Journal profile · Chemistry-Inorganic Chemistry
IUCrData
ISSN 2414-3146 · International Union of Crystallography · United Kingdom
IUCrData: fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 14 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 137 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IUCrData is published by International Union of Crystallography. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crystal structures of chemical compounds, Synthesis and biological activity and Crystallography and molecular interactions, together about 52% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is a fully open-access journal that focuses on data publication in structural science. It facilitates the rapid publication of two types of articles, Raw Data Letters and Data Reports. Raw Data Letters are short descriptions of crystallographic raw data sets in the biological, chemical or materials science fields, emphasising features of the data that could be of interest to methods and software developers or may be relevant to the structural interpretation. Data Reports describe the crystal structures of inorganic, metal-organic or organic compounds including a data validation report, figures and a concise description of the structure. IUCrData also actively explores alternative forms of data publication, such as powder or electron diffraction data, to serve the structural science community and welcomes suggestions from prospective authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry-Inorganic Chemistry
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, United States 3, Germany 1, Spain 1, Netherlands 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crystal structures of chemical compoundsChemistry29.6%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry13.5%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry9%
- Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMedicine7.7%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry4.9%
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemistry4.6%
- Synthesis of Organic CompoundsMedicine4.4%
- Fluorine in Organic ChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,110 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 91 | 2 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 24 |
| 2024 | 125 | 125 | 52 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | 145 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 215 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 228 |
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
14 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 7 days – 25 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 22 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (264 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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 300 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted2
- data reportsData Reports describe crystal structures of inorganic, metal-organic or organic compounds.Length not stated
- raw data lettersRaw Data Letters publish short descriptions of crystallographic raw data sets in the biological, chemical or materials science fieldsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Data availability
FAIR principles adherence Model summary
The journal adheres to the FAIR principles, for which the correctness and completeness of the metadata are crucial.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 2.5. Author's warranty and ethical considerations
The submission of an article is taken as an implicit guarantee that the work is original, that it is the author(s) own work, that all authors are aware of and concur with the submission, that all workers involved in the study are listed as authors or given proper credit in the Acknowledgements, that the manuscript has not already been published (in any language or medium), and that it is not being…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY open-access licence Model summary
Authors will not be asked to transfer copyright to the IUCr, but will instead be asked to agree during article submission to an open-access licence. This licence is identical to the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 5.5. Open access
Fully open-access journal focusing on data publication in structural science. Model summary
IUCrData is an open-access publication. The costs of peer review, of production, and of online hosting and archiving will be met by charging an open-access fee to authors. Authors will be asked to pay an open-access fee upon acceptance of their article for publication. Authors from developing countries may apply for their open-access fees to be waived. Waiver requests should be made before submiss…
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
- International Union of Crystallography
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2414-3146
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IUCrData
How long does peer review take at IUCrData?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 14 days (interquartile range 7–25 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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 IUCrData?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Author–date. 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 IUCrData based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), United States (3) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IUCrData?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IUCrData is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IUCrData open access, and what is the APC?
IUCrData is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .