Journal profile · CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Crystal Research and Technology
ISSN 1521-4079 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · GERMANY
Crystal Research and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.12; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,500; median 163 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Crystal Research and Technology is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, together about 22.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Crystal Research and Technology is a pure online Journal (since 2012). Crystal Research and Technology is an international journal examining all aspects of research within experimental, industrial, and theoretical crystallography. The journal covers the relevant aspects of crystal growth techniques and phenomena (including bulk growth, thin films) modern crystalline materials (e.g. smart materials, nanocrystals, quasicrystals, liquid crystals) industrial crystallisation application of crystals in materials science, electronics, data storage, and optics experimental, simulation and theoretical studies of the structural properties of crystals crystallographic computing ISSN: Previously 0232-1300 (print). 1521-4079 (online). Currently 12 issues per year. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef, PubMed, or ISI Web of Knowledge), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "Cryst. Res. Technol." (punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science9.8%
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyMaterials Science6.4%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering6.3%
- X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMaterials Science6.1%
- Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchMaterials Science5.1%
- Solidification and crystal growth phenomenaMaterials Science5.1%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science4.9%
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,294OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 92Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 133,780Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,933 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 26 | 29 |
| 2025 | 117 | 41 | 194 |
| 2024 | 131 | 62 | 404 |
| 2023 | 171 | 85 | 883 |
| 2022 | 147 | 18 | 909 |
| 2021 | 140 | 22 | 755 |
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 Crossref · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (237 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 / EUR 2,910 / GBP 2,380 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1521-4079
- Print ISSN
- 0232-1300
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Crystal Research and Technology
What CAS zone is Crystal Research and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Crystal Research and Technology is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Crystallography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Crystal Research and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.12; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Crystal Research and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 117–196 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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 Research and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Crystal Research and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Crystal Research and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Crystal Research and Technology is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .