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Crystal Growth and Design

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1528-7505

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.62

H-Indexi

186

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.901

Total Worksi

17,237

Total Citationsi

524,245

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Condensed Matter Physics; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyMonthly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,237

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-7505

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

856

19k

2019

858

18k

2020

776

13k

2021

772

9.6k

2022

933

8.8k

2023

6.7k

2024

1.1k

2.5k

2025

485

121

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryCrystallographyMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crystallography and molecular interactionsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCrystallization and Solubility StudiesMagnetism in coordination complexesCrystal structures of chemical compoundsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionZnO doping and propertiesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Frequently asked questions about Crystal Growth and Design

Is Crystal Growth and Design a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Crystal Growth and Design: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Crystal Growth and Design?

Crystal Growth and Design is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.22.

Is Crystal Growth and Design indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Crystal Growth and Design is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Crystal Growth and Design?