Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Crystal Growth & Design
ISSN 1528-7483 · eISSN 1528-7505 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2001
Crystal Growth & Design: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.58; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 84 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 1,113 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Crystal Growth & Design is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crystallography and molecular interactions, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Crystallization and Solubility Studies, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of Crystal Growth & Design is to stimulate cross fertilization of knowledge among scientists and engineers working in the fields of crystal growth, crystal engineering, and the industrial application of crystalline materials and molecular assemblies. Crystal Growth & Design publishes theoretical and experimental studies of the physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes related to the design, growth, and application of crystalline materials. Synergistic approaches originating from different disciplines and technologies and integrating the fields of crystal growth, crystal engineering, intermolecular interactions, and industrial application are encouraged. Contributions emphasizing the fundamental concepts of crystal growth or molecular assembly and supporting further understanding of the relationship between assembly conditions and resulting properties or function of the material are highlighted. The journal does not publish routine reports of new material morphologies unless the morphology leads to significantly improved function or properties.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry16%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry15.3%
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science12%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science7.7%
- Crystal structures of chemical compoundsChemistry4%
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionMaterials Science3.4%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science3.1%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,932OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,046LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 724 | 159 | 367 |
| 2025 | 1,113 | 280 | 3,455 |
| 2024 | 1,014 | 288 | 7,647 |
| 2023 | 938 | 298 | 9,492 |
| 2022 | 773 | 211 | 10,137 |
| 2021 | 780 | 184 | 14,078 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (150 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1528-7483
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-7505
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 18 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Crystal Growth & Design
What CAS zone is Crystal Growth & Design in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Crystal Growth & Design is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Crystallography / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Crystal Growth & Design?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.58; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 190.
How long does peer review take at Crystal Growth & Design?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 54–127 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Crystal Growth & Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Crystal Growth & Design is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Crystal Growth & Design open access, and what is the APC?
Crystal Growth & Design is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .