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Call for papers: 2014 themed issues celebrating the International Year of Crystallography

It is 100 years since the Nobel Prize was awarded to the discovery of X-ray diffraction by crystals. Since then, crystallographic techniques have enabled scientists to investigate all sorts of structures—from DNA to computer components.

To recognise crystallography’s contributions to science, 2014 has been designated as the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014) by the United Nations. A wide range of related events have already been organised by different groups around the world, and CrystEngComm is no exception. We will be celebrating IYCr2014 with 4 themed issues highlighting crystal engineering research from around the world.

Be part of the IYCr and submit your work to the journal – articles from all areas of crystal engineering, such as crystal growth, coordination polymers and supramolecular interactions, are welcome. The deadline for the themed issues are as follows:

CrystEngComm India–deadline 2nd December 2013

Asia Pacific–deadline 28th January 2014

North America–deadline 18th February 2014

Europe–deadline 10th March 2014

How to submit?
All types of manuscript—communications, full papers and Highlights, will be considered for publication. The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system.

All manuscripts will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure and inclusion in the themed issue will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission that you would like the manuscript to be considered for this themed issue.

Guest Editors
Each themed issue is guest edited by well respected researchers based in that geographic region. They are:

India–Dr Rahul Banerjee 

Asia Pacific–Professor Stuart Batten and Professor Jagadese Vittal

North America–Professor Christer Aakeröy and Professor Tomislav Friščić

Europe–Professor Dario Braga and Professor Michaele Hardie

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Call for papers: 2014 themed issues

We are delighted to announce that CrystEngComm will be publishing a number of themed issues in 2014. The following two issues are now open for submissions, and we want you to submit your work. Read on if your research lies within these two areas:

CrystEngCommStructural Macrocyclic Supramolecular Chemistry–deadline 11th November 2013

Functional Co-crystals— deadline 13th January 2014

Details of the scope of each issue is below.

How to submit?
All types of manuscript—communications, full papers and Highlights, will be considered for publication. The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system.

All manuscripts will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure and inclusion in the themed issue will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission that you would like the manuscript to be considered for this themed issue.

Issue scopes

Structural Macrocyclic Supramolecular Chemistry
Guest edited by Prof. Len Barbour, Prof. Len MacGillivray, and Academy Professor Kari Rissanen, this themed issue will focus on solid state structural chemistry of supramolecular complexes and assemblies consisting of, or containing, macrocyclic compounds as essential structural elements, including but not limited to calixarenes, resorcinarens, cyclodextrins, pillarenes, and cucubiturils.

Functional Co-crystals
Guest edited by Prof. Colin Pulham, this issue highlights how co-crystals with specific functionalities can be designed and prepared. A special focus is on the structure-property relationships in co-crystals and whether one can make predictions about how molecular components may interact in a co-crystal,and how functional properties may be designed and tailored.

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Highlights from the upcoming Coordination Polymers themed issue

We will shortly be publishing a themed issue titled “Structural Design of Coordination Polymers” in CrystEngComm. As a taster of what is coming, the following is a selection of articles from the issue that is recommended as HOT by our referees.


Self-assembly of a chiral three-dimensional manganese(II)–copper(II) coordination polymer with a double helical architecture
Thais Grancha, Clarisse Tourbillon, Jesús Ferrando-Soria, Miguel Julve, Francesc Lloret, Jorge Pasán, Catalina Ruiz-Pérez, Oscar Fabelo and Emilio Pardo

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41022F, Communication

Self-assembly of a chiral three-dimensional manganese(II)–copper(II) coordination polymer with a double helical architecture


Coordination polymers of alkali metal trithiocyanurates: structure determinations and ionic conductivity measurements using single crystals
Satoshi Tominaka, Sebastian Henke and Anthony K. Cheetham

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41150H, Paper

Coordination polymers of alkali metal trithiocyanurates: structure determinations and ionic conductivity measurements using single crystals


