Journal profile · Crystallography
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE
ISSN 0044-2968 · Walter de Gruyter GmbH · GERMANY · Monthly
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE: impact factor 4 (journal website); subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crystal structures of chemical compounds, Crystal Structures and Properties and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, together about 61.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal The current volume of Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials is open access via Subscribe to Open (S2O). All accepted articles will be published under a Creative Commons license at no cost to authors. Learn more about De Gruyter Brill’s Subscribe to Open program.ObjectiveZeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials was founded in 1877 by Paul von Groth and is today one of the world’s oldest scientific journals. It offers a place for researchers to present results of their theoretical experiment al crystallographic studies. The journal presents significant results on structures and on properties of organic/inorganic substances with crystalline character, periodically ordered, modulated or quasicrystalline on static and dynamic phenomena applying the various methods of diffraction, spectroscopy and microscopy.TopicsGeneral AspectsInorganic Crystal StructuresOrganic and Metalorganic (including Biological)Crystal StructuresTechnological AspectsComputer ProgramsInstrumentationMaterial PropertiesArticle formatsLetters, Reviews, Original Papers, Discussions, Book ReviewsInformation on submission process Your Benefits Your benefits:State-of-the art research results Theoretical and experimental approach High quality peer-review History Founded in 1877 by Paul von Groth Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials is one of the world’s oldest scientific journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Crystallography
Editor-in-chief Rainer PöttgenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crystal structures of chemical compoundsChemistry26.3%
- Crystal Structures and PropertiesMaterials Science18.8%
- X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMaterials Science16.8%
- Crystallography and molecular interactionsChemistry7.1%
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyMaterials Science6%
- Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
- Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Science3.3%
- Inorganic Chemistry and MaterialsChemistry3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inorganic Chemistry | Q2 | 46/69 | 34th |
| Condensed Matter Physics | Q2 | 201/397 | 49th |
| General Materials Science | Q2 | 218/439 | 50th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIECASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
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 (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,363OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 596 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 886 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,079 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,072 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,131 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,326 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0044-2968
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE
What is the impact factor of ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.47, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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.
Which databases index ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE?
The journal's website lists SCIE, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE open access, and what is the APC?
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .