IUCrJ

International Union of Crystallography · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN2052-2525eISSN2052-2525

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

1.061

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.067

Total Worksi

1,180

Total Citationsi

29,867

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.52

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); Biochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,180

Publisher OrgInternational Union of Crystallography

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2052-2525 / 2052-2525

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, PMC, Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

127

3.6k

2019

123

3.4k

2020

162

1.6k

2021

921

2022

779

2023

665

2024

138

2025

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)Q1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

BiochemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryCrystallographyMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsBiochemistryMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Structure and FunctionCrystallography and molecular interactionsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyProtein Structure and DynamicsAdvanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesCrystallization and Solubility StudiesElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials

Frequently asked questions about IUCrJ

Is IUCrJ a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IUCrJ: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 IUCrJ?

IUCrJ 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 3.52.

Is IUCrJ indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IUCrJ is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.