special issues

Recently published special issues and virtual collections

Artificial neural networks: applications in X-ray photon science and crystallography

Guest Editor: Tomas Ekeberg (Uppsala University, Sweden; e-mail: tomas.ekeberg@icm.uu.se)

This virtual collection gathers together some recent articles that describe applications of artificial intelligence to solving problems such as data classification, data analysis and parameter estimation in structural science. These articles were originally published in the journal in 2021–2023.

Small-angle scattering special issue (December 2023)

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Guest Editors: Florian Meneau (Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Campinas, Brazil; e-mail: florian.meneau@lnls.br), Jill Trewhella (University of Sydney, Australia; e-mail: jill.trewhella@sydney.edu.au) and Jan Ilavsky (Argonne National Laboratory, USA; e-mail: Ilavsky@aps.anl.gov)

The articles in this virtual special issue represent some highlights of the 18th International Small Angle Scattering Conference (SAS2022) held in Campinas, Brazil. The issue includes 18 articles that were originally published in Journal of Applied Crystallography between June and December 2023, with an additional article from Acta Crystallographica Section D.

Magnetic small-angle neutron scattering – from nanoscale magnetism to long-range magnetic structures

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Guest Editors: Sabrina Disch (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; e-mail: sabrina.disch@chemie-ude.de), Sebastian Mühlbauer (Technical University of Munich; e-mail: sebastian.muehlbauer@mytum.de), Andreas Michels (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; e-mail: Andreas.Michels@uni.lu) and Elliot Paul Gilbert (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australia; e-mail: epg@ansto.gov.au)

This virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography brings together 16 articles representing the cutting-edge work of around 80 individual co-authors; it showcases the breadth of magnetic SANS across the full gamut of magnetic nanostructures and identifies recent and future trends, as well as instrumentation capabilities and novel simulation tools

Ptychography: software and technical developments

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Guest Editors: Stefano Marchesini (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA; e-mail: smarchesini@lbl.gov), David Shapiro (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA; e-mail: dashapiro@lbl.gov) and Filipe R. N. C. Maia (Uppsala University, Sweden, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA; e-mail: filipe@xray.bmc.uu.se)

This virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography brings together 14 articles from developers and practitioners in the field of ptychography, highlighting some developments in software and algorithms, instrumentation, technical requirements, and applications.

Advanced neutron scattering instrumentation

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Guest Editors: Dimitri N. Argyriou (Ames Laboratory, USA; e-mail: argyriou@ameslab.gov) and Andrew J. Allen (NIST, USA; e-mail: andrew.allen@nist.gov)

This virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography highlights some innovative advances in neutron scattering instrumentation at facilities around the world that address a broad scientific and industrial scope of applications. The issue brings together articles originally published in the journal between February and June 2018 and marks the 50th anniversary of the journal.

High-resolution X-ray diffraction and imaging (XTOP 2016)

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Guest Editors: Virginie Chamard (Institute Fresnel, Marseille, France; e-mail: virginie.chamard@fresnel.fr) and Václav Holý (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic; e-mail: holy@mag.mff.cuni.cz)

The articles in this virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography represent some highlights of the 13th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging (XTOP 2016). The topics of the published articles cover the broad spectrum of problems discussed during the conference, highlighting in particular four specific X-ray techniques: X-ray Bragg diffraction, small-angle scattering and reflectivity, X-ray diffraction imaging, and coherent (phase-sensitive) X-ray imaging. These open-access articles were originally published in the journal between April and June 2017.

Small-angle scattering special issue

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Guest Editors: Michael Gradzielski (TU Berlin, Germany; e-mail: michael.gradzielski@tu-berlin.de) and Andrew J. Allen (NIST, USA; e-mail: andrew.allen@nist.gov)

The articles in this virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography represent some highlights of the 16th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering (SAS2015). The issue brings together articles originally published in the journal between October and December 2016.

CCP-FEL: a collection of computer programs for FEL research

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Guest Editors: Filipe Maia (Uppsala University, Sweden; e-mail: filipe@xray.bmc.uu.se), Thomas A. White (CFEL, Hamburg, Germany; e-mail: thomas.white@desy.de), N. Duane Loh (National University of Singapore; e-mail: duaneloh@nus.edu.sg) and Janos Hajdu (Uppsala University, Sweden; e-mail: janos@xray.bmc.uu.se)

This virtual special issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography presents tools for a range of topics in free-electron laser research such as simulation of experiments, online monitoring of data collection, selection of hits, diagnostics of data quality, data management, data analysis and structure determination for both nanocrystallography and single-particle diffractive imaging These specially commissioned articles were originally published in the journal between April and August 2016.

X-ray diffraction and imaging (XTOP2014)

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Guest Editors: Vincent Favre-Nicolin (Université Grenoble Alpes, France; e-mail: vincent.favre-nicolin@cea.fr) and András Borbély (Ecole National Supérieure des Mines, Saint-Etienne, France; e-mail: andras.borbely@mines-stetienne.fr)

This virtual issue of Journal of Applied Crystallography represents some highlights of the 12th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging (XTOP). The issue collects together a series of articles originally published in the journal between February and June 2015.

Full list of published special issues

Artificial neural networks
J. Appl. Cryst. Artificial neural networks: applications in X-ray photon science and crystallography (10 January 2024)

SAS2022
J. Appl. Cryst. Small-angle scattering special issue (1 December 2023)

Magnetic small-angle neutron scattering
J. Appl. Cryst. Magnetic small-angle neutron scattering – from nanoscale magnetism to long-range magnetic structures (1 February 2023)

Ptychography: software and technical developments
J. Appl. Cryst. Ptychography: software and technical developments special issue (1 April 2021)

Advanced neutron scattering instrumentation
J. Appl. Cryst. Advanced neutron scattering instrumentation special issue (1 June 2018)

13th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging (XTOP2016)
J. Appl. Cryst. High-resolution X-ray diffraction and imaging special issue (1 June 2017)

Small-angle scattering special issue
J. Appl. Cryst. Small-angle scattering special issue (1 December 2016)

CCP-FEL: a collection of computer programs for FEL research
J. Appl. Cryst. CCP-FEL: a collection of computer programs for FEL research (1 August 2016)

12th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging (XTOP2014)
J. Appl. Cryst. X-ray diffraction and imaging special issue (27 June 2015)

Small-Angle Scattering
J. Appl. Cryst. Small-angle scattering special issue (19 February 2014)

11th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction and Imaging (XTOP2012), St Petersburg, Russia, September 2012
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 46, Part 4 (pp. 841-1248, 1 August 2013)

X-ray Diffraction Microscopy
J. Appl. Cryst. X-ray diffraction microscopy special issue (15 March 2013)

Crystallography education and training for the 21st century
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 43, Part 5 Number 2 (pp. 1137-1284, 1 October 2010)

13th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, Kyoto, Japan, 9-13 July 2006
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 40, Part s1 (pp. s1-s705, 21 April 2007)

12th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, Venice, Italy, 25-29 August 2002
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 36, Part 3 Number 1 (pp. 373-868, 1 June 2003)

11th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA, 17-20 May 1999
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 33, Part 3 Number 1 (pp. 421-868, 1 June 2000)

10th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, 1996, Campinas, Brazil, 21-26 July 1996
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 30, Part 5, Number 2 (pp. 569-888, 1 October 1997)

8th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, 1990
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 24, Part 5 (pp. 413-974, 1 October 1991)

International Conference on Applications and Techniques of Small-Angle Scattering, 1987
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 21, Part 6 (pp. 581-1009, 1 December 1988)

4th International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, 1977
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 11, Part 5 (pp. 295-674, 1 October 1978)

3rd International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, 1973
J. Appl. Cryst. Volume 7, Part 2 (pp. 95-314, 1 April 1974)