The scope covers all aspects of the theory and application of plasma science. It includes the following areas: magnetohydrodynamics; thermionics and plasma diodes; basic plasma phenomena; gaseous electronics; microwave/plasma interaction; electron, ion, and plasma sources; space plasmas; intense electron and ion beams; laser-plasma interactions; plasma diagnostics; plasma chemistry and processing; solid-state plasmas; plasma heating; plasma for controlled fusion research; high energy density plasmas; industrial/commercial applications of plasma physics; plasma waves and instabilities; and high power microwave and submillimeter wave generation.

范圍涵蓋等離子體科學理論和應用的各個方面。它包括以下幾個方面:磁鈴動力學;熱電子學和等離子體二極管;基本的等離子體現象;氣態的電器;微波/等離子體相互作用;電子、離子和等離子體源;空間等離子體;強電子和離子束;激光等離子體相互作用;等離子體診斷;等離子體化學與加工;固態等離子體;等離子體加熱;用于受控聚變研究的等離子體;高能密度等離子體;等離子體物理的工業/商業應用;等離子體波與不穩定性;以及高功率微波和亞毫米波的產生。