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Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN2053-2733eISSN2053-2733

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.449

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.906

Total Worksi

14,122

Total Citationsi

41,151

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Condensed Matter Physics; Inorganic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Structural Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,122

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2053-2733 / 2053-2733

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

1.3k

2019

305

555

2020

1.6k

640

2021

1.1k

358

2022

1.9k

312

2023

743

131

2024

2025

544

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Inorganic ChemistryQ2

BiochemistryQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Structural BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryCrystallography

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryStructural BiologyMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Inorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyEnzyme Structure and FunctionCrystallography and molecular interactionsCrystallization and Solubility StudiesAdvanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesProtein Structure and DynamicsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Frequently asked questions about Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances

Is Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances?

Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances 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 0.11.

Is Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.