Radiochimica Acta publishes original papers and review articles on chemical aspects of nuclear science and technology such as: chemistry of nuclear reactions including heavy ion reactions; radiochemically determined nuclear data for applications; chemical effects of nuclear transformations; radiation chemistry; chemistry of the actinides, transactinides and other radioelements; radioanalytical chemistry; radiopharmaceutical chemistry; scientific and technological applications of radionuclides, stable isotopes and nuclear methods in all fields; environmental and ecological studies using radiochemical techniques; chemistry of the nuclear fuel cycle (especially partitioning) and; chemistry of radionuclides in geomedia (especially speciation, migration, etc.).

放射化學學報發表了關于核科學和技術的化學方面的原始論文和評論文章，如：核反應的化學，包括重離子反應；用于應用的放射性測定的核數據；核轉化的化學效應；輻射化學；亞硝酸酯的化學，放射性化合物和其他放射性元素；放射性分析化學；放射性藥物化學；放射性核素、穩定同位素和核方法在所有領域的科學和技術應用；利用放射性化學技術進行環境和生態研究；核燃料循環化學（特別是分區）和；地衣中放射性核素的化學（特別是形態、遷移等）。