Solvent-free synthesis of supported ZIF-8 films and patterns through transformation of deposited zinc oxide precursors
Ivo Stassen, Nicolò Campagnol, Jan Fransaer, Philippe Vereecken, Dirk De Vos and Rob Ameloot

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41025K, Communication

Solvent-free synthesis of supported ZIF-8 films and patterns through transformation of deposited zinc oxide precursors


The influence of nitro groups on the topology and gas sorption property of extended Zn(II)-paddlewheel MOFs
Phuong V. Dau and Seth M. Cohen

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41124A, Communication

The influence of nitro groups on the topology and gas sorption property of extended Zn(II)-paddlewheel MOFs


Linker extensions in metal–organic frameworks: a way to isoreticular networks or new topologies?
Daniela Frahm, Frank Hoffmann and Michael Fröba

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40594J, Paper

Linker extensions in metal–organic frameworks: a way to isoreticular networks or new topologies?


Studying fluorous interactions in a series of coordination compounds derived from mono-pyridyl ligands equipped with hydrogen bonding functionality: exploiting anion•••πF interaction in separating ClO4 anion from a competing mixture of anions
Subhabrata Banerjee and Parthasarathi Dastidar

CrystEngComm, 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CE40359A, Paper

Studying fluorous interactions in a series of coordination compounds derived from mono-pyridyl ligands equipped with hydrogen bonding functionality: exploiting anionπF interaction in separating ClO4− anion from a competing mixture of anions

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‘New talent: Americas’ Collection now online

The CrystEngComm Collection ‘New talent: Americas’

The CrystEngComm Collection ‘New talent: Americas’ as now been published.

The issue contains a collection of papers from young talented scientists working in the field of crystal engineering in the Americas, including:

Switching between halogen- and hydrogen-bonding in stoichiometric variations of a cocrystal of a phosphine oxide
Se Ye Oh, Christopher W. Nickels, Felipe Garcia, William Jones and Tomislav Frišcic
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 6110-6114

Controlling the local arrangements of p-stacked polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through substituent effects
Steven E. Wheeler
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 6140-6145

Structural bolstering of metal sites as nodes in metal–organic frameworks
Sanjit Das, Daniel E. Johnston and Siddhartha Das
CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 6136-6139

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These are just a few of the great articles from the Americas included in the collection.

Read the full CrystEngComm Collection here

You can also check out the issues editorial by the Guest Editor, Christer Aakeröy

New talent: Americas

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Highlights from themed issues on ionic liquids

                

The field of ionic liquids has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, with the topic spanning a variety of disciplines across the chemical sciences. The recent themed issues from ChemComm, PCCP and CrystEngComm showcase some of the latest developments from a range of scientific subjects utilising the unique properties of ionic liquids.

Highlights from these themed issues include the articles below, which are free to download until the 24th August. You can also access the full themed issues by clicking on the buttons above.

  Click here to access the full list of articles

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Halogen bonding themed issue – submit now

Submissions are now open for the CrystEngComm themed issue: Halogen bond: From self-assembly to materials and biomolecules.

The themed issue due to be published in 2013 is being guest edited by William Pennington (Clemson University), Giuseppe Resnati (Politecnico di Milano) and Mark Taylor (University of Toronto).

We are looking for manuscripts focused on theoretical and experimental studies of the physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes related to the design, growth, and application of crystalline materials wherein halogen bonding plays a key-role.

If you think you have something suitable then why not submit now or contact us for more information.

All manuscripts must be in accordance with CrystEngComm’s author guidelines and scope and will be peer-reviewed in the usual way. Inclusion in the themed issue is at the discretion of the guest editors.

Submission deadline: 23rd October 2012

 

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Call for Papers: Nanocrystals Themed Issue

Nanocrystals crystals nano crystengcomm themed issue impact factorWe are pleased to announce an upcoming CrystEngComm themed issue focusing on Nanocrystals, with guest editors Len MacGillivray (University of Iowa), Christoph Janiak (Universität Düsseldorf), and Shu-Hong Yu (University of Science and Technology). This special issue will recognize the recent developments and achievements in the design, synthesis, and application of organic and inorganic nanocrystals.

