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Crystals

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2010

ISSN2073-4352eISSN2073-4352

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.497

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

10,678

Total Citationsi

116,368

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,678

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2073-4352 / 2073-4352

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

671

11k

2019

1.2k

20k

2020

1.6k

23k

2021

1.9k

19k

2022

1.7k

14k

2023

1.1k

5.6k

2024

1.1k

2.4k

2025

398

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Inorganic ChemistryQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

CrystallographyMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Inorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crystallography and molecular interactionsAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsZnO doping and propertiesMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesCrystallization and Solubility StudiesAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsMagnetism in coordination complexes

Frequently asked questions about Crystals

Is Crystals a predatory journal?

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

Crystals 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 2.71.

Is Crystals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Crystals?