题此外，读者还将更多地了解立法和标准化、国际机构或会议的最新发展情况，并获得最新的新闻和公告。