Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Crystals was published as a quarterly journal.
2015 Crystals was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
2016 Crystals received its first Impact Factor (2.075).
Crystals adopted a monthly publication schedule.
2017 Crystals announced the first edition of the Travel Awards.
Crystals established the following sections:
  • Liquid Crystals;
  • Biomolecular Crystals;
  • Crystal Engineering;
  • Interactions in Crystal Structures.
2018 Crystals published its 1,000th paper.
Crystals received its 2018 Impact Factor (2.144); the 5-year Impact Factor was 1.982.
Crystals announced the 2018 Travel Awards.
Crystals organized the 1st International E-Conference on Crystals.
-Crystal Engineering was renamed as Crystalline Materials.
-Interactions in Crystal Structures was renamed as Crystal Engineering.
2019 Crystals started the Reviewer Board and Topic Board project.
Crystals announced the 2019 Travel Award.
2020 Crystals received its 2020 Impact Factor (2.404).
Crystals announced the 2020 Travel Award.
Crystals organized the 2nd International Online Conference on Crystals.
Crystals established the following sections:
  • Industrial Crystallization;
  • Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization;
  • Macromolecular Crystals;
  • Inorganic Crystalline Materials;
  • Organic Crystalline Materials;
  • Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials.
2021

Crystals received its 2021 Impact Factor (2.589).
Crystals announced the 2021 Travel Award.
Crystals established the following sections:

  • Advanced Energy Materials;
  • Alloys and Compounds;
  • Crystalline Ceramics.
2022 Crystals received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.670).
-Alloys and Compounds was renamed as Crystalline Metals and Alloys.
-Crystalline Ceramics was renamed as Polycrystalline Ceramics.
2023 The Impact Factor increased to 2.7.

Editor-in-Chief

2011–2014 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gerd Meyer
2015–2023 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen
* Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen passed away on 2023
2024–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alessandra Toncelli

Section Editor-in-Chief

2017–2018 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang for the section on Crystal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt for the section on Liquid Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Grabowski for the section on Interactions in Crystal Structures
2018–2019 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Grabowski for the section on Crystal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abel Moreno for the section on Biomolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt for the section on Liquid Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang for the section on Crystalline Materials
2019–2020 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Grabowski for the section on Crystal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abel Moreno for the section on Biomolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt for the section on Liquid Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang for the section on Inorganic Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Neil Champness for the section on Organic Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos for the section on Macromolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Leonid Kustov for the section on Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang W. Schmahl for the section on Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Heike Lorenz  for the section on Industrial Crystallization
2020–2021 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Grabowski for the section on Crystal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abel Moreno for the section on Biomolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt for the section on Liquid Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang for the section on Inorganic Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Neil Champness for the section on Organic Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos for the section on Macromolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Leonid Kustov for the section on Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang W. Schmahl for the section on Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Heike Lorenz  for the section on Industrial Crystallization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Cyril Cayron for the section on Alloys and Compounds
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robert F. Klie for the section on Materials for Energy Applications
2022–2023 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Cyril Cayron for the section on Crystalline Metals and Alloys
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charles Rosenblatt for the section on Liquid Crystals
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sławomir Grabowski for the section on Crystal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang for the section on Polycrystalline Ceramics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Neil Champness for the section on Organic Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jesús Sanmartín-Matalobos for the section on Macromolecular Crystals
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Leonid Kustov for the section on Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang W. Schmahl for the section on Mineralogical Crystallography and Biomineralization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Heike Lorenz for the section on Industrial Crystallization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robert F. Klie for the section on Materials for Energy Applications
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Zongyou Yin for the section on Inorganic Crystalline Materials
2022–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abel Moreno for the section on Biomolecular Crystals
2023–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hongbin Bei for the section on Crystalline Metals and Alloys
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Chigrinov for the section on Liquid Crystals
2024–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. José Gavira for the section on Biomolecular Crystals
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