International Union of Crystallography

What it reported doing in 2024

The iucr publishes 10 scientific journals, a series of textbooks and, in partnership with oxford university press, a series of books and monographs on crystallography. The original acta crystallographica journal dates back to 1948, and has, over the years, been split into six sections (a-f) that cover different aspects of crystallography. Other journals cover more applied crystallography, crystallography using high energy light sources and crystallographic data. A flagship journal, iucrj, was launched in 2014 and covers high-profile articles on all aspects of structural science. In 2022, these publications produced almost 13,000 pages of high-quality science. The iucr, in partnership with individual crystallographers, has developed software for checking the crystallographic validity of structures that are submitted to iucr journals, and provides this software without charge to other publishers as a service to the crystallographic community. Iucr journals has allowed electronic submission of articles since 1992 and has been available online since 1999. The iucr published its first "open access" (free to read) article in 2004 and three of its journals are fully open access, with a fourth due to become fully open access in january 2022. The iucr provides full and partial waivers to enable scientists from developing countries to publish their papers in its open-access journals. International tables for crystallography is the definitive textbook for crystallography. The original volume, international tables for x-ray crystallography, was published in 1952. Over the years, additional volumes have been published, covering different aspects of crystallography. The ninth volume, powder diffraction, was published online and in print in 2019, and a tenth volume, xas, started to appear online in late 2020. In addition to the full volumes, the iucr publishes a (loss-making) teaching edition at an affordable price for students. The iucr/oup book series was launched in 1987 and comprises three sub- series (monographs, texts and symposia) of prestigious volumes. The iucr appoints a selection committee who recommend to the iucr executive committee whether the iucr should support the inclusion of a prospective book in the series. At present, the three series include more than 40 titles.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 66.7%; rating input score 67
• Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings