In September 2005, the laboratory became the first academic EPC/RFID research laboratory worldwide to receive the EPCglobal Performance Test Center accreditation. EPCglobal Inc. is a global not-for-profit standards organization commercializing the trademarked Electronic Product Code and RFID worldwide. In 2007, the University of Arkansas RFID Research Center — along with research centers in Germany and Italy — founded the Global RF Lab Alliance, a confederation of radio-frequency-focused laboratories from around the globe. The alliance's objective is to provide a mechanism for communication and research collaboration among the radio-frequency labs. It recently established an academic journal, International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications.