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IUCr Journals are internationally recognised, peer-reviewed journals covering every major area of crystallography and structural science. Our portfolio includes open access and hybrid journals, providing authors with rigorous peer review, expert editorial support and rapid, high-quality publication.
We champion Open Science by encouraging the sharing of research data, methods and software to improve transparency, reproducibility and long-term access to scientific knowledge.
As a not-for-profit scientific publisher, every article published with the IUCr helps support the global structural science community. Publishing income is reinvested into conferences, workshops, education, outreach, visiting professorships, scientific prizes and initiatives that advance crystallography worldwide.
Explore our journals below to find the best home for your research or discover the latest Special Issues showcasing emerging topics across structural science.
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Special Issues
Quantum Crystallography
Marking the centenary of quantum mechanics, this special issue showcases research at the interface of quantum theory and crystallography, reflecting a century of scientific advances driven by their enduring connection.
CryoEM in the fast lane of structural biology
A collection of articles celebrating ten years of frontier cryoEM papers in IUCrJ.
Crystal growth and related characterization
This special issue highlights current advances in the growth, structural characterization and properties of functional single crystals. Contributions include the determination of complex crystal structures, the growth of previously unavailable materials, and the production of larger, higher-quality crystals for technological applications. Together, the articles demonstrate how crystal growth supports both fundamental research and the development of new and improved technologies.
Best practice in crystallography series
An occasional series of invited lead articles on a general 'how to do or why to do' theme.
This special collection brings together expert guidance on the methods and applications of modern crystallography. Covering topics from crystal growth and photocrystallography to structure determination and crystallographic analysis, the series promotes excellence in both the practice and reporting of structural science while providing practical resources for researchers at every career stage.
16th International Conference on Quasicrystals
The articles in this virtual special issue represent highlights of the 16th International Conference on Quasicrystals, held at Institut Jean Lamour, Nancy, France from 22 to 27 June 2025
50th Anniversary of the Stanford SSRL synchrotron radiation and protein crystallography initiative led by Keith Hodgson
SAS2024
The articles in this virtual special issue represent some highlights of the 19th International Small Angle Scattering Conference (SAS2024), held at the Taipei International Convention Center, Taiwan, from 3 to 8 November 2024.
Advances in electron diffraction for structural characterization
This collection will highlight recent advances in the technique and attempt to lay groundwork in establishing crystallographically sound standards and best practices for data collection and structural interpretation.
Empowering education through structural genomics
This focused issue of Acta Cryst. Section F features 16 articles authored by early-career researchers, including undergraduates and high-school students. Fifteen of the articles are based on protein structures provided by the Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease (SSGCID). This consortium has deposited over 1800 structures in the Protein Data Bank since its foundation in 2007. While many of these structures previously lacked corresponding publications, a recent initiative by SSGCID has used them as educational tools, providing students with meaningful opportunities to gain research experience and enhance their scientific writing and communication skills. This collection highlights the success of that initiative and the promise of using structural genomics as a foundation for research-based education in structural biology.
Image-processing methods for electron microscopy of biological specimens
This virtual issue collects together articles from the 2024 call for papers on image-processing methods for electron microscopy of biological specimens.
Magnetic structures
Including guidelines for communicating commensurate magnetic structures
This special issue showcases advances in magnetic crystallography, highlighting modern approaches to determining, refining and reporting magnetic structures. Featuring developments in magnetic symmetry, computational tools and the magCIF standard, it demonstrates how standardized methods are making magnetic structure analysis more accessible, rigorous and widely adopted across the research community.