Journal of Applied Crystallography

Journal of Applied Crystallography
Title	Journal of Applied Crystallography
Abbreviation	J. Appl. Cryst.
Discipline	Crystallography
Publisher	International Union of Crystallography
Country	United Kingdom
History	1968–present
Frequency	Bimonthly
Issn	0021-8898

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Journal of Applied Crystallography The Journal of Applied Crystallography is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1968 and published by the International Union of Crystallography. It focuses on experimental and methodological advances in crystallography and diffraction as applied to materials studied at academic institutions, national laboratories and industrial research centers such as CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The journal serves communities linked to facilities like the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Diamond Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Institut Laue-Langevin and MAX IV Laboratory.

History

The journal was founded in the late 1960s amid expanding use of X-ray techniques at institutions including Stanford University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Chicago. Early editorial leadership included figures associated with organizations such as the Royal Society, the Royal Institution and the British Crystallographic Association. Over ensuing decades it reflected developments tied to projects and facilities like the Manhattan Project legacy instrumentation, the rise of synchrotron projects exemplified by DESY, and international collaborations coordinated through bodies such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research and the International Council for Science.

The journal publishes research on experimental techniques and instrumentation with applications to structural problems encountered at universities and research centers such as Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, California Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Topics include X-ray diffraction studies relevant to projects at National Institute of Standards and Technology, neutron scattering experiments conducted at facilities like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and computational analyses connected to initiatives at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Coverage spans methods used in contexts associated with the Royal Institute of Technology, École Normale Supérieure, Technische Universität München, ETH Zurich and Università di Bologna.

The journal is issued by the International Union of Crystallography with an editorial board comprising researchers affiliated with organizations including University of California, Berkeley, University of Tokyo, Peking University, University of Toronto and University of Melbourne. Publication frequency is bimonthly, with policies influenced by standards endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics and indexing arrangements coordinated with entities such as the Institute for Scientific Information and the Library of Congress. Publishers and society arrangements have involved collaborations with national academies like the Royal Society of Chemistry and international publishers connected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization framework.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major services used by researchers at institutions including Google Scholar citations, the Science Citation Index, Scopus and subject-specific resources used by personnel at National Institutes of Health, European Bioinformatics Institute and the Max Planck Society. Coverage ensures discoverability alongside journals from publishers such as Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, American Chemical Society and Springer Nature, and integration with databases maintained by organizations like the Wellcome Trust and the National Science Foundation.

Notable contributions include methodological papers that influenced experiments at large facilities including CERN and DESY, instrumental descriptions used at the Institut Laue-Langevin and algorithmic advances adopted by groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. Several highly cited articles have been used in research programs at universities such as University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Manchester, Seoul National University and University of Sydney. The journal’s impact informs standards referenced by committees associated with awards like the Copley Medal and institutions like the Royal Society.

Access models have included subscription arrangements common to publishers used by organizations such as Wiley-Blackwell, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, alongside open-access options aligned with mandates from funders like the European Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the National Institutes of Health. Content is available to users at academic libraries such as the Bodleian Library, the Library of Congress and national research libraries across countries including France, Germany, Japan, China and Australia.