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Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1994

ISSN2059-7983eISSN2059-7983

SJR Q1✓ 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?

124

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 102d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

1.872

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.029

Total Worksi

1,162

Total Citationsi

38,094

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Crystallography; Structural Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,162

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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?

2059-7983 / 2059-7983

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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

120

9.8k

2019

134

2.1k

2020

144

2.1k

2021

126

1.6k

2022

100

1.6k

2023

456

2024

128

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.

Structural BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiophysicsCrystallography

Scopus Categories

Structural Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Structure and FunctionProtein Structure and DynamicsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemical and Molecular ResearchBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyEnzyme Production and CharacterizationPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology

Is Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology: 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 D: Structural Biology?

Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology 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 2.81.

Is Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology?