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Journal of Applied Crystallography

International Union of Crystallography · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-8898

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.971

H-Indexi

263

SNIPi

2.455

Total Worksi

10,592

Total Citationsi

682,336

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 216 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications10,592

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Union of Crystallography

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8898

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

183

2019

196

3.9k

2020

201

7.4k

2021

192

2.8k

2022

204

1.4k

2023

218

1.2k

2024

225

460

2025

135

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyNuclear Physics and ApplicationsEnzyme Structure and FunctionAdvanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesCrystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsCrystallography and Radiation PhenomenaCrystallography and molecular interactionsProtein Structure and Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Crystallography

Is Journal of Applied Crystallography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Crystallography: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Crystallography?

Journal of Applied Crystallography is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.971.

Is Journal of Applied Crystallography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Crystallography is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Crystallography?