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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #13,024Hybrid

Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA CRYSTALLOGR A
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Identifier (ISSN):2053-2733(Print)
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Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.1↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances

WoS Q3
148117.9320181.8820191.9620202.2920212.3320221.820231.920241.820252.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.449
#13,024

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
96

96 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate10.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
53articles/year
48.18% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances publishes articles reporting advances in the theory and practice of all areas of crystallography in the broadest sense. As well as traditional crystallography, this includes nanocrystals, metacrystals, amorphous materials, quasicrystals, synchrotron and XFEL studies, coherent scattering, diffraction imaging, time-resolved studies and the structure of strain and defects in materials. The journal has two parts, a rapid-publication Advances section and the traditional Foundations section. Articles for the Advances section are of particularly high value and impact. They receive expedited treatment and may be highlighted by an accompanying scientific commentary article and a press release. Further details are given in the November 2013 Editorial. The central themes of the journal are, on the one hand, experimental and theoretical studies of the properties and arrangements of atoms, ions and molecules in condensed matter, periodic, quasiperiodic or amorphous, ideal or real, and, on the other, the theoretical and experimental aspects of the various methods to determine these properties and arrangements.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry80.4%Materials science72.3%Physics70.9%Organic chemistry52.9%Quantum mechanics51.2%Biology43.7%Crystallography43.1%Engineering34.2%Computer science31.1%Biochemistry30.4%Optics30.4%Genetics22.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q3
Rank162/250
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Q3
Rank17/31
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank121/251
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Q3
Rank17/31
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

20 year
2026Latest
IF2.1
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF1.8
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2023
IF1.8
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2022
IF2.331
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #13,024Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998, 2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.449

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.38

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,157 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations199
3-Year Documents153
Citable Documents152

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate18.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2
Inorganic ChemistryQ2
BiochemistryQ3
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3
Structural BiologyQ4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Materials Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances (abbr: ACTA CRYSTALLOGR A, ISSN: 2053-2733) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of CHEMISTRY, published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.449 (Q2), an H-index of 96.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 53 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,157 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
2 ABBEY SQ, CHESTER, ENGLAND, CH1 2HU

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30