100 Years of the International Union of Radio Science
In 1919, shortly after the end of World War I, a small number of countries created the International Research Council and, with it, four scientific Unions, of which one was the Union Internationale de Radiotélégraphie Scientifique. The first General Assembly was held in 1922, and in 1928 the Union changed its name to the Union Radioscientifique Internationale (URSI) or the International Union of Radio Science.
Since then URSI has grown from its original three members to over forty members and its areas of research have substantially evolved. However, a constant through the last century has been the dual strands of scientific research using radio techniques, and applied research to support the ever-growing application of electromagnetic waves and signals. Sometimes one has been in the ascendancy in URSI, sometimes the other. It seems very likely that this duality will continue into the second century, albeit with different emphases as topics wax and wane.
This centennial publication presents an eclectic compendium of articles from twenty Member Committees and all ten Commissions, plus one overview historical article. Each article has a different emphasis, with some focused on individuals and others on particular topics. Together we hope they provide a valuable historical narrative and much interesting reading.
This publication will soon become available in digital form for free. A printed copy can be ordered for 36 euro to cover printing and mailing costs. A link to order and prepay your printed copy is available under the heading "URSI 100 Years" on this page.
The Radio Science Bulletin
The Radio Science Bulletin (published quarterly in March, June, September and December) contains scientific articles covering the fields of interest of the ten scientific commissions of URSI. Emphasis lies on non-specialised contributions that are oriented towards the radioscientist community.
The Radio Science Bulletin also contains items of information concerning the activities of URSI; such as notices relating to past and future scientific symposia, announcements about the activities of the Board of Officers and the Scientific Commissions and the Working Groups of URSI, reports on relevant decisions of other ICSU organisations, as well as book reviews, and historical articles of interest to radioscientists.
Lists of the names and addresses of the Officers of URSI appear each year in the December issue. The Radio Science Bulletin has not been available in printed form since 2012, following a decision taken by the URSI Council at the Istanbul GASS.
URSI Radio Science Letters
URSI Radio Science Letters (RSL) is an electronic journal owned and operated by URSI. It was started in 2019 and its purpose is to rapidly publish original and previously unpublished scientific research work in all areas of radio science, in the form of short contributions that are rigorously reviewed. The journal is open access and will be published only in electronic format, one volume per calendar year. Each accepted contribution will be identified by volume number, year of publication, page numbers, and DOI. Each reviewed and accepted paper will be published as soon as full editing is completed. The URSI Board has appointed Prof. Henrik Wallén as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the RSL.
URSI-sponsored Journals
Radio Science
The Radio Science Journal, sponsored by URSI and published by the American Geophysical Union, contains original articles on all aspects of electromagnetic phenomena related to physical problems. It covers the propagation through and interaction of electromagnetic waves with geophysical media, biological media, plasmas, and man-made structures.
URSI Radio Science Letters (RSL) is an electronic journal owned and operated by the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). Its purpose is to rapidly publish original and previously unpublished scientific research work in all areas of radio science, in the form of short contributions that are rigorously reviewed. The journal is open access and is published only in electronic format, one volume per calendar year. Each reviewed and accepted letter is published as soon as full editing is completed. Each published contribution is identified by volume number, year of publication, and DOI.
Submission of manuscripts
The URSI Radio Science Letters (RSL) welcomes scientific contributions in all areas of radio science from all authors, with no discrimination on the basis on race, ethnicity, sex and sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religious and political ideologies, scientific ideas, or membership in organizations. The RSL adheres to the principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing of the Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE (https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.12).
Contributions to the RSL must be in the form of manuscripts in English, not exceeding four published pages in length. An additional page will be accepted at no charge if it contains only references. In exceptional circumstances, a letter of up to six published pages which contains high-quality scientific results may be accepted with the approval of the Editor-in-Chief (EIC).
A template and instructions for prospective authors are provided:
Initial submissions must be in PDF. Final submissions must also contain a source file, either Word or LaTeX. The PeerTrack manuscript management system of Allen Press is used to handle the submissions and the review and publishing process. The year of publication is the year of submission of the manuscript.
The RSL is intended to be a very rapid publication journal. The EIC will reject all manuscripts which content does not belong to radio science, and will return to the corresponding author manuscripts which need reformatting. The EIC will assign manuscripts with appropriate technical content and format to an Associate Editor, who will obtain at least two independent and anonymous reviews. In a cover letter accompanying the submission, the corresponding author may request that specific individuals be excluded from the review process. The EIC will promptly notify the corresponding author of the comments of the reviewers, of the Associate Editor’s comments, and of the consequent disposition of the manuscript. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to keep any and all co-authors fully informed at all stages of the review process.
Only minor changes are acceptable. If minor revisions are required, a revised manuscript must be submitted within thirty days of the EIC’s decision, unless the EIC grants additional revision time. If major changes are required, the manuscript will be rejected with or without a suggestion to submit a revised version, which will undergo a new round of reviews. Plagiarism, as well as duplicate submission and publication, will result in rejection of the submission.
Publication agreement and page charges
Authors of accepted manuscripts are expected to sign the URSI Publication Agreement as a precondition to publication. A manuscript processing charge of 175 USD per published page or fraction thereof (reduced to 150 USD for URSI Senior Members and Fellows) is to be paid as a condition for the posting of an accepted contribution. There will be no discount for pages over four.
The URSI Board has approved a special reduced rate of 100 USD per page, up to four pages, for all letters originating from presentations at symposia technically co-sponsored by URSI and submitted to the RSL by December 26 of the calendar year in which the symposia took place.
Clezio M. Denardini, Giorgio A. S. Pican¸co, Paulo F. Barbosa Neto, Paulo A. B. Nogueira, Carolina S. Carmo, Laysa C. A. Resende, Juliano Moro, Sony S. Chen, Esmeralda Romero- Hernandez, Regia P. Silva, and Cristiano M. Wrasse "Ionospheric-Scale Index Map Based on TEC Data for South America"
DOI: 10.46620/20-0005
Pietro Bolli, Franco Buffa, Letizia Caito, Ettore Carretti, Giovanni Comoretto, Davide Fierro, Federica Govoni, Andrea Melis, Matteo Murgia, Alessandro Navarrini, Alessandro Orfei, Andrea Orlati, Tonino Pisanu, Sergio Poppi, Ignazio Porceddu, Andrea Possenti, Alessandro Attoli, Ugo Becciani, Carolina Belli, Giuseppe Carboni, Maria Teresa Caria, Alessandro Cattani, Tiziana Coiana, Raimondo Concu, Luca Cresci, Gian Luigi Deiana, Antonietta Fara, Franco Fiocchi, Francesco Gaudiomonte, Adelaide Ladu, Andrea Maccaferri, Sergio Mariotti, Pasqualino Marongiu, Adina Mascia, Carlo Migoni, Emilio Molinari, Marco Morsiani, Renzo Nesti, Luca Olmi, Pierluigi Ortu, Stefano Palmas, Mauro Pili, Antonio Poddighe, Marco Poloni, Teresa Pulvirenti, Simona Righini, Juri Roda, Alessandro Scalambra, Francesco Schilliro, Luca Schirru, Renata Maria Schirru, Giampaolo Serra, Riccardo Smareglia, Gian Paolo Vargiu, Fabio Vitello, and Fabrizio Zorcolo "Status of the High-Frequency Upgrade of the Sardinia Radio Telescope"
DOI: 10.46620/21-0026
C. Briand, B. Cecconi, N. Chrysaphi, J. N. Girard, J.-M. Grießmeier, K. Hariharan, A. Loh, P. Murphy, K. Sasikumar Raja, P. Zarka, and P. Zhang "NenuFAR Performance for Solar Radio Observations"
DOI: 10.46620/22-0017
K. Lukin, V. Palamarchuk, O. Zemlyanyi, D. Tatyanko, N. Zaets, O. Shelekhov, S. Lukin, P. Jarabo Amores, and M. Rosa Zurera "Ku-Band Demonstrator of Microwave Video Camera"
DOI: 10.46620/22-0059
The following journals are published under URSI sponsorship:
Radio Science
This journal, published by the American Geophysical Union, publishes original scientific contributions on radio-frequency electromagnetic-propagation and its applications. Contributions covering measurement, modelling, prediction and forecasting techniques pertinent to fields and waves - including antennas, signals and systems, the terrestrial and space environment and radio propagation problems in radio astronomy - are welcome. Contributions may address propagation through, interaction with, and remote sensing of structures, geophysical media, plasmas, and materials, as well as the application of radio frequency electromagnetic techniques to remote sensing of the Earth and other bodies in the solar system. The journal does not publish papers on propagation in biological media, nor optical phenomena. The journal does not publish papers on the geophysics of space plasmas, which are better suited for publication in JGR: Space Physics..
Visit the external Radio Science website for more information.
URSI 100 Years
100 Years of the International Union of Radio Science
In 1919, shortly after the end of World War I, a small number of countries created the International Research Council and, with it, four scientific Unions, of which one was the Union Internationale de Radiotélégraphie Scientifique. The first General Assembly was held in 1922, and in 1928 the Union changed its name to the Union Radioscientifique Internationale (URSI) or the International Union of Radio Science.
Since then URSI has grown from its original three members to over forty members and its areas of research have substantially evolved. However, a constant through the last century has been the dual strands of scientific research using radio techniques, and applied research to support the ever-growing application of electromagnetic waves and signals. Sometimes one has been in the ascendancy in URSI, sometimes the other. It seems very likely that this duality will continue into the second century, albeit with different emphases as topics wax and wane.
This centennial publication presents an eclectic compendium of articles from twenty Member Committees and all ten Commissions, plus one overview historical article. Each article has a different emphasis, with some focused on individuals and others on particular topics. Together we hope they provide a valuable historical narrative and much interesting reading.
A printed copy can be ordered for 36 euro to cover printing and mailing costs.
Order and prepay your printed copy by completing the info on this page..
Or you can also download a PDF for free after submitting your email.
In 1919, shortly after the end of World War I, a small number of countries created the International Research Council and, with it, four scientific Unions, of which one was the Union Internationale de Radiotélégraphie Scientifique. The first General Assembly was held in 1922, and in 1928 the Union changed its name to the Union Radioscientifique Internationale (URSI) or the International Union of Radio Science.
The Radio Science Bulletin (published quarterly in March, June, September and December) contains scientific articles covering the fields of interest of the ten scientific commissions of URSI. Emphasis lies on non-specialised contributions that are oriented towards the radioscientist community.
In 1919, shortly after the end of World War I, a small number of countries created the International Research Council and, with it, four scientific Unions, of which one was the Union Internationale de Radiotélégraphie Scientifique. The first General Assembly was held in 1922, and in 1928 the Union changed its name to the Union Radioscientifique Internationale (URSI) or the International Union of Radio Science.