核物理A專注于核和強子物理領域，包括以下幾個部分:核結構和動力學;中高能重離子物理學;強子物理;電磁和弱相互作用;核天體物理學。重點放在原創研究論文上。一些經過仔細挑選和審查的會議記錄作為該期刊的組成部分發表。關于核物理A所涵蓋主題的會議論文集發表在(可單獨獲得的)《核物理和粒子物理論文集》雜志上。

Nuclear Physics A focuses on the domain of nuclear and hadronic physics and includes the following subsections: Nuclear Structure and Dynamics; Intermediate and High Energy Heavy Ion Physics; Hadronic Physics; Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions; Nuclear Astrophysics. The emphasis is on original research papers. A number of carefully selected and reviewed conference proceedings are published as an integral part of the journal.Conference proceedings on the topics covered by Nuclear Physics A are published in the (separately available) journal Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings.