  Scattering of anisotropic radiation by atoms, ions or molecules is sufficient
to generate linear polarization observable in stars and planets atmospheres,
circumstellar environments, and in particular in the Sun's atmosphere. This
kind of polarization is called scattering polarization (SP) or second solar
spectrum (SSS) if it is formed near the limb of the solar photosphere.
Generation of linear SP can typically be reached more easily than circular SP.
Interestingly, the later is often absent in observations and theories.
Intrigued by this, we propose to demonstrate how circular SP can be created by
anisotropic collisions if a magnetic field is present. We also demonstrate how
anisotropic collisions can result in the creation of circular SP if the
radiation field is anisotropic. We show that under certain conditions, linear
SP creation is accompanied by the emergence of circular SP which can be useful
for diagnostics of solar and astrophysical plasmas. We treat an example and
calculate the density matrix elements of tensorial order $k\!=\!1$ which are
directly associated with the presence of circular SP. This work should
encourage theoretical and observational research to be increasingly oriented
towards circular SP profiles in addition to linear SP in order to improve our
analysis tools of astrophysical and solar observations.
