Many research topics in condensed matter research, materials science and the life sciences make use of crystallographic methods to study crystalline and non-crystalline matter with neutrons, X-rays and electrons. Articles published in Journal of Applied Crystallography focus on these methods and their use in identifying structural and diffusion-controlled phase transformations, structure-property relationships, structural changes of defects, interfaces and surfaces, etc. Developments of instrumentation and crystallographic apparatus, theory and interpretation, numerical analysis and other related subjects are also covered. The journal is the primary place where crystallographic computer program information is published.

凝聚態(tài)研究、材料科學(xué)和生命科學(xué)中的許多研究課題都是利用晶體學(xué)的方法來研究含有中子、x射線和電子的晶體和非晶體物質(zhì)。發(fā)表在《應(yīng)用晶體學(xué)雜志》上的文章重點介紹了這些方法及其在識別結(jié)構(gòu)和擴(kuò)散控制的相變、結(jié)構(gòu)-性能關(guān)系、缺陷、界面和表面的結(jié)構(gòu)變化等方面的應(yīng)用。介紹了儀器儀表和晶體學(xué)儀器、理論與解釋、數(shù)值分析等相關(guān)學(xué)科的發(fā)展。該期刊是晶體學(xué)計算機(jī)程序信息發(fā)表的主要場所。