In recent years, with continuous breakthroughs in controlled nuclear fusion experiments and ongoing developments in hardware technologies, such as high-temperature superconductors, companies and investments globally dedicated to exploring the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion have been emerging. The realization of commercially viable controlled nuclear fusion for power generation is becoming increasingly achievable. However, numerous scientific, engineering, and technological challenges persist in achieving controlled nuclear fusion processes and converting them into usable forms of energy. These challenges include plasma instability, thermodynamic and kinetic issues, energy balance problems, material constraints, magnetic and inertial confinement methods, and more.

Advanced nuclear power generation technology has always been a crucial section of "Southern Energy Construction." We have previously published several special issues on nuclear power generation technology and controlled nuclear fusion power engineering technology. Against this backdrop, the academic journal "Southern Energy Construction" collaborates with the "Nuclear Science and Techniques " EI journal "Nuclear Techniques" to plan a special issue on "Controlled Nuclear Fusion Engineering Technology". This special issue has enlisted Associate Professor Wang Zhibin from the Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology of the Sun Yat-sen University and Researcher Xu Min from the Southwestern Institute of Physics as contributing editors. It also includes experts such as Associate Researcher Wang Huihui from the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Researcher Zhang Zhonglin from Harbin Institute of Technology, Associate Researcher Jiang Min and Assistant Researcher Gong Shaobo from the Southwestern Institute of Physics as guest editors. The special issue is scheduled for publication in May 2024, aiming to actively explore the trial verification and results transformation of "industry, academia, research, and application" in the academic and engineering fields, promoting the scientific dissemination and academic exchange of nuclear fusion technology.

All submissions to this special issue will strictly adhere to international conventions and undergo a peer-review process. Submissions in either Chinese or English are accepted, and outstanding English submissions will be recommended to the SCI journal "Nuclear Science and Techniques," while excellent Chinese submissions will be recommended to the EI journal "Nuclear Techniques " and the Scopus journal "Southern Energy Construction". The final inclusion and publication of manuscripts will be jointly determined by the contributing editors of the Controlled Nuclear Fusion Special Issue, the editorial offices of "Nuclear Techniques," and "Southern Energy Construction". All papers will be formally submitted for inclusion in international databases such as SCI, EI, Scopus, DOAJ, etc. Importantly, "Southern Energy Construction" does not charge any page fees, and generous contribution fees are offered.

Author remuneration: We sincerely welcome you and your team to contribute papers or recommend excellent submissions for our special issue. Articles published in our journal are exempt from review and page fees, and we offer substantial author remuneration (special expert remuneration: 1000~2000 yuan, Paper funded by provincial or ministerial-level grants: 1000 yuan, regular paper remuneration: 300~500 yuan).

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Contributing Editors:

Wang Zhibin

（Sun Yat-sen University, China）

Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University. Graduated from the Department of Engineering Physics at Tsinghua University in 2013, obtaining a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Technology Engineering. Subsequently, joined the National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure Construction Command of Harbin Institute of Technology, actively participating in the preliminary planning, approval, feasibility study, initial design, and detailed design of the first national major science and technology project “Space Environment Ground Simulation Device” National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure in the Northeast region. Currently serving as the Chief Scientist for the National Magnetic Confinement Nuclear Fusion Energy Research and Development Project, a youth project. At Sun Yat-sen University. additionally, holds the position of Deputy Director at the Base Department of the Office of Scientific Research & Development and Assistant to the Dean at the Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology.

Xu Min

（Southwestern Institute of Physics, China）

Researcher and Ph.D. Supervisor at the Southwestern Institute of Physics, China National Nuclear Corporation. In 2019, selected as a leading figure in science and technology innovation under the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program" and a technology leader within the China National Nuclear Corporation. In 2022, appointed as the Chief Engineer of the Institute. Previously served as a committee member of the ITER International Science and Technology Advisory Committee, chairman of several significant conferences including the Fusion Demonstration Reactor Technology Conference and the Fusion Data Analysis Technology Conference at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Currently holds positions as the Deputy Director of the International Tokamak Transport Physics Group, member of the China-Europe Magnetic Confinement Fusion Strategic Partnership Joint Working Group, director of the Sichuan Nuclear Society, deputy director of the Professional Committee on Nuclear Fusion and Low-Temperature Plasma Applications, and editorial board member for Nuclear Fusion and Review of Modern Plasma Physics.

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Date:

Submission Deadline: 15 April 2024

Publication Date: May 2024

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All submissions will strictly adhere to international conventions and undergo a peer-review process. The final publication decisions for accepted manuscripts will be made jointly by the editorial teams of "Nuclear Techniques," "Southern Energy Construction," and the Contributing Editors. Submissions in either Chinese or English are accepted, and outstanding English submissions will be recommended for publication in the SCI journal "Nuclear Science and Techniques."

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About the journal：

"Southern Energy Construction" is recognized by the National Press and Publication Administration of China as a second batch of academic journals (Energy and Power Engineering Discipline, Q2 area, bimonthly, CNKI JIF=1.253). It is a China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) network-first journal (CAJ-N), a globally open-access international academic journal on clean energy and power technology. The journal is committed to presenting authoritative insights from experts on the low-carbon and clean energy transition under the "Dual Carbon" goals.

The journal has been included in the China Association for Science and Technology's "General Catalog of High-Quality Science and Technology Journals", recognized as an outstanding journal in Guangdong Province for the sixth consecutive year. It has also been selected for the first and second rounds of the China Association for Science and Technology's "Bilingual Communication Project for Scientific and Technological Journals." Additionally, it is indexed in internationally renowned databases such as Scopus, DOAJ, among others.

Advanced nuclear power generation technology has consistently been one of the important sections of "Southern Energy Construction". The journal has previously published several special issues on nuclear power generation technology and controlled nuclear fusion power engineering technology. Notably, the cover and papers from the Controlled Nuclear Fusion Power Engineering Technology Special Issue in the second edition of 2022 were selected for the inaugural "Bilingual Communication Project for Scientific and Technological Journals" organized by the China Association for Science and Technology in 2023.

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