checkCIF/PLATON full publication check


Welcome to the checkCIF/PLATON  service, which is operated by the IUCr. You may use this form to upload files for a full publication check.
Please upload your CIF using the form below.

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This full publication check (required for the journals Acta Crystallographica Section C and Acta Crystallographica Section E) includes checks on: Structure-factor checking is currently being tested on articles submitted to Acta Crystallographica Section C and Acta Crystallographica Section E. These tests are not currently supported by this service, but can be carried out with a local version of PLATON.

If you intend to submit to another section of Acta Crystallographica, Journal of Applied Crystallography or Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, you should make sure that at least basic structural checks are run on the final version of your CIF prior to submission.

If you wish to carry out a full structural check (but without publication checks) please click here.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online is now an open-access journal. For more information, please visit http://journals.iucr.org/services/oa/openaccess_e.html



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