Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
CrystEngComm
ISSN 1466-8033 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1999
CrystEngComm: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 52 days to acceptance (22 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 908 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CrystEngComm is published by Royal Society of Chemistry and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Crystallography and molecular interactions and Magnetism in coordination complexes, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CrystEngComm is the forum for the design and understanding of crystalline materials. We welcome studies on the investigation of molecular behaviour within crystals, control of nucleation and crystal growth, engineering of crystal structures, and construction of crystalline materials with tuneable properties and functions. We publish hypothesis-driven research into how crystal design affects… phase transitional behaviourspolymorphismmorphology controlsolid state reactivity (crystal-crystal, solution-crystal and gas-crystal reactions)optoelectronicsferroelectric materialsnon-linear opticsmolecular and bulk magnetismconductivity and quantum computingcatalysisabsorption and desorptionmechanical properties Guidance on materials and techniques of interest is given below: Materials of interestcrystalline organic and inorganic compoundsMOFs and coordination polymerscovalent organic frameworksnanocrystalshost-guest systemsmulti-component molecular materialspeptides and biomacromoleculesliquid crystals Techniques and methodssingle-crystal and powder X-ray diffractionelectron diffraction crystallographyneutron diffraction crystallographysolid-state spectroscopy, spectrometry, and microscopymodelling and data miningempirical, semi-empirical and ab-initio theoretical evaluationsAll papers should involve the use or development of a design or optimisation strategy. Routine structural reports or crystal morphology descriptions, even when combined with an analysis of properties or potential applications, are generally considered to be outside the scope of the journal and are unlikely to be accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Christian DoonanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry17.4%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry12.5%
- Magnetism in coordination complexesMaterials Science8.4%
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science4.8%
- Crystal structures of chemical compoundsChemistry4.5%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.1%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science3.4%
- Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesChemistry3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Crystallography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 740LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,914 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 565 | 168 | 197 |
| 2025 | 908 | 346 | 2,002 |
| 2024 | 841 | 270 | 3,559 |
| 2023 | 809 | 264 | 4,945 |
| 2022 | 1,009 | 143 | 8,963 |
| 2021 | 1,012 | 112 | 11,830 |
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
52 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 40 days – 81 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (22 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 53 days
- Sample
- 22 articles with submission and acceptance dates (22 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 2.1 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | GBP 3,100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentsCrystEngComm publishes: Communications Full papers Highlights Tutorial Reviews CommentsLength not stated
- communicationsCrystEngComm publishes: Communications Full papers Highlights Tutorial Reviews CommentsLength not stated
- full papersCrystEngComm publishes: Communications Full papers Highlights Tutorial Reviews CommentsLength not stated
- highlightsCrystEngComm publishes: Communications Full papers Highlights Tutorial Reviews CommentsLength not stated
- tutorialls granted prior to publication. Length Tutorial Reviews should be no more than 10,000 words in length (about 18 typeset pages), excluding references, bmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- tutorial reviewsCrystEngComm publishes: Communications Full papers Highlights Tutorial Reviews CommentsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Highlights are normally by invitation only, however suggestions are welcome and enquiries, along with a brief synopsis and author credentials, should be directed to the Editors-in-Chief at [email protected]. Readers may nominate themselves, or others, to write a Highlight. Suitable authors will have an established publication record of primary research articles in the topic in question.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
In accordance with our policy on Conflicts of interest please ensure that a conflicts of interest statement is included in your manuscript. This statement is required for all submitted manuscripts. If no conflicts exist, please state that ‘There are no conflicts to declare’.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement (DAS) required for all articles Model summary
A data availability statement (DAS) is required to be submitted alongside all articles. Please see the submit section of these guidelines for more details and examples of suitable statements you can use.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Using images and copyright
Any images that are used should be numerically referenced in the figure caption. If your work is solely for your course, and will not be published publicly, you don’t need to obtain copyright permission. If you are preparing an article to be published you will have to obtain copyright permission. The publisher/copyright owner of the image will need to be contacted and asked for their process for r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We offer industry-standard Creative Commons licensing for open access publication in all of our journals. These licences have more flexible terms for reuse and distribution of a work than a standard licence to publish, enabling our authors to fulfil funding body requirements. We offer a choice of two Creative Commons licences. Authors may select the appropriate licence according to their funding b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Transparent peer review
Transparent peer review available (opt-in) Model summary
In the interest of transparency and open science, transparent peer review is where the editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments and authors’ response for all versions of the manuscript are published alongside the article under an Open Access Creative Commons licence (CC-BY) . You can see some examples here: Transparent peer review example oneTransparent peer review example twoTransparent peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint servers (for example, ChemRxiv, arXiv)
ChemRxiv & bioRxiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the word “preprint” and the DOI (including version number). S. Bhattacharjee, S. P. Chaudhary and S. Bhattacharyya, ChemRxiv, 2019, preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.9794270.v1 arXiv: The citation should include the author(s), the name of the preprint server, the year, the article number and th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1466-8033
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CrystEngComm
What CAS zone is CrystEngComm in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CrystEngComm is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Crystallography / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CrystEngComm?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at CrystEngComm?
Based on the dates recorded on 22 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 52 days (interquartile range 40–81 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.1 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of CrystEngComm?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of CrystEngComm based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CrystEngComm?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CrystEngComm is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CrystEngComm open access, and what is the APC?
CrystEngComm is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .