News and Editorials

We regret to inform the academic community that the article titled “Assessment of Natural Radioactivity and Radiation Hazard in Soil and Rock Samples from Mining Sites within North-Eastern Nigeria” by Michael C Ohakwere-Eze, Musa Nafiu, Shiv K Singh, Momoh Kabiru and John Simon, published in Physics Access, volume 4 issue 2 on the 18th of October, 2024, has been formally retracted. This decision was made following a thorough review, which identified ethical concerns and authorship disputes. Scientific integrity and academic honesty are fundamental to the advancement of knowledge. Retractions serve to correct the scholarly record and uphold these principles. We acknowledge the contributions of the authors and the editorial team, and we deeply regret any inconvenience this may cause to researchers who have referenced or relied on this work. The retracted paper will remain accessible in the journal’s archive, clearly marked as retracted, to ensure transparency and to prevent further citation of potentially unreliable findings. We appreciate the vigilance of the academic community in maintaining rigorous standards and encourage continued discussion on best practices in research. Should you have any questions or require further clarification regarding this retraction, please feel free to contact us.

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now a signatory of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). Signing the Declaration on Research Assessment indicates an individual or organizational commitment to reform research assessment in alignment with the principles enunciated in the declaration.

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now indexed in African Journals Online (AJOL) with a two-star rating out of three. AJOL, an indexing platform of quality African-published scholarly journals, is a Non-Profit Organisation that (since 1998) works to increase global & continental online access, awareness, quality & use of African-published, peer-reviewed research.

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now indexed in Asian Science Citation Index (ASCI).

Catch up on the story behind Physics Access with the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Isaac Hyuk Daniel via this link https://blog.doaj.org/2023/09/11/the-story-behind-the-journal-physics-access/

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now indexed in Scope, International Scientific Indexing (ISI) and Directory of Research Journals Indexing (DRJI).

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access is now receiving manuscripts for possible publication. See link below to submit your manuscripts.
http://physicsaccess.com/call4papers.php

We are pleased to announce that Physics Access has acquired a DOI from Crossref an official Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Registration Agency of the International DOI Foundation, which is run by the Publishers International Linking Association Inc. (PILA). This enables Physics Access to connect its content with a global network of 16,870 other members from 118 countries We would like to thank all members of staff Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria and Editorial Board members for their vital contribution towards this development.