Journal profile · Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Powder Diffraction
ISSN 0885-7156 · eISSN 1945-7413 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Powder Diffraction: CAS Zone 4 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of Powder Diffraction on completion of Volume 40 / 2025. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Powder Diffraction is published by Cambridge University Press 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 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Crystallography and molecular interactions, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of Powder Diffraction on completion of Volume 40 / 2025. For all new submissions to Powder Diffraction, please contact the International Centre for Diffraction Data. For all Volume 40 / 2025 subscription inquiries, please contact our Customer Services team at journals@cambridge.org. Back content is retained on Core to fulfil our perpetual access obligations to previous subscribers only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMaterials Science25.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry6.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science5.6%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.1%
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 | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | 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 | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
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 | Materials Science, Characterization & Testing | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 15Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 611OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,502 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 54 | 8 |
| 2024 | 61 | 46 | 341 |
| 2023 | 52 | 34 | 100 |
| 2022 | 56 | 31 | 75 |
| 2021 | 71 | 32 | 87 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0885-7156
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-7413
- Society / sponsor
- International Centre for Diffraction Data
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Powder Diffraction
What CAS zone is Powder Diffraction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Powder Diffraction is in Zone 4 of Materials Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Characterization & Testing. 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 Powder Diffraction?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.53; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Powder Diffraction?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Powder Diffraction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Powder Diffraction is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Powder Diffraction open access, and what is the APC?
Powder Diffraction is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .