Accreditation and quality assurance.

• Publication history: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1996)-
• Language: English
• Notes: Title from journal information screen (viewed 10 Feb. 2001).; Refereed/Peer-reviewed

The journal publishes, in a strictly practice-oriented manner, scientific and technical contributions, short communications, discussion and position papers as well as other information on all aspects relevant to quality and reliability in chemical measurement. The journal gives special attention to border crossing and transnational problems and to problem solving for practitioners, e.g. accreditation practice and implementation of quality assurance schemes in all laboratories involved in chemical measurement. The journal also aims at providing an information forum for the exchange of views and to foster cooperation between all national and international bodies operating in the fields of accreditation, certification, validation, quality assurance and traceability. The journal will focus on the following topics: Accreditation, Certification, EN-45000 standards, ISO 9000 series, GLP, Quality assurance, Traceability, Measurement uncertainty, Validation, Calibration, Proficiency testing, Reference materials, Definitions, and, Quantities and units.