International Union of Crystallography

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international scientific union learned society non-profit organization

The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.

Aliases (5)

Acta Crystallographica ×1
Commission on Crystallographic Teaching ×1
Commission on Powder Diffraction ×1
Commission on Small-Angle Scattering ×1
IUCr ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international scientific union → learned society → non-profit organization →
abbreviation	IUCr →
countryOfIncorporation	United Kingdom →
developsStandard	Crystallographic Information File → Crystallographic Information Framework →
field	crystallography → structural science →
founded	1947 →
foundedAt	Cambridge, United Kingdom →
hasCommittee	Commission on Biological Macromolecules → Commission on Crystallographic Nomenclature → Commission on Crystallographic Teaching → Commission on International Tables → Commission on Journals → Commission on Powder Diffraction → Commission on Small-Angle Scattering →
hasPublication	Acta Crystallographica → Acta Crystallographica Section A → Acta Crystallographica Section B → Acta Crystallographica Section C → Acta Crystallographica Section D → Acta Crystallographica Section E → Acta Crystallographica Section F → IUCrData → IUCrJ → International Tables for Crystallography → Journal of Applied Crystallography → Journal of Neutron Research → Journal of Synchrotron Radiation →
headquartersLocation	Chester, United Kingdom →
language	English →
legalStatus	non-governmental organization → not-for-profit organization →
memberOf	International Science Council →
organizesEvent	IUCr Congress and General Assembly → International Congress of Crystallography →
parentOrganization	International Science Council →
purpose	to contribute to the advancement of crystallography in all its aspects → to encourage publication of crystallographic research → to facilitate standardization of methods, units, nomenclature and symbols in crystallography → to organize international congresses and meetings in crystallography → to promote international cooperation in crystallography →
setsStandard	crystallographic data reporting standards → crystallographic nomenclature → crystallographic symbols →
supportsActivity	education in crystallography → training schools and workshops in crystallography →
website	https://www.iucr.org/ →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
International Union of Crystallography ("Commission on Crystallographic Teaching") → International Union of Crystallography ("Commission on Powder Diffraction") → International Union of Crystallography ("Commission on Small-Angle Scattering") →	hasCommittee
International Union of Crystallography ("IUCr") →	abbreviation
American Crystallographic Association →	affiliation
International Union of Crystallography ("Acta Crystallographica") →	hasPublication