The themed issue will comprise Highlights, Communications, and Full Papers. The issue will contain articles with a focus on approaches to synthesize nanocrystals, crystal engineering nanocrystals, the isolation of nanocrystals of increasing important morphologies and properties, and applications of nanocrystals in areas such as energy and medicine.  A major aim of the issue will be to assemble a collection of manuscripts that place nanocrystals of both organic and inorganic origin into a single setting.

How to submit?
The manuscript should be prepared according to the format for regular articles and should be submitted viaCrystEngComm Nanocrystals crystals nano crystengcomm themed issue impact factor our online system – All manuscripts will be subjected to the normal refereeing procedure and acceptance to the themed issue will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors, please ensure upon submission that you indicate you would like to be considered for this special themed issue.

Deadline for Submissions: 23rd May

If you have any questions about this themed issue please contact our editorial office for more details.

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Themed issue – Crystal Engineering and Crystallography in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Sun et al.'s cover image for their article "Ionized form of acetaminophen with improved compaction properties"  CrystEngComm has recently published its latest themed issue in Crystal Engineering and Crystallography in the Pharmaceutical Industry. The issue, guest edited by Magali Hickey (Alkermes), Örn Almarsson (Alkermes) and Matt Peterson (Amgen) highlights the importance of crystal structure in pharmaceutical R&D.With topics ranging from mechanochemistry, co-crystal separation, and polymorph screening, this issue promises to deliver the latest, cutting-edge research in this field.

Here’s a small taster of what the issue has to offer: 

Highlight by Amit Delori, Tomislav Friščić and William Jones: The role of mechanochemistry and supramolecular design in the development of pharmaceutical materials 

Highlight by Andrew D. Bond: Pharmaceutical crystallography: is there a devil in the details? 

Paper by Christer B. Aakeröy, Safiyyah Forbes and John Desper: The effect of water molecules in stabilizing co-crystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients 

Paper by M. S. R. N. Kiran, Sunil Varughese, U. Ramamurty and Gautam R. Desiraju: Effect of dehydration on the mechanical properties of sodium saccharin dihydrate probed with nanoindentation 

Why not browse the issue now?

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Call for Papers: New Talent Americas Themed Issue

We are pleased to announce an upcoming CrystEngComm themed issue New Talent Americas, guest edited by Christer Aakeroy. It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute to this themed issue.

CrystEngComm Call for Papers: New Talent AmericasThis special issue will showcase the excellent work being carried out by younger members of the academic community in the Americas and will include contributions from crystal engineering in its broadest sense, including crystal growth, and showcase the strength of research being carried out in the Americas by tomorrow’s leaders in the field.

We would like to receive articles by 1st May 2012, and aim to publish the themed issue at the end of 2012. All types of article, Communications, Full Papers, and Highlights will be considered for publication. More details about the journal, themed issues and author guidelines can be found on our website.

How to submit?
The manuscript should be prepared according to the format for regular articles and should be submitted via our online system – we just ask that you indicate upon submission you intend the manuscript to be included in this special themed issue. All invited manuscripts will be subjected to the normal refereeing procedure.

Deadline for Submissions: 1st May

If you have any questions about this themed issue please contact our editorial office for more details.

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HOT Paper: Supramolecular synthon preference rules in cocrystals

A study into the cocrystals of different cis-carboxamides with carboxylic acids has analysed the tetrameric motifs that occur.  Read the paper while it is free to find out the synthon rules that Cruz-Cabeza and colleagues have come up with:

Synthon preferences in cocrystals of cis-carboxamides:carboxylic acids
Alaina M. Moragues-Bartolome, William Jones and Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza
CrystEngComm, 2012
DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06241K

This is yet another Hot article from the themed issue on crystal engineering in the pharmaceutical industry that will be published later in the year.

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