Our magazinedevelops comprehensive communication within the lighting community, providing opportunities for discussion and free expression of opinions of specialists of different profiles;contributes to the convergence of science and engineering practice, the search for opportunities for the application of research results in lighting and technological applications of light;keeps the scientific community up to date with the latest advances in the theory of the light field, providing readers with operational professional information;initiates international cooperation, promotes and distributes the results of Russian authors in the international professional community;provides equal opportunities for authors from different regions of Russia and other countries.The journal publishes articles in the following areas:visual and non-visual effects of radiation on humans;light field theory;photometry and colorimetry;sources of light;ballasts;light devices, their design and production technology;lighting and irradiation installation;light signaling;methods of mathematical modeling of light devices and installations;problems of energy saving in lighting, installation and operation of lighting installations;modern production technologies of lighting products for lighting control systems;innovative design solutions;innovations in lighting and lighting design;the study of the effect on plants and animals, problems of using light in medicine;problems of disinfection of premises, water and smell elimination with the help of technology of UV radiation using;problems of light in the ocean and